7 Things to Look for When Buying a Quality Home Gym
by Jim "Super Gym" Rosen, President of /

As a person who cares deeply about the health and wellbeing of everyone I come in contact with, I have discovered that there is a science to fitness equipment. For the past 23 years, I have traveled the world, researching the latest breakthrough technologies and learned that the average person requires a brief education in order to make a well-informed decision when purchasing fitness equipment. When it comes to selecting a quality Home Gym, here's a quick list of items you must look for to successfully make the best decision for your needs and budget:

1. Functionality and Biomechanical Design
   A biomechanically accurate home gym design is crucial. Many home gyms have incorrectly designed angles and movements which do not properly isolate the muscle group and can be very dangerous. Safety is one of the most important things that Consumer's Choice looks for in a quality gym when awarding its prestigious "Best Buy" Awards. Try to find a gym that has received recognition from this highly respected source.
   
   
2. Cable Fly Arm Technology
   The biggest design innovation in home gyms is the revolutionary "Adjustable Cable Arm Technology." This design provides nearly two dozen additional "Free-Motion" exercises that cannot be performed on traditional press stations.
   
   
3. Maximum Weight Lifting Capacity
   The higher the maximum weight capacity, the more sturdy and well constructed a home gym is. Additionally, many customers sadly realize after they have purchased a home gym, that the weight stack does not offer enough weight resistance for specific exercises. Even if you don’t think you will need more weight now, you need to think long term about gaining strength and also all of the potential users who may ultimately be exercising. Leg press, for example, is an exercise that average people can lift more than 250-300 lbs. Use the following reference guide: 200 lbs. is Good, 250 lbs. is Very Good, 300 lbs. is Excellent, 400 lbs. is the Best but not easy to find.
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4. Space Efficiency and Number of Exercises
   One of the challenges of buying a quality home gym is they can be gigantic and take up way too much space. The older design home gyms are much too large for most homes or even health clubs. The newer compact home gyms are popular because they not only save a tremendous amount of space but they offer the most exercises on the market. The more exercises a gym offers, the more versatile it is and the better results you will achieve. Use the following reference guide: 60 Exercises is Good, 90 Exercises is Very Good, 110 Exercises is Excellent, 130 Exercises is the Best but not easy to find.
   We are the only fitness dealer that has all of these options on our site.
   
   
5. Manufacturer Longevity
   With any product, manufacturers learn from experience. Our most popular home gym factory is BodyCraft™, who has been manufacturing longer than the competition, for nearly twenty years! These “Award Winning” home gyms lead the industry in innovation, reliability and performance with a production team that knows how to build the “perfect” home gym!
   
   
6. Warranty
   You need to protect your investment! What will you do when your equipment requires service? The best way to protect yourself from future costly part replacement is to make sure your equipment has a good warranty. A good warranty provides "lifetime" coverage for replacement of all parts including the frame, cables, pulleys, padding, even the stitched upholstery to get you back up and running again at zero cost.
   Our home gyms are built with the highest quality components and craftsmanship to last a lifetime. We are the nation's ONLY factory direct dealer offering an iron-clad lifetime warranty on EVERY home gym we sell to provide our valued customers with confidence and peace of mind for the entire life of the product!
   
   
7. Heart Rate Technology
   Let’s face it, we all want to achieve optimal health with the least amount of effort, right? The newest craze in the health clubs is strength training in your cardio aerobic zone to develop muscle, burn fat and achieve a cardiovascular workout ALL in as little as 20 minutes! Our CardioZone™ Digital Wireless Heart Rate Controlled “Interactive” Technology provides maximum fat burning (burn up to 3 times more Fat “in the CardioZone™”) and cardiovascular benefits using our telemetry resistance technology.