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Ankle Band Exercises: Improve Your Ankle Strength and Stability

Ankle strengthening exercises are important not only for injury recovery but also essential to ensure your ankles are not prone to injuries.The ankle is a weight-bearing joint on which the entire body balances. Its construction is complex, with various bones,...


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Resistance Bands

Strengthen Your Lower Back with Resistance Band Exercises

Up to 23% of the world's adult population or 1 in 4 individuals suffer from chronic lower back pain. An estimated 200 billion is spent annually on management of back pain. Long hours of seated wor...
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Pilates

Full-Body Pilates Workout with Resistance Bands

Resistance bands are a great addition to any workout. These lightweight, versatile, and highly stretchable bands can add resistance to make training much more efficient. When you combine resistance...
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Resistance Bands

Build Stronger Glutes with These Resistance Band Workouts

You don't need to sign up for an expensive gym membership to work up that booty. We have put together a list of workouts for you to follow to build strength and get results! Arguably, the most und...
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Fitness / Health

8 Exercises To Improve Your Posture and Boost Your Confidence

Do you experience neck or back pain due to poor posture? If yes, then you are not alone. People often suffer from this and it is because of a sedentary lifestyle that causes poor back posture. For ...
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Resistance Bands

Get a Stronger and Toned Upper Body with These Resistance Band Exercises

Resistance bands are lighter, cheaper, and safer than free weights like dumbbells and thus are predominantly used for rehabilitation exercises. The better motion control and balance provided by res...
Resistance Band Workouts For Legs: Exercises That Will Tone, Strengthen, and Sculpt Your Lower Body
Resistance Bands

Resistance Band Workouts For Legs: Exercises That Will Tone, Strengthen, and Sculpt Your Lower Body

Whether you are a beginner, an experienced lifter, or someone recovering from an injury, you can use resistance bands for strength training. Unlike free weights, resistance bands put less pressure ...
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Resistance Bands

Strengthen Your Chest with These 4 Resistance Band Workouts

Are you looking to build strength and lean muscle in your chest? This article will take you step by step and provide you with tips and techniques to strengthen your chest. Chest muscles are one of ...
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Resistance Bands

Resistance Band Exercises for Beginners: Get Fit Anywhere

If this is your first time working out with resistance bands, then it is crucial that you follow the right techniques to derive the maximum benefit from your exercise regime. For this, you need to ...
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Resistance Bands

Full Body Resistance Band Workout: The Ultimate Guide

Resistance bands are versatile fitness tools that can be used to target every muscle group in your body and are ideal for full-body workouts. These versatile fitness bands can offer several benefit...
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Pilates

5 Low-Impact Pilates Workout For Beginners

A low-impact Pilates workout is the best choice if you want a full-body workout that’s easy on your joints and body. Even elite athletes incorporate low-impact Pilates into their training to improv...
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Resistance Bands

The Ultimate Guide to Resistance Band Rows

Resistance band rows provide benefits like increased strength and lean muscle mass, improved posture, and decrease risk of injury. Unlike weights, resistance band rows don’t rely on gravity so you ...
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Fitness / Health

Resistance Bands vs. Free Weights: Which One Is Better?

Choosing between resistance bands & free weights can often be confusing especially for beginners. Weights are heavy and could lead to injury, so the question is - Which is better for you weight...
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Fitness / Health

Resistance Band Arm Workout: Sculpt Your Arms Anywhere, Anytime!

Resistance bands are the go-to exercise equipment because of their versatility and ease of use. Whether full body workout or targeted exercise, resistance bands can be your gym equipment anytime, a...
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Fitness / Health

Resistance Bands — How To Properly Use Them: A Beginners Guide

Resistance bands are much more  versatile than free weights. Resistance bands can be used for any type of workout such as strength training, Pilates, Cardio, Core, and more. Then why is it that mos...
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Pilates

How Many Calories Can You Burn While Using A Pilates Reformer?

Pilates is immensely popular for toning, improving posture, and building lean muscle mass as a low-impact exercise. For decades, regardless of age and fitness level, men and women have benefited fr...
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Rowing

Does Rowing Help With Weight Loss?

