Commercial Kettlebells Buying Guide: Cast Iron, Urethane, or Competition? If you are stocking a commercial gym, the default answer for commercial kettlebells is a full cast iron set in 4 kg (or 5 lb) increments. Cast iron survives drops, costs the least per pound, and covers general members from their first swing to advanced cleans. […]
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Commercial Stair Climber Buying Guide: Stepmills, Steppers, and What to Order A commercial stair climber is the cardio machine that makes a gym floor feel like a real training space. It is also the one gym owners most often under-order, overpay for, or buy in the wrong type. Get it right and it runs for […]
Commercial Olympic Barbell Buying Guide: Specs, Types, and What to Order A commercial Olympic barbell is the piece of equipment your members touch more than almost anything else on the floor. It is also the piece that gets bought badly most often, usually because someone ordered on price and ignored three numbers: shaft diameter, tensile […]
Hotel Gym Equipment: The Complete Buying Guide for Hotel Owners Hotel gym equipment is one of the few amenities that pays for itself twice: once in guest satisfaction scores, and again in the review mentions that come with them. The problem is that most hotel fitness rooms are either under-equipped or over-bought. A 90-key select-service […]
Bumper Plates vs Iron Plates: What Commercial Gyms Should Actually Buy The bumper plates vs iron plates question has a boring answer and a useful one. The boring answer is “buy both.” The useful answer depends on your floor: cast iron plates are cheaper per pound, thinner on the bar, and last for decades in […]
Home Treadmill vs Commercial Treadmill: What’s the Real Difference? If you’re weighing a home treadmill vs commercial treadmill, here’s the difference in one sentence: a home treadmill is built for a few hours of light use a week, and a commercial treadmill is built for 12 hours a day of running, dropping, and abuse. Everything […]
Commercial Treadmill Buying Guide: What Gym Owners Need to Know A commercial treadmill is the highest-usage machine in most gyms. Members queue for it before work, hammer it through lunch, and it is the first piece of equipment a new joiner tries. That popularity is exactly why buying one is different from buying any other […]