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Hey guys welcome back to my channel my name is Natalie, and I blog at NatalieBacon.com.

Today I'm going to be talking to you about all of my YouTube equipment

I have done tons of research and started my YouTube channel

knowing pretty much nothing about YouTube-ing other than what I watched on

other YouTube videos about how to start a YouTube channel so now I'm getting

questions about the equipment I use. So I am going to go through everything that I

use to get these videos up and running. A few things before I show you exactly

what I use I just want to say that I do all of my shooting myself all of the

editing myself and right now I'm such a beginner I'm still just using iMovie

which is totally free if you're a Mac user. I'm not sure what the equivalent is

for PC users but you're just thinking about getting a YouTube channel started

iMovie is definitely the easiest and cheapest way to go. What I learned from

my research was that the two most important things for having an awesome

YouTube channel are sound and lighting. If you don't have good audio people will

not watch your videos and then second to that is lighting. If you can have good

lighting then people will assume your videos are just higher quality and

better produced. So with that let's get started.

So the mic that I use is a zoom h1 portable digital recorder. It's 100 bucks

you can kind of see it right here, and I just place it next to myself well I am

shooting and I hit record. Now the reason that you can't just use your camera mic

is that it will sound took pilly it's it's hard to explain but most YouTubers

use some sort of mic because the sound is just higher quality. So what you do is

you record a video with visuals and it will have audio on it but

then you mute that audio and then you sync with that the recording from the

mic. Another blogger recommended this mic to me and so that's what I use and I

love it. I also use an Amazon Basics remote control it is like this - okay

hopefully you can see that - it's just something really easy that I can start

and stop the video with. This is like gosh I don't know under ten dollars

that's been great in that way you don't have to start and stop your video as you

keep going. Now let's talk about lighting I use two softbox lights and one ring

light. The softbox lights are limos studio 700 photography softbox light

lighting kit 24 x 24. This is an Amazon bestseller and it was also recommended

to me by other bloggers and YouTubers and it is $57.90 and

I'm going to show you what these look like. Okay so here are the box lights I

apologize such a hard thing to do while I'm shooting I'll turn it off here so

you can kind of see the setup

but you can see tall box lights which are great. The

other light that you see here it's called a ring light and this ring light

is what I use to light up my face. So, I am going to show you guys really quickly

what it looks like without any of the lighting on. So right now I have the two

soft boxes and then the ring light on. Alright how does that look? Kind of dark

kind of like yellowy - I don't know just not that great. So now let me show you

just with the two soft boxes what it looks like. This is better right? It just

has a bright white light to it. You can kind of see around me, and now look at

the difference when I add the ring light which will light up my face. All right

now this looks better if you ask me everything is just lit up. I will say

that I've had to use higher quality makeup and makeup that adds a lot of

matte and powder finish because of the lights but that's pretty normal.

The last thing that I use in my setup is my camera which is the most important

part it's the Canon 80D - it's 8 0 D - and I just

use the basic 18-55 lens that came with it I have some nicer lenses but at least

for right now I'm just not that good with videography that I care as much

about the lens I pretty much sit still I don't really move around a lot so this

basic lens is good enough for me I focus more on the lighting and the audio which

is what I've heard from all the youtubers who have done other videos

talking about what they use and how audio and lighting is the most important

thing to your YouTube setup. So the camera I will try to show you guys

really quick but it's kind of hard because I'm using it to film this so I'm

actually gonna switch over to my iPhone and see if that works.

Okay so beer with me now you can see my video set up the

cannon 80D is really nice because it has this flipped screen which is really

really helpful first set up and I keep it attached to my ring light on the

tripod and you can see I just sit here on the couch and I look at the camera

right there. I am going to link to it below along with all the other equipment

I use and just know that it's a typical DSLR. The nice thing about the Canon 80D

is that the screen flips forward and you can turn it so I can actually see myself

to the right of the camera where I'm talking to you guys.

This makes recording for video so much easier so I can kind of see what's going

on as I'm doing it. This is especially important if you're doing this on your

own. So that's it as far as the equipment I

use. Again I use two box lights a ring light a remote control a Canon a 80D DSLR

my handy-dandy microphone and I use iMovie on my macbook pro. I will link to

everything below. I think that if you're on the fence about starting video you

just have to go for it. I personally think that equipment does matter and

that if you want to produce videos that people will like to watch you have to

get the right equipment so it is an investment upfront however I will say

that just because you have the right equipment doesn't mean your videos are

going to be great. That's sort of just like the bare minimum because it's so much

harder on camera than it looks. I thought because I'm really outgoing and

extroverted in person that I would find video to be the exact same and pretty

easy. Wrong it is really hard well say I think that just even from my intro video

to now which is a little over three months it's like night and day.

