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Have you ever wondered what to look for when buying a treadmill or what to know when buying an elliptical machine for your home? Bryan is the owner and operator of Low Country Fitness Equipment & Repair. Don’t let the name fool you though. He can ship fitness equipment to anywhere in the U.S. and is even offering FREE SHIPPING on fitness equipment. He is also offering 20% off of everything on his website until the end of January for his New Year’s Resolution Sale!
Episode Topics:
☀️ Bryan shares how he got into fitness equipment and repairs. Between his training experience and construction experience it seemed like a natural fit.
☀️ I get the question all the time about buying home gym equipment, but to be honest I don’t even know what to look for so that is why I wanted to invite you onto the show. Could you walk us through the buying process?
- finding a reputable resale location for your purchase… we will get into the disadvantages of buying equipment from the “big box stores”
- the obvious step of deciding which piece of equipment you want and will actually use
- consider how much space this piece of equipment is going to take up in your home
- the quality of equipment and what kind of maintenance you are going to have to do/have done
- your budget…
☀️ How important is it… where/whom you buy your equipment from? Isn’t the most important consideration the brand name? How is say a treadmill from an independent retail location different from a big box store when they are the same brand?
☀️ What are the best fitness equipment brands?
☀️ How big should the roller on the treadmill be?
☀️ Bushings or ball bearings in treadmill.
☀️ Does the treadmill motor size matter?
☀️ Continuous duty treadmill motor.
☀️ What is the difference between continuous and peak?
☀️ How much space do I need around each piece of fitness equipment?
☀️ Where