Thursday, May 17th, 2012

Two common deterrents to purchasing a comprehensive home gym are space requirements and potential assembly headaches. The Powerline BSG10X effectively addresses both of these issues with efficient design and well-engineered construction. ShapeYou.com gave it their ” Top Gear Of The Year” award. The gym ships 90% assembled with all cables and pulleys already in place. [...]

Using a single pulley system on a 150 lb weight stack, the Marcy MD1559 makes it easy to exercise and strengthen all body parts without complicated adjustments. A step up from the MVM-950 Home Gym, this model centers around an upright bench and pair of butterfly arms, with a unique press arm design that easily [...]

The first line of promotional copy for this little elliptical is “Forget the gym.” What? That’s a bold and misleading statement. By no means will this device replace working out at a gym or using a more complete and versatile home exercise machine. The foot-pedal only design of the Stamina 55-1610 has distinct disadvantages when [...]

Watching the video demonstration for this product reminded us of the American Inventor program that ran on television a couple of years ago. We love passion and creativity in fitness innovation and it’s great to see former bodybuilder and creator Jim Deola’s concept made it to market. We might respectfully disagree that the FreeForm Hideaway [...]

This trendy treadmill distinguishes itself with a sleek, streamlined, space saving design and incredibly easy setup. It ships folded and fully assembled — just pull it out of the box, unfold and start treading. After a workout the 99 lb assembly can be folded to just 59″ x 10″ and stored under a bed or [...]

Despite the simplicity and basic design of the The Marcy PL-43211, this is a functional and durable bike — and it’s difficult to find any piece of quality exercise equipment in this price range. The modern and stylish look, in addition to the compact build, make this a good choice for apartments or condos. The [...]

Bodylastics has  earned a reputation for manufacturing the highest-quality resistance bands that offer convenience, flexibility and make an excellent money-saving alternative to a home gym.  They are easy to use and provide a smooth full-body strength-building and toning workout. The average person who joins a health club spends $500 per year on their membership. For [...]