So I'm hoping that in another three months and by the

time it's been a year I've improved and camera is a lot easier. I think that building a

YouTube channel is one of the best ways to build trust with your audience

because they can connect to you in a totally different way than just typing

or words on a blog post. That's it for today's video. I hope you find it useful

I'll link to all the equipment in the notes below, and I hope you subscribe. Have a

great day - see you next week! Bye bye!

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[HEALTHL]Strength Training Equipment: A User's Guide - Duration: 4:19.

Strength Training Equipment: A User's Guide

According to the latest recommendations from the American Council on Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American Heart Association, you should be including strength training twice a week as part of your overall fitness routine.

Research shows that strength exercises are safe for all ages and that strength training combined with aerobic exercise can improve your physical and mental health. The Benefits of Strength Training.

Strength training is important for everybody, but even more so for older adults because it can slow down the loss of bone and muscle that goes along with aging. Lowering the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Better balance and fall prevention. You can get strength training from calisthenics, free weights, machines, and other types of equipment. The important thing is to exercise all the major muscle groups including your arms, legs, back, and stomach.

The muscles around your center, called your core muscles, are especially important to target since they stabilize the rest of your body.

Strength training is usually divided into sets and repetitions. Repetitions, or reps, are the number of times you do an exercise.

A group of repetitions — usually between 8 and 15 — is called a set. If you are able to do more than one set of an exercise, always rest for a few minutes between sets.

The ACSM recommends 8 to 10 strength training exercises of 8 to 10 repetitions each, twice a week. Strength Training Equipment Options.

The type of strength-training equipment you use will depend on your individual needs and preferences. Here are the key choices:. Barbells are long bars with weights attached at the ends. Dumbbells are smaller, hand-held weights.

The advantages of free weights are that they are inexpensive and versatile. The disadvantage is that they require proper training and technique to get the full benefit and avoid injury.

Machines. Strength training with machines is as effective as free weights, plus machines have the advantage of being safer and easier to use.

Since strength training machines are designed to exercise specific muscle groups, you can get a faster, more efficient workout by moving from machine to machine.

The disadvantage is that machines are not portable and can be expensive, so you may be limited to using exercise machines at a gym.

For home use, you might investigate an all-in-one machine that has different pulleys and stations attached, allowing you to work various muscle groups with a single piece of equipment.

These strength-training devices look like overgrown, colorful beach balls, but can be very effective pieces of exercise equipment.

By learning exercises that involve body curves and rolls using different positions on the stability ball, you can strengthen the important core muscles of your body. The advantage of the stability ball is that it is inexpensive and adaptable to many uses.

The disadvantage is that you need some training and you may need an expert opinion to be sure you buy a ball of the right size and pressure to fit your needs and abilities.

Body bars are foam-covered weights that may be used in a total body workout class to combine aerobic exercise with strength training.

After you learn the exercises, you can use a body bar when you exercise at home, too — they are relatively inexpensive. Body bars are available in different weights to fit your strength and ability.

Because they are about 4 feet long, they can be cumbersome to carry around, so they are not ideal to travel with. Bands are portable and inexpensive. Basically, they are just big elastic bands with different degrees of tension.

Though the bands themselves weigh almost nothing, by working your muscle groups against the resistance of the bands you develop muscle strength and endurance.

Once you learn how to use them, you can do the exercises anywhere with just a chair for support.

You do need to learn the proper technique for each exercise, and as you strength increases, you will need to graduate to stronger sets of resistance bands.

Kettlebells. This fitness tool was developed in Russia for use in strength training and aerobic exercise to work all muscle groups at the same time.

The Russian kettlebell looks like a cannonball with a handle and is another form of exercise equipment that is inexpensive and versatile. A kettlebell workout is high-intensity and involves full range of motion.

It requires the ability to stretch and be flexible, so you will need some training and time to work up to a full routine.

If you have any health issues, or if you have not done strength training before, you should check with your doctor before getting started.

Remember that using any kind of strength-training equipment requires proper training to get the all the benefits and avoid hurting yourself.

Once you have been properly trained, you can begin to enjoy the many mental and physical benefits of adding strength training to your fitness routine.