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How many of you would do a session at a Trainer’s homegym?

I just wanted to get an idea of how many people would feel comfortable working out at a Personal Trainer’s homegym vs a trainer at a commercial health club. It would be a one on one session with no other people around. You only pay session fees and there are no gym fees. You bring your own music CD. The homegym wouldn’t be very big but would have a multigym machine where just about every exercise at a commercail club can be done.

Sounds good to me.

But not as a permanent soloution, because where would you work out between sessions? And of course you wont be getting the variety of equipment as at a gym. And what about liability and injury insurace?

Physical Activity Pyramid (Exercise Chart) Art Poster Print – 24×36 $6.80 Physical Activity Pyramid (Exercise Chart) Art Poster Print – 24×36…

Kristian Alfonso (No Pain, No Gain, Workout) Art Poster Print – 22×32 $6.80 Kristian Alfonso (No Pain, No Gain, Workout) Art Poster Print – 22×32…

Workout 2 (Girl at Bar) Art Poster Print – 22×32 $6.80 Workout 2 (Girl at Bar) Art Poster Print – 22×32…

Yoga Revolution $9.38 Peace. Harmony. Connection. The music of YOGA REVOLUTION transports listeners to a beautiful ethereal garden, as if they are peacefully practicing yoga on a warm sunny day, listening to a trickling stream and soothing background music. It helps bring a connection with our inner spirit and one another. Everyday anxiety, pressure and stress are inescapable parts of modern life and many look for bala…

The Biggest Loser Workout Mix – 80s Hits Remixed $8.49 Shift your workout into overdrive with this non-stop music mix of newly recorded 80s hits!…

Bodymix: Sixties Cardio $8.99 Keep your workout movin’ with these danced-up versions of feel-good favorites from the 1960s….

Kripalu Yoga – Boxed Set [VHS] $39.95 The formatting of Kripalu Yoga ensures variety for participants of all experience levels. The three separate programs on this disc are “Gentle Yoga,” “Dynamic Yoga,” and “Partner Yoga.” Each of these sessions promotes body awareness and encourages students to work within their flexibility range by offering modified postures. “Gentle Yoga” includes two 30-minute flows with standing and floor postur…

Move It! Expressive Movements with Classical Music [DVD & CD] $24.95 …

Om Yoga and Meditation Workshop $4.98 The practice of yoga is sometimes referred to as a “moving meditation,” a physical but still inwardly-directed undertaking in which the breath takes the place of a spoken or chanted mantra. By offering separate instruction in those two disciplines, Cyndi Lee and David Nichtern’s Om Yoga and Meditation obviously eliminates the need for any such distinction. The program is divided into for parts (wi…

16 Days of Glory $5.98 …

Have Music, Will Travel: The Evolution of Portable Music

I remember my first Walkman fondly. I was enthralled by the very notion: portable music. I had no idea at the time, but the Sony Walkman was only the beginning. It would, single-handedly, come to revolutionize the way people listened to music.

On a family trip, everyone could listen to their own music. At the gym, everyone could work out to their favorite tunes. On the bus, at work, at the supermarket, you name the place-people had their Walkmans, and usually, a slew of their favorite cassette tapes as well.

And then there were CDs. Which lead to Discmans. Which recreated the familiar scene of two objects: the music player used to listen to the music, and the device in which the music was stored (in this case, a compact disc).

Nowadays, when I think about CDs, I question the genius involved. Discmans, although a step up in sound quality and technology, are generally bulky and awkward to carry. If you’ve ever used one for any extended period of time (especially if you intended to exercise while using it) you know that it is difficult to secure, all too easy to open, and once again, clumsy and inelegant to wear. CDs themselves are easier to damage and more expensive than cassette tapes. In general, the whole situation makes one wonder who was manning the portable-music-ship at the time.

Ah, finally MP3 players. At last, a device that incorporates both elements (player and music component) needed for portable music, thus eliminating the need to haul your tape/CD cases around with you. Apple’s iPod clearly leads the pack in this category. Now, when looking back at Walkmans and Discmans, their bulk and impracticability are further amplified by the sleek design of most MP3 players. For example, the iPod Shuffle is advertised visually in a way not unlike that of fine jewelry.

What does the future hold for portable music? Considering the evolution thus far, we can gather simply that whatever it brings will be smaller and increasingly easier to use.

All in all, the portability of music was a progressive movement. The digital music of MP3 players has emerged, victorious over the once ubiquitous tape and CD players. Leaders like Apple recognize the value of portable music that lives up to the expectation of true portability: a lightweight and simple, yet elegant design without compromising functionality in the slightest.

Little by little, technology listened to the people, and as a result, it’s now the people that are listening to technology.

About the Author

Laura Watkins is a contributing business writer for Goliath. Goliath is one of the Internet’s largest collections of business research, news and information.