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How To Buy
Free Weights!
Whether you want to lose
weight, increase your strength, boost your endurance or
maximize your flexibility, you can find the right exercise
equipment to meet your goals. In fact, selecting the right
equipment hinges on determining your goals first.
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How to
buy free weights
Sets
- Buying a barbell,
weights, and a dumbbell set is a good,
inexpensive way to get started on strength
training
- This allows you to
you add to your weight collection as your needs
grow and your goals change or increase
Types
of weights
- Metal weights
- Have the
advantage of durability
- Plastic-coated or
rubber-coated weights
- Provide a
little less wear and tear on your floor if
you should drop them
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Tips
For Buying Fitness Equipment
- How
To Buy A Home Gym
- Resistance
- Amount of
weight
- Types of
lifting
- Number of
stations
- Size
- How
To Buy A Treadmill
- Introduction
to treadmills
- How
they work
- Features
- Motors
- Horsepower
- Belts/Decks
- Computer
controls
- Other options
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Benches
- Size
- Determine how
much room you have for a weight
bench
- Many benches
fold up to economize your space
- Capacity
- Different
benches are designed to hold various amounts
of weight depending on the exercises you
need to achieve your goals
- Find a bench
that fits your strength-training needs
- Crutches
- These are the
2 supports that hold your weight bar
- Generally
speaking, the wider the crutch, the more
weight it can bear
- Standard
size of 28" for 5- to 6-foot bars
- Mid-width
size of 40" for 6- to 7-foot bars
- Olympic
size of 48" for 7-foot bars
- Movable benches
- Some benches
can be adjusted for an incline or decline
for more options
- Provides for
other activities such as sit-ups to further
strengthen your abdomen
- Attachments
- Many benches
either come with or offer add-ons for leg
curls, extensions, and arm curls
- These are good
options to consider for extending your
strength training to both your upper and
lower body
Accessories
- Gloves--to avoid
calluses and blisters
- Weightlifting
belt--to help minimize back injuries
- Mats--to protect
the floor from dropped weights
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