StairMaster

Study on the StairMaster

I knew years in advance that I had to take the internal medicine boards in 2015. Since my husband works in football, I knew I better not schedule the test for the fall. So, April 2015 was it. My study plan? I had a vague idea that I’d buy the standard board review books and maybe take an internal medicine board review course. I’ve been in practice all this time, right? The material would be really familiar to me by now, right?

Six Months from the Internal Medicine Boards (Not Enough Study Time)

November 2014 rolled around. In my little bits and pieces of free time, I researched board review books. It took me a month to be able to make a decision. When I did, I got on the computer and ordered the MKSAP books with the online interactive modules. I spent a TON of money, and a cement-block sized box arrived on my doorstep a few days later. One night in December when the kids were asleep, I opened the box and eagerly flipped through the pretty books, gla

StairMaster Steppers Really Shape Up Your Lower Body

Since the 1980s, StairMaster steppers and stepmills have proven to be great tools for weight loss. Each and every day, people use these effective and durable stair climbers to make their butt, hamstrings, quadriceps and hips look better. If you frequent commercial gyms such as Golds Gym or 24 Hour Fitness, all it takes is one glance and you will see approximately a dozen people working out on StairMaster climbers. Recently I toured the LA Fitness in Los Angeles and the 24 Hour Fitness in Sherman Oaks (20 minutes north of LA) and both gyms had several rows of the latest StairMaster StepMill 5. One of the neat new features of the SM5 is its user-interactive training programs. For example, it's not fun to just do a 30 minute workout routine, but it is fun to climb the Eiffel Tower! Eiffel Tower climb is just one of the awesome exercise programs on the new SM5! Colleges, country clubs, home gyms and virt