Health Tips : Home Exercise Equipment
If you select to exercise with specific exercise equipment , you are able to find a variety of price ranges to fit any budget.
Pre-owned equipment is also available through the newspaper or stores that sell used equipment.
Be sure your decision about equipment meets your fitness needs!
Stationary Bikes
• Prices range from $200-$3500
• More costly models feature electronic devices to monitor heart rate and calories burned, and allow for varying pedal resistance and terrain
• Provides non-impact aerobic exercise for the lower body
• Models are available with optional arm ergometers to exercise the upper body as well
• Authorizes for exercise while reading or watching TV to prevent boredom
Treadmills
• Prices range from $200-$8000
• Models vary from those with a non-electronic belt that moves over rollers to electronic ones with a selection of speeds and grades (incline) and the capability to monitor heart rate, blood pressure, and calories burned
• the kind of motor, ability to change the grade electronically, and the monitoring equipment are what will increase the price
• Provides non-impact aerobic exercise to the lower body
• Authorizes for walking or jogging in a climate controlled atmosphere on a smooth surface
Rowing Machines
• Prices range from $200-$3500
• Provides for non-impact aerobic exercise to the upper and lower body
• People with back problems should consult their doctor before starting a exercise program with a rowing machine or attempt other kinds of exercise equipment
Cross Country Ski Machines
• Prices range from $300-$750
• Provides the ultimate non-impact aerobic exercise to the upper and lower body
• PRACTICE in the store before you decide to purchase! the synchronized upper and lower body movement this machine requires might not be for you!
Step Benches
• Prices range for $20-$60
• Provides aerobic exercise while watching your favorite Television program or with a step aerobics tape
Stair Machines
• Prices range from $50-$3000
• Provides for aerobic activity to the lower body
• People with back of knee problems should consult their doctor before buying this equipment
• Walking up and down a flight of stairs can provide the same quality of exercise!
Free Weights
• Free weights range from $4-$150
• Specialist instruction is encouraged before starting a home exercise program with free weights to prevent serious injury
• Water bottles, soup cans, and over-sized rubber bands may be used as free weights
Weight Training Machines
• Multi-station machines range from $500-$5,500
• More costly than free weights but could be safer
• Resistance machines isolate specific upper and lower body muscle groups