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to Home Gym information where you will find details
of home gym design and home gyms with details
of the most popular home gyms, gym equipment and
get fit exercises. This site brings together information
you will need to help you decide which home gym
equipment is best for you and what get fit exercises
to undertake.
It
is a non commercial consumers guide to the most
popular home gyms on the market today. They are
each separately described with pictures and access
to suppliers. There is also consumer information
about other online sources of get fit information,
with cross references to all the home gyms, gym
equipment and home fitness and exercise equipment
available.
 
With
chaotic work schedules and expensive gym memberships,
working out at home can be a great value and convenience.
Many people would like to set up home gyms, but
the equipment choices, price differences, and
space considerations can boggle the mind.
ACE,
The American Council on Exercise, recommends these
five steps for making intelligent equipment buying
decisions:
Identify your home gym
equipment fitness needs
The
home gym should suit your interests and fitness
level. Your chosen activities should be enjoyable
and yet challenging enough that your able to progress
to higher levels. For example, you should be able
to increase the resistance, incline or duration
of a given piece of gym equipment.
Home
gyms should include basic components for both
aerobic training and strength training along with
a mat for stretching and abdominal work. Aerobic
training - jogging, stepping, or cycling, for
example - burns fat, raises your HDL (good cholesterol)
and strengthens the heart and lungs. Strength
training on home gym equipment uses free weights,
elastic bands, or machines that resist your movement.
It builds muscle, strengthens bones, boosts your
metabolism, and can lower your LDL (bad cholesterol).
Stretching keeps muscles and joints flexible and
helps prevent injury and soreness.
If
the goal is a home gym equipment aerobic workout,
then the equipment resistance should be low enough
to maintain at least 20 minutes of smooth continuous
motion. If the goal is muscle strengthening, then
considerably more resistance is required. For
this reason, it's difficult to obtain muscle strengthening
benefits and aerobic benefits from the same piece
of home gyms. In most cases, machines that claim
to do both (riders for example) are inadequate
for strengthening beyond the initial level of
sedentary beginners.
Determine your home gym
budget
The
number one rule here is that you get what you
pay for. Keep in mind that high quality home gym
equipment that works reliably after several years
of heavy use can't be manufactured cheaply.
There
are options available for every budget. For example,
if a pricey $1,500 electric stair climber is out
of your reach, you may be better off buying a
high quality step bench and a couple of great
step aerobics tapes for under $150. This might
be a wiser choice than spending $200 on a low-end
manual home gym equipment stair climber that's
almost guaranteed to break after a few months.
In
some cases, the price range on a particular piece
of home gym equipment can vary wildly. It's important
to do your homework and find out what the going
rate should be.
If
a piece of gym equipment is priced significantly
lower than it's competitors, it could be for a
variety of reasons including: manufactured overseas
rather than domestically, cheaper components,
less rigorous design and assembly, lower profit
margin taken by the manufacturer, less overhead,
or better engineering allowing for less costly
assembly.
By
the same token, if a piece of gym equipment is
priced significantly higher than comparably models,
you need to ask why. Does it work demonstrably
better than lower priced models? Does it offer
better features? Is it likely to last longer?
Is it likely to require less service? Is it easier
and less costly to service?
Keep
in mind that it's possible to purchase used home
gym exercise equipment. If you go this route,
you may be able to buy more equipment, or higher
quality commercial equipment, and still stay within
your budget. Try to buy from a reputable dealer
and get a warranty in writing.
Determine how much space
is available for your home gym equipment
Take
into consideration the room usage, safety, traffic
flow, aesthetics, desired equipment, and future
expansion possibilities.
Plan
for at least as much open space as home gym equipment
space.
Use
the following guidelines to determine how much
room you'll need:
Treadmills
- 30 square feet
Bikes - 10 square feet
Single-Station Gym - 35 square feet
Stair Climbers - 10-20 square feet
Multi-Station Home Gyms - 50-200 square feet
Rowing Machines - 20 square feet
Free Weights - 20-50 square feet
Ski Machines - 25 square feet
Examine the product: features,
design, manufacture, safety, and serviceability
of your potential home gym equipment
Your body should move in a manner
that is correct and safe.
The
home gym equipment should be adjustable, comfortable,
easy to learn, and able to fit users of various
sizes.
Parts
should be easily removed and replaced. The device
should be space-efficient, and the components
should be the highest quality in the price range.
Think
about the advertising claims. They should be backed
up by solid research. Look for reviews by objective
consumer publications.
Moving
parts should mesh well. Welds should be clean
and smooth and the frame should be thick and sturdy.
Check
out the safety features. There shouldn't be any
design flaws or weaknesses that increase the risk
of injury. (For example skiers with skis that
can move simultaneously in the same direction,
or a machine with poor stability.)
Look
for features on home gyms that enhance safety.
For example, range-of-motion limiters on strength
machines; weight-stack guards or any guards that
protect moving parts; safety switches on treadmills.
Assess home gym equipment
"bang for the buck" using a checklist
as a side-by side comparison tool.
Things
to consider in your evaluation:
Price
Safety
Effectiveness
Comfort and enjoyability
Space efficiency
Adjustability
Durable Design
Quiet operation
Reputable manufacturer
Written warranty
Service plan and parts availability
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