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By Landice, September 2, 2010 12:00 pm

Congrats to Kimber Kirkland from Fitness Resource! You’ve won a $50 Visa Gift Card for playing our Dealer Scavenger Hunt!

Counting down the days…just 2 left!

Locate the answer to the question below and post it in a comment on our Facebook Page. Be sure to identify yourself and the dealer store you work at for your answer to qualify! We’ll draw a winner tomorrow from all qualifying answers.

Qualified entries must be submitted by midnight PST!

List the five treadmill options.

Hint: Find the answer in the Treadmill section!

For details and rules, click here.

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By Landice, September 1, 2010 12:00 pm

Congratulations Gina Lloyd of Lloyd’s Exercise Equipment! You’ve won a $50 Visa Gift Card for playing our Dealer Scavenger Hunt!

Just 3 more chances to win!

Locate the answer to the question below and post it in a comment on our Facebook Page. Be sure to identify yourself and the dealer store you work at for your answer to qualify! We’ll draw a winner tomorrow from all qualifying answers.

Qualified entries must be submitted by midnight PST!

What ElliptiMills come stardard with AccuTrack contact heart-rate monitoring system?

Hint: Find the answer in the Elliptimill section!

For details and rules, click here.

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By Landice, August 31, 2010 12:00 pm

Congratulations Jeff Dennings from Fitness HQ! You’ve won a $50 Visa Gift Card for playing our Dealer Scavenger Hunt!

4 days, 4 questions, 4 more chances to win!

Locate the answer to the question below and post it in a comment on our Facebook Page. Be sure to identify yourself and the dealer store you work at for your answer to qualify! We’ll draw a winner tomorrow from all qualifying answers.

Qualified entries must be submitted by midnight PST!

What two consoles have user profiles and how many do they have?

Hint: Find it in the Treadmill and Elliptimill sections.

For details and rules, click here.

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By Landice, August 25, 2010 12:00 pm

Congratulations Jason Puckett from Fitness Resource!  You’ve won a $50 Visa Gift Card!

If you didn’t win, don’t fret, there are still plenty of chances! Here’s how to win:

Locate the answer to the question below and post it in a comment on our Facebook Page. Be sure to identify yourself and the dealer store you work at for your answer to qualify! We’ll draw a winner tomorrow from all qualifying answers.

Qualified entries must be submitted by midnight PST!

Name the 2 places on Landice.com where you can find the owners manual for any piece of Landice equipment.

Hint: This answer is not in a video. You’ll find the owners manuals in 2 places on our website.

For details and rules, click here.

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By Landice, August 20, 2010 10:00 am

Here’s a little Friday fun for us all. If you haven’t seen this music video before, it’s a must see.
Disclaimer: Don’t try this at home!

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By Thad McLaurin, August 18, 2010 10:00 am

Thad McLaurin

by Thad McLaurin
“Runner Dude”

My oldest child turned 19 this past weekend and I’m feeling kind of old. Of course my three kids (10, 15, and 19) consistently remind me that I’ll be half a century in 5 years. LOL! Kids gotta love em, right? The other day, my son (who is now taller than me) was counting the gray hairs sprouting on top of my head. I believe there are at least 19 (one for each year of his life). These white hairs all seem to be clumped on the crown of my head, just out of reach to easily pluck (believe me I’ve tried).

The other day I was getting my hair cut and the lady cutting my hair, said in a high-pitched voice, “Oh look everyone! An Angel Lick!” For a second I thought this lady had gone loopy and had see an angel figure in the hair that had fallen on the floor or something and wanted to take a picture of it to sell on eBay. But no, she was referring to the white hairs on the top of my head. She said when they clumped like that, it’s called an “Angel Lick.” Lucky me. Most people have a guardian angel. I just get licked by one.

I may be getting older, I guess we all are, but I feel like I’m in the best shape of my life. I’m definitely more fit than when I was in my 20s. I think it has to do with running. You know, people are spending thousands of dollars on Human Growth Hormone injections because that’s supposed to be the new fountain of youth. And, research has shown that HGH does help stop cell degeneration and destruction. Have you ever seen that ad with the guy in his 60s or 70s with the body like Arnold? Not sure if that picture’s doctored or not, but HGH is what he’s supposed to be taking. Well, I don’t want a body-builder body when I’m 70, but I do want to stay healthy and fit as I get older. Continue reading 'Don’t think there are benefits of running as you age? Think again!'»

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By Landice, August 17, 2010 11:21 am

We love testimonials from Landice users! Do you have a Landice treadmill or elliptimill that you love? Let us know! We’d love to share your story online with all our fans!

Check out Mitchell’s testimonial of his Landice L8 treadmill!

