Home Fitness Considerations

• 10 January 2018
• Local News
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Today home fitness is a sophisticated industry with many layers of designs, manufacturers and categories of equipment. In general, the industry’s offerings are divided into price sectors and consumer sophistication sectors.

The regional leader specialising in the design, development, equipment supply and installation of International standard sports and recreation facilities in Southeast Asia, SEARA Sports Systems, shares three things you should consider before buying home fitness equipment: budget, space and intended use and benefits.

Budget is your first consideration. If you can’t afford the cash outlay, use an extended payment plan. Quality means buying from the leading brands found in the best health clubs. Quality means better bio mechanics and ergo metric design. Quality means good warranties, after-sales service, and a good secondary market should you want to sell or trade-up later.

Depending on your ultimate goal, space doesn’t have to be a limiting factor. Nearly any condominium or apartment can support a single piece of cardiovascular equipment. The question to ask is how do I balance my intended use with the space I have to allocate for home fitness? If you have an unused bedroom you can probably create a complete home gym or share your home gym with a home office.
Are you interested in exercising in your own time? Do you just want to burn some fat between trips to the gym? Is the home going to be the primary place you exercise? Are you looking to strengthen and tone? Do you want to have a full-body workout? Who else in your family will use the equipment or the facility you make? Whatever the answers to these questions there are quality machines to match your space and intended use.

Remember, if you can’t afford to build it all at once, buy quality and phase your home gym. If you are serious about investing in your health, you will regret going the entry level route just so you can get everything at once.
When selecting home fitness equipment, you also will be looking at three considerations, although cardiovascular training equipment is firstly recommended. The equipment consists of treadmills, elliptical cross-trainers, upright or recumbent bikes, rowing machines and stair-steppers. Personal gyms and multi gyms are other types of home fitness equipment.