The best strength and low impact cardio you can have in a home gym:

There’s a lot of gym equipment for sale out there. Thousands of products to scour over on all types of websites. It’s confusing, we get it.

This article aims at giving you an idea on some brands and types of products in terms of second hand gym equipment you can look out for, if you’re after something that will look after you.

Let’s start with strength.

All You Could Need: Multi-functional trainer:

There’s a reason we sell a lot of these to homes- mainly because they allow you to execute almost all exercises you can think about doing in a gym- in some way or another.

If you’re looking for something strong, steady and reliable, look out for something like the LXT-300.

It features 2 x 100kg weight stacks, a Smith Machine, Functional Trainer, Power Rack, Pull-Up and Dip Station.

That’s a lot of exercises.

Free weight Strength:

Back To Basics: Dumbbells and a Bench.

Nothing beats the basics when it comes to Dumbbells. While this could be an optional extra to the multi-functional trainer, dumbbells combined with a bench hold their place for isolating one side of the body at a time, as well as strengthening the stabilising muscles associated with using free weights.

The great thing about dumbbells is that they hold their re-sale value in the second-hand gym equipment market very well.

Even if it becomes old, unused gym equipment, you will still get a pretty penny for them.

Cardio:

When it comes to cardio, you can’t really go wrong with something like the assault bike.

Low Impact Cardio–Assault Fitness Air Bike:

Because of the way the mechanisms work, the Assault Air Bike is great for low impact cardio, meaning it is very user friendly on your joints, being greatly beneficial for any existing or previous injuries.

If you are looking for a calorie burner, this is the bike to be on. Burning up to 80 calories a minute, the pull/push mechanism using your arms and legs helps you burn those extra calories- perfect for a hiit workout at home

The harder you push and pull, the more resistance you are greeted with. 

Low Impact Cardio- Cross-Trainers:

Another great form of low impact cardio, the cross-trainer offers a great workout, again effective for a long burn or a quick hiit workout.

The motion of the Cross-Trainer means that it is a very low impact, meaning it is great for people who experience joint problems and pain, particularly the hips and knees- this is called ‘closed chain movement’. Close chain movement refers to the co-contraction of multiple muscle groups, the quadriceps, hip flexors and hamstrings.

People recovering from surgically repaired impacts are at the greatest benefit from this and physicians often advise this after surgery.

Other important factors include the variety in which you customise your workout, choosing to mimic a short or longer stride with walking, running or a steep stair climb motion (note, not all machines offer all three customisations in stride)

Core workout:

Amongst being great for your overall health capacity, did you know that the Cross-Trainer provides a great way to engage the core? You would not think it, but to work the abs, simply letting go of the handles while keeping balanced will put emphasis on that core working efficiently.

This is by no means medical advice, and you should always speak to a medical professional about anything health related.

Here at Gray’s Fitness we sell everything from exercise bikes, used treadmills, second hand exercise bikes, elliptical cross trainers, stair climbers and rowing machines. Rest assured all of your second hand gym equipment needs are here. You can buy it as as traded, refurbished or new, with our prices proudly being up to 75% lower than the RRP. We are based in Altona North in Melbourne but ship everywhere in Australia including Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra, as well as everywhere internationally.

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