New Ways to Make Fitness Equipment - From Scrap

You know those scrap tires stacked up in and around many businesses, disposal sites, and city streets?

(PRWEB) March 20, 2005 -- According to Jerry Hill, founder of Philadelphia-based FitForce Camp, those tires are treasures waiting to be discovered. Instead of spending thousands on a piece of fitness equipment, you can pick up those tires, usually for no charge, and turn them into fun and effective workout tools."

Inspired to make use of this unwanted landscape, Hill has incorporated used tires into his FitForce camp workouts. With 20 years of experience in strength and conditioning under his belt, Hill states that some of his most successful workouts involve the use of items that can be found in most households, or in the case of used tires, on the side of the road. He gives an example, Take a piece of rope. Tie one end of it around the tire, the other end around your waste and then take off running (or walking)." He adds that for his FitForce Camps, he usually loads the tires up with some old weights, chains, or even concrete to increase the resistance. They laughed when I first came up with this exercise--but when they saw the results!"

The state of Pennsylvania agrees with Hill that there is an abundance of tires just hanging around waiting for a use. In fact, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has been granted $6.8 million in their 2005 budget to help clean up the state-wide tire epidemic. Although doubtful that used tires will become a scarce commodity anytime soon, Hill suggests grabbing one or two now while theyre still in abundance!

For a free sample of how Hill puts together a scrap tire workout checkout his website http://fitforcecamp.com/ Meanwhile, FitForce Camp will be back outside dragging tires this spring in Philadelphia. For a free workout, contact him at jerry@fitforcecamp.com or call 267-250-0835.

For more information on the money granted to the PA Dept. of Environmental Protection to clean up abandoned tires check out:
http://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/news.asp?ID=7121.

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