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Shopping for a home gym
Fitness equipment flies off the shelves at this time of year as fitness buffs and would-be fitness buffs look for inspiration in the form of the latest piece of home exercise equipment. And while the fitness items that line the aisles of department stores may claim to do everything from burning off unwanted pounds to restoring vitality, chances are they're better at shrinking your pocketbook than your waistline. How do you know a good piece of fitness equipment from a bad one? The first red flag of a fitness rip-off is the marketing plan. An energetic pitch on late-night TV by washed-up television stars or fashion models is a sure sign of a fitness gizmo that is too good to be true. So is a bargain-basement price and an inflated list of promises that make you wonder whether there is anything the product can't do. It's important to remember that no one machine or gizmo does it all, no matter who is hawking it and no matter what the price. The trick is finding a piece of equipment that best matches your needs. If you want to lose weight, a cardio machine is your best bet. If you get your cardio elsewhere and are looking for strength-training equipment, a universal gym or a set of dumbbells and an exercise ball will do the trick. If you are thinking about purchasing something big like a treadmill, elliptical trainer or universal gym, measure the space where you plan to park your machine (leaving at least two feet of clearance) and shop accordingly. These machines can take up as much room as a couch, though in the case of a treadmill, the folding models can save you six square feet of space. Then make a budget and stick to it. Fitness machines come in basic, mid-range and high-end models with a huge price gap between the least and most expensive. In most cases there are a lot of bells and whistles as well as a decided difference in durability when comparing one end of the price spectrum with the other. That being said, a high-end model may not be your best choice. In the case of a treadmill, the more expensive models ($2,000 and up) are reserved for serious runners who are going to put the machine through its paces day after day. For walkers who tend to be easier on the machine's moving parts, a less expensive model will do. Start your search in a store that specializes in fitness equipment. Not only will you avoid getting a lecture on a $1,000 treadmill from a 16-year-old hired for the holiday season, you'll benefit from giving a larger selection of models a test drive. Models priced the same can have very different feels, so it's best to try as many machines as possible. Then, when you have a model in mind, go ahead and shop around at various department stores, like Canadian Tire and Sears, to see if you can find a better deal. In general, less expensive models lack the smooth feel of the high-priced brands. They're also noisier and less stable. Also noticeably absent is the number of exercise options. Prepackaged programs (intervals, hills), heart-rate monitors and the real-time display of time lapsed, calories burned and distance travelled come with a price. http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=33bd8f92-0b56-42f4-af8e-d7cccdaf442f |
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