fitness machines?

What about joining a gym and trying the things out?

I would check out the used market ... You can save a lot. A lot of this fitness equipment ends
up for sale.

I had knee surgery a little while back. I was using machines at the gym. Turns out this was way too
specific. Free ankle weights worked a lot better.

Good Hunting, TK

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I'm new to this news group. I'm in the market for a fitness machine. I

want

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the best I can find. I'm considering purchasing one in the near future. Please email me your
opinions of these fitness machines, & let me know if there are others out there I should be
considering also.
- Bow Flex
- Cross Bow
- Total Gym
- Band Flex
- HealthMax Pro

Thanks!

Jim

Jim Heasley said:

I’m new to this news group. I’m in the market for a fitness machine. I want the best I can find.

Best for what? If you provide the group with some information about your background and what you are
trying to accomplish, you'll probably get more useful and targeted help. In particular, why limit
your selection to these machines or use any machine at all. There's also some misc.fitness.x groups
(several and I don't know what they all are) that might provide help - again depending on what your
goals are.

As already mentioned, you might want to try the various machines at gyms
- or a non-machine approach.

Dot

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"Success is different things to different people" -Bernd Heinrich in Racing the Antelope

Jim Heasley said:

I’m new to this news group. I’m in the market for a fitness machine. I want the best I can find.
I’m considering purchasing one in the near future. Please email me your opinions of these fitness
machines, & let me know if there are others out there I should be considering also.
- Bow Flex
- Cross Bow
- Total Gym
- Band Flex
- HealthMax Pro

Thanks!

Jim

You expect some here has tried all of these? They all suck.

Anyways, go for a Nordictrack 910 (or higher) eltptical trainer. Great WO, and the closest thing to
running you'll find.

Jim Heasley said:

I’m new to this news group. I’m in the market for a fitness machine. I want the best I can find.
I’m considering purchasing one in the near future. Please email me your opinions of these fitness
machines, & let me know if there are others out there I should be considering also.
- Bow Flex
- Cross Bow
- Total Gym
- Band Flex
- HealthMax Pro

Thanks!

Jim

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Quoted message said:

I'm new to this news group. I'm in the market for a fitness machine. I

want

Quoted message said:

the best I can find. I'm considering purchasing one in the near future. Please email me your
opinions of these fitness machines, & let me know if there are others out there I should be
considering also.
- Bow Flex

Not sure about the other machines but a friend of mine has the BowFlex. I personally dont like it
but my friend likes it (or hes atleast trying to justify the $1000 he spent on it). Its just too odd
feeling for me and if seems really cheaply made for what he spent on it.

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Quoted message said:

I?m new to this news group. I?m in the market for a fitness machine. I want the best I can find.
I?m considering purchasing one in the near future. Please email me your opinions of these fitness
machines, & let me know if there are others out there I should be considering also.
- Bow Flex
- Cross Bow
- Total Gym
- Band Flex
- HealthMax Pro

Thanks!

Jim

Buy the following in descending order of importance: set of dumbells going from 5 to 50 lbs Incline
Bench Squat Rack & 300 lb barbell set

Then take the $700 you have left over because you didn't buy the overpriced machines you listed
above and put it in the bank.

Free weights are cheaper, provide a better workout, and make a nice fashion statement when your
buddies come over. The statement is "I don't buy marketing hype".

I only own one fitness machine. I think it's a Frigidaire.

Check Out the ads in the paper and the local garage sales. See what is most commonly for sale and
then buy something else.

TK

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"Jim Heasley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I'm new to this news group. I'm in the market for a fitness machine. I

want

Quoted message said:

the best I can find. I'm considering purchasing one in the near future. Please email me your
opinions of these fitness machines, & let me know

if

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

there are others out there I should be considering also.
- Bow Flex

Not sure about the other machines but a friend of mine has the BowFlex. I personally dont like it
but my friend likes it (or hes atleast trying to justify the $1000 he spent on it). Its just too
odd feeling for me and if seems really cheaply made for what he spent on it.

