People are always asking me to recommend or critique the latest exercise equipment.

In future blogs I will try to give a consumer report type perspective on what’s good and what’s garbage out there. Let’s start here though, on a positive note, withwhat I think is the best piece of commercial fitness equipment on the market today.

It’s Precor’s “FTS-Functional Training System”.
I like this piece of equipment for two reasons:
- One, the versatility and functionality. With a little imagination you can perform literally hundreds of exercises that will work the entire body.
- Two, because it’s a cable machine you have biomechanical freedom in an unstable environment.  When exercises are performed in a partially stabilized or un-stabilized fashion, they often simulate the natural movements placed on the body during real life activities.

Precor also offers a bar attachment, so you can actually do a bench press or a squat, but because it’s a cable based movement you have a great blend of machine support and self support through core stabilization. 
Next time you train at your gym, see if they have one. I think you will feel the difference in your body and will notice a change in how you train. You can get more information about this equipment here.

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