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There’s a lot of debate about weight machines in the fitness world. Some people gravitate towards them because they seem a heck of a lot easier than cranking out some reps with a pair of dumbbells or ...

I have room for one or the other in my home 'gym' - either a functional trainer or a standard style home gym type machine. I already have a very nice elliptical (for me) and treadmill (for the wife).

There has been a huge variety of rowing machine types that have emerged ever since the first rowing machine was patented nearly 150 years ago, each one aiming to provide a better experience for the ...

Whether you are going the gym or trying to pick out the best cardio machine for your basement, there’s one simple answer to the question of which exercise machine is the best: the one you will use ...

Turning a playground game into a fun workout, skipping is a great way to get your heart pumping without leaving the house.

Compact fitness equipment that you can easily store, fold upright, or move around with wheels makes it easy to get a gym-worthy workout at home when you don’t have a whole lot of space. If you’re ...

Machines are one of the easiest ways to get started with exercising. They don’t require much in the way of technique, nor are there many fiddly details to worry about. You certainly don’t have to ...

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Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor and has been writing about health, fitness, and science here since 2015. Beth was the recipient of the 2017 Carnegie Science Award in science ...