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you'll use
exercise equipment
Ask yourself what kind of workouts you like to do.
Are you a group class fan? Hate cardio? In those cases, an at-home treadmill
or elliptical trainer isn't worth the money you'll spend on it, but free weights
to supplement your group classes might be a useful addition. If you don't like
to run in place at the gym, you're not going to like it at home, cautions Elissa
Veldhuis, a physician extender athletic trainer and orthopedic technologist
affiliated with UPMC Susquehanna, Williamsport, Pa.
Get out the tape measure.
Not for your waist, but for your doorways. You want to make sure
you're buying equipment that will easily fit in your house, Fisher says.
If you stub your toe on a treadmill every time you get out of bed,
you're going to curse it, not run on it.
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6 tips for buying
We've all been there—
feeling the pressure to
work out, but not having
time to go to the gym.
Thus begins the search
for the perfect piece
of at-home exercise
equipment that won't
eventually become a very
expensive clothes hanger.
It can be a significant
investment, so here's
what experts in the field
recommend to ensure
you make a cost-effective
purchase of equipment
that you'll actually use.
By Margaret Littman
Get buy-in from
your family.
Not only will the investment
be a better financial deal if
several people are using it
instead of paying for gym
memberships, but there will
be "positive peer pressure"
to encourage you to use
it, says Sharon Fisher,
orthopedic service line
director and rehab services
director, Aspirus Keweenaw
Hospital, Laurium, Mich.
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