Rowing for weight loss is not only a fast way to burn fat, but it’s also fun. As a full-body workout, rowing is a  fun exercise that can help burn calories without overly stressing your joints or t...
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Pilates

Pilates vs. Weight Training: Which Is Best For Weight Loss, Muscle Building, and More

Pilates and weight training are both different forms of strength training. The end goal might be the same, but these workouts take entirely different approaches to offer health benefits. Strength t...
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Low Impact Strength Training: The Complete Guide With Workouts

Great strength training results don't always depend on lifting heavy weights or high-intensity training. You can get the same benefits without putting too much pressure on your tendons and joints. ...
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Rowing

IS ROWING GOOD FOR YOUR BACK? TIPS TO AVOID BACK INJURY WHILE ROWING

Rowing, whether performed indoors using a rowing machine or outdoors with activities such as boating, is considered to be an excellent cardio workout for the entire body. It is also considered a gr...
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Rowing

8 ROWING MACHINE BENEFITS AND HOW TO USE IT

Rowing is a great full-body workout, and you don’t have to be an athlete to reap its benefits. It is one of the most engaging upper and lower body workouts. If you are unaware of the rowing machine...
SIX STEPS FOR ASSEMBLING YOUR LIT STRENGTH MACHINE IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES
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SIX STEPS FOR ASSEMBLING YOUR LIT STRENGTH MACHINE IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES

Known for its unparalled effectiveness and efficiency, Low Impact Training delivers results without injuries and in a timeframe that suits any schedule. Even our delivery and assembly process lives...
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Fitness / Health

LEARN HOW MANY CALORIES YOU BURN WHILE ROWING WITH LIT

Don’t get it twisted! Low Impact does not mean low intensity! One of the most common questions we get at LIT is whether rowing is an activity that can torch those calories in the same way higher im...
FIVE REASONS WHY THE LIT STRENGTH MACHINE IS THE IDEAL PILATES REFORMER
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FIVE REASONS WHY THE LIT STRENGTH MACHINE IS THE IDEAL PILATES REFORMER

Low Impact Training (LIT™) and the LIT Strength Machine™ are now delivering the world’s only ROW x REFORM workout!Did you know that the LIT Strength Machine seamlessly transforms from a rower and r...
WEIGHTS ARE NOT THE WAY: WHY LIT’S STRENGTH TRAINING REVOLUTION WILL HAVE YOU TRADING YOUR WEIGHTS FOR BANDS

WEIGHTS ARE NOT THE WAY: WHY LIT’S STRENGTH TRAINING REVOLUTION WILL HAVE YOU TRADING YOUR WEIGHTS FOR BANDS

Strength training doesn’t have to mean weight training.This is the mantra at LIT — and it’s not only a shared belief of members of the Boltcult, but it is the evidence-based heart and soul of our L...
BUILDING THE BOLTCULT: THE STORY OF LIT
About LIT

BUILDING THE BOLTCULT: THE STORY OF LIT

AN INTERVIEW WITH CO-CEOS AND CO-FOUNDERS, JUSTIN AND TAYLOR NORRIS LIT Co-CEO and Co-Founder Justin Norris often speak about the life-threatening accident that led to LIT, but our members have ...
HOW TO USE A ROWING MACHINE WITH CORRECT FORM & TECHNIQUE
Rowing

HOW TO USE A ROWING MACHINE WITH CORRECT FORM & TECHNIQUE

Rowing is all the rage — and that’s no exception within the LIT community.This low-impact, cardio exercise can work the majority of your muscles without putting undue stress on joints or increasing...
LIT METHOD ANNOUNCES FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY, A FIRST OF ITS KIND HYBRID DIGITAL & PHYSICAL EXPERIENCE DESIGNED TO REIMAGINE THE FUTURE OF FITNESS

LIT METHOD ANNOUNCES FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY, A FIRST OF ITS KIND HYBRID DIGITAL & PHYSICAL EXPERIENCE DESIGNED TO REIMAGINE THE FUTURE OF FITNESS

