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What is the Difference Between a Commercial and Home Treadmill?
What is the Difference Between a Commercial and Home Treadmill?

When it comes to treadmills, there are certainly plenty of options for different types of users. This is great for those looking for options for their home fitness setup, but can also be daunting to figure out which will be right for you. An important distinctio...

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What is a Curved Treadmill?
What is a Curved Treadmill?

An increasingly popular option for many users is a curved FreeRun treadmill, an alternative to the standard electric treadmill. Unlike motorised options, a FreeRun commercial curved treadmill has no electric motor and requires no main power. Instead of a motoris...

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Standard vs Olympic Weight Plates: What is the Difference?
Standard vs Olympic Weight Plates: What is the Difference?

If you’re new to the world of weight plates and barbells, you might have heard the terms ‘Olympic’ and ‘standard’ when referring to certain equipment. These are the two main categories of weight plate, and have important technical differences that make them suit...

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Olympic Weight Plate Buying Guide
Olympic Weight Plate Buying Guide

So, you’re ready to step up your weightlifting game with a pair of Olympic weight plates? Olympic plates offer many advantages over standard weight plates, such as greater durability, higher quality materials and the ability to perform more advanced powerlifting...

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How to Start Lifting Weights
How to Start Lifting Weights

Weightlifting is one of cornerstones of a well-rounded fitness regime, the advantages of which many trainers (especially) aren’t utilising. Many of us believe that integrating weight plates into your workout, especially if they’re attached to a barbell, is reser...

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How to Clean Rusted Weight Plates?
How to Clean Rusted Weight Plates?

Rust on your weight plates is not just ugly to look at, it can be outright dangerous to use, as the rust is damaging to your skin, and jagged parts can cut your hand while you're carrying them. Rust build-up is unfortunately common with metal weight plates, such...

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