The commercial gym environment is changing rapidly as technology moves apace, gyms are increasingly being staffed by self-employed personal trainers and customer expectations increase year on year.

The free weights area in the gym is also changing. At one time, it was a segregated area large enough to accommodate long racks of fixed-weight dumbbells.

Today, the call from clients and personal trainers to integrate free weights once more into the client’s workouts has led to a rethink in the value of the segregated free weights room. With the cost of steel rising, equipping these areas with fixed-weight dumbbells is increasingly becoming an issue and the advantages of adjustable dumbbells, as part of a functional pod system, are being realised.

In contrast to fixed-weight dumbbells, adjustable dumbbell systems only take a fraction of the footprint compared to the same number of fixed-weight dumbbell pairs and can offer excellent value for money per kilo. However, adjustable dumbbells have previously been considered a home product, due to only domestic warranties being offered by the manufacturers.

Designed and assembled in the USA, the PowerBlock brand has been the world’s leading adjustable dumbbell since 1993.

PowerBlock offers a 15-year domestic warranty across all its home models but, in addition to this, the Flex U-90 Club Set carries a 3-year commercial warranty.

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