Backed by Marcy Venture Partners and Five-Time MLB All-Star Adrian Gonzalez, Creators of Low Impact Training (LIT™) Aims to Award 100 Franchise Units in First 12 Months LIT Metho...
WHY THE LIT STRENGTH MACHINE IS THE ULTIMATE PILATES REFORMER
About LIT

WHY THE LIT STRENGTH MACHINE IS THE ULTIMATE PILATES REFORMER

The LIT Strength Machine™ is the first of its kind — the only machine in the world to function as a rower, Pilates reformer, and strength trainer.Water rowing and reformer Pilates are two of the mo...
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Rowing

HOW LONG SHOULD YOU ROW?: WHAT TO DO FOR EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE INDOOR ROWING WORKOUTS

In the last few years, we’ve seen a renewed curiosity about indoor rowing. Whether it’s because you aren’t a fan of traditional exercises such as running or weights, you’re looking for a different...
Rowing Machine Workouts for Muscle Building: LIT’S 10 SIGNATURE ROWING VARIATIONS THAT WILL HELP YOU BUILD MUSCLE
Fitness / Health

Rowing Machine Workouts for Muscle Building: LIT’S 10 SIGNATURE ROWING VARIATIONS THAT WILL HELP YOU BUILD MUSCLE

By Justin Norris, Founder + Co-CEO, LIT Method The thing about muscle tears is that they are exactly what they sound like. A separation.A split.A disconnect.A betrayal of the body’s score.In high s...
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LIT Team

INSTRUCTING FROM INJURY

How BoltCult favorite Tiffany Wolff, uses the LIT Strength Machine and personal pain to empower others.In a recent sit down, we caught up with LIT’s veteran instructor and resident Pilates powerhou...
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About LIT

SAFETY FIRST: THE LIT STRENGTH MACHINE'S SAFETY FEATURES

Undoubtedly, the pandemic has revealed shortcomings in our society. One area where that remains truer today than ever before is in meeting evolving consumer needs in product design and function. No...
FITNESS AND FINANCE: IS YOUR LIT STRENGTH MACHINE TAX DEDUCTIBLE?
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FITNESS AND FINANCE: IS YOUR LIT STRENGTH MACHINE TAX DEDUCTIBLE?

A variety of medical conditions, including chronic pain, consistently plague the everyday lives of Americans. Dr. Robert Jason Yong, the author of a new National Health Interview Survey study says ...
WHAT IS PREHAB?
Fitness / Health

WHAT IS PREHAB?

Human beings are, by nature, reactive.Often when it comes to our own health and well-being, we are accustomed to putting ourselves on the back burner. We tend to deal with things once they’ve alrea...
WHY THE LIT STRENGTH MACHINE?
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WHY THE LIT STRENGTH MACHINE?

When our founders began prototyping the LIT Strength Machine in early 2018, they had already had years of rowing under their belt.Having both experienced a series of debilitating injuries, Justin a...
LIT METHOD, THE LEADER IN LOW IMPACT FITNESS, ANNOUNCES KEY INVESTMENT
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LIT METHOD, THE LEADER IN LOW IMPACT FITNESS, ANNOUNCES KEY INVESTMENT

The Innovative Company Behind the Patent Pending LIT Strength Machine™,An All-In-One Rower, Pilates Reformer, and Resistance Training System,Secures Funding from Notable Venture Capitalist Firm and...
WHY RESISTANCE BANDS ARE BETTER THAN WEIGHTS
Fitness / Health

WHY RESISTANCE BANDS ARE BETTER THAN WEIGHTS

There’s a pervasive belief — an almost ingrained ideology in the fitness community — that strength training must mean weight training. But it’s just not true. The lore around Ancient Greek athletes...
NOTE FROM LIT FOUNDERS JUSTIN & TAYLOR NORRIS
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NOTE FROM LIT FOUNDERS JUSTIN & TAYLOR NORRIS

Welcome to our Low Impact Training Blog — the official information hub for our growing Boltcult community.Here, you’ll be able to find articles, stories, photos, and videos exploring the benefits o...