(Miss Anne Thrope) said:

I only own one fitness machine. I think it's a Frigidaire.

No you are mistaken, it's your "Roto-buzzer Vibrating Butt Plug" powered by the 14 whorepower Briggs
and Stratton turbo charged engine.

Scott Blankenship said:

Buy the following in descending order of importance: set of dumbells going from 5 to 50 lbs
Incline Bench Squat Rack & 300 lb barbell set

Then take the $700 you have left over because you didn't buy the overpriced machines you listed
above and put it in the bank.

Free weights are cheaper, provide a better workout, and make a nice fashion statement when your
buddies come over. The statement is "I don't buy marketing hype".

I generally agree, but there is another consideration that should be over-riding:

"Safety!"

The major advantage of the non-free weight machines is that you can use them without a spotter. For
home use, if a spotter is not routinely available, the extra $700 may be money well spent.

Steve

This works if you are a gigantic fireman. There was this room fire on the second floor of this hotel
that I was staying at once. I remember this huge fireman carrying this smoldering Frigidaire down
these steps from the second floor all by himself. This is sort of like free weights isn't it?

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I only own one fitness machine. I think it's a Frigidaire.

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I only own one fitness machine. I think it's a Frigidaire.

Try a "Whirlpool" next time; it's a lot more soothing on tired muscles.

TK said:

This works if you are a gigantic fireman. There was this room fire on the second floor of this
hotel that I was staying at once. I remember this huge fireman carrying this smoldering Frigidaire
down these steps from the second floor all by himself.

It was full of beer. Notice how he left the baby behind to save the fridge?

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Scott Blankenship said:

Buy the following in descending order of importance: set of dumbells going from 5 to 50 lbs
Incline Bench Squat Rack & 300 lb barbell set

Then take the $700 you have left over because you didn't buy the overpriced machines you listed
above and put it in the bank.

Free weights are cheaper, provide a better workout, and make a nice fashion statement when your
buddies come over. The statement is "I don't buy marketing hype".

I generally agree, but there is another consideration that should be over-riding:

"Safety!"

The major advantage of the non-free weight machines is that you can use them without a spotter.
For home use, if a spotter is not routinely available, the extra $700 may be money well spent.

Steve

The nice thing about dumbells is you can generally drop them whenever things get dicey. That's why I
listed the barbells and squat rack last. Doing a barbell bench press without a spotter can get a bit
dangerous, if you don't have experience. Doing them with dumbells, no sweat. Same with squats. Just
drop the dumbells if things get bad.

This works if you are a gigantic fireman. There was this room fire on the second floor of this hotel
that I was staying at once. I remember this huge fireman carrying this smoldering Frigidaire down
these steps from the second floor all by himself. This is sort of like free weights isn't it?

TK "Miss Anne Thrope" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I only own one fitness machine. I think it's a Frigidaire.

TK said:

This works if you are a gigantic fireman. There was this room fire on the second floor of this
hotel that I was staying at once. I remember this huge fireman carrying this smoldering Frigidaire
down these steps from the second floor all by himself.

It was full of beer. Notice how he left the baby behind to save the fridge?

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Scott Blankenship said:

Buy the following in descending order of importance: set of dumbells going from 5 to 50 lbs
Incline Bench Squat Rack & 300 lb barbell set

Then take the $700 you have left over because you didn't buy the overpriced machines you listed
above and put it in the bank.

Free weights are cheaper, provide a better workout, and make a nice fashion statement when your
buddies come over. The statement is "I don't buy marketing hype".

I generally agree, but there is another consideration that should be over-riding:

"Safety!"

The major advantage of the non-free weight machines is that you can use them without a spotter.
For home use, if a spotter is not routinely available, the extra $700 may be money well spent.

Steve

The nice thing about dumbells is you can generally drop them whenever things get dicey. That's why I
listed the barbells and squat rack last. Doing a barbell bench press without a spotter can get a bit
dangerous, if you don't have experience. Doing them with dumbells, no sweat. Same with squats. Just
drop the dumbells if things get bad.