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By Landice, August 16, 2010 2:00 am

In our last beginner fitness tip, Where’s your heart? we looked at the concept of heart rate based training and its application during the foundation phase of the annual training plan.  As previously stated, for the beginner runner, the safest and most effective means of determining appropriate pacing objectives during your treadmill based workouts is via the monitoring of your heart rate response.  One of the advantages of owning a Landice treadmill is the fact that you can effectively track your “HR” response via the wireless heart rate chest strap that is included with the majority of the Landice models.

During the first 4 weeks of your build up, you’ll want to limit your HR to 80% of max during any of your workouts (click here to determine how to estimate your maximum heart rate) in order to allow your body ample time to adjust and to the new forms of stress its facing when undertaking a run specific training program.  Never forget this simple principle:  Effective training is nothing more than optimizing the balance between stress and recovery; hard training breaks the body down, and easier training allows it to adapt to the stress and grow stronger. Continue reading 'Aerobic Fartlek Session – Train your heart'»

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By Janda, August 12, 2010 10:00 am

I’ve been training for and competing in triathlons since 1995. Ever since catching the tri “bug” at age 19, it’s been my dream to host a triathlon of our own here in my home town of Gloucester, Massachusetts. That dream came to fruition last year and once again this past Sunday, as my city and I celebrated the 2nd annual Gloucester Fisherman Triathlon. It was a ton of hard work to pull the race off, but we did it, and enjoyed a spectacular turn out and some tremendous performances by the best pro/elite field to grace the New England sprint triathlon scene this year.

Helping to create and direct a triathlon is one of the most challenging endeavors I have ever faced. Logistically, you must cover all the bases and think of ways to avert all the things that could go wrong before over 800 athletes swim, bike and run throughout the streets of a fairly busy city such as Gloucester.

Being a long time athlete myself, my first and foremost concern for the event revolves around safely as the thought of a fellow athlete being injured on our course is something that makes me lose sleep at night. The myriad of emotions that you face leading up to, and following race day leaves you nothing short of exhausted. I often wondered why race directors complained of being sick post race, and now I know (I’m currently dealing with a nasty cold!).

The GFT serves as a fundraiser for the non-profit group I belong to: The Gloucester Fisherman Athletic Association. The GFAA consists of a group of volunteers who pool their collective resources to create events and fund raising drives that raise much needed funds here in Gloucester. These funds are used to offset the athletic “user fees” that our school system must impose upon its student-athletes due to budgetary cuts. The funds are also used to maintain and enhance the athletic fields & facilities that our student-athletes play and compete upon.

As a proud graduate of Gloucester High School and someone who benefited tremendously from my experiences as an athlete, I feel that it my obligation to help out the next generation of GHS athletes and saw the creation of the Gloucester Fisherman Triathlon as a chance to do just that.

It was once again a dream come true as I watched hundreds of athletes pour into Gloucester last weekend. Many of them showed up on Saturday to pre-register for the race, and I had the opportunity to lead a training clinic for many of the first timers in attendance who would soon embark on their first triathlon the next morning! I must admit that, due to the combination of fatigue and stress that I had to endure for the weeks leading into this race, I was nearly overtaken with emotion when I first greeted the group and began my talk. Although it may sound a bit corny, I felt incredibly proud of the fact that these people would soon call the GFT their FIRST EVER triathlon. I was also very grateful for their participation as they were directly helping the GFAA in their fund raising efforts by competing in the race.

Michelle and I were up bright (it was actually pitch black at 4:30 a.m.) and early Sunday morning and on the go all day; helping out on the course, running supplies around, directing athletes as they headed out and in on the bike, handing out awards… if you think that competing in a triathlon is hard, try organizing one!

We had some legendary names on hand and the Women’s race was won by none other than the 1995 Hawaii Ironman World Champion, Karen Smyers. Seeing Karen rip through the streets of downtown Gloucester was almost too good to be true. What made it even better was that she was joined by so many other great athletes like former U23 national champ Ethan Brown and about 100 of my friends and acquaintances from around town.

Check out the Gloucester Daily Times’ online edition for a story on the race and all of the great photography and video content that the good people at Good Morning Gloucester provided as well.

Well, that’s a wrap for the 2010 rendition of this year’s GFT. I’m looking forward to next year already!

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By Landice, August 11, 2010 10:57 am

Janda Ricci-Munn helped coordinate what is being called the most competitive sprint event in the Northeast, the Gloucester Fisherman Triathlon.

Congratulations to Janda for such a successful event, and to all the runners, the race even saw a new course record by John Babcock!

See full race results here.

Good Morning Gloucester was on the scene for the race. Check out their video recap, including interviews with triathletes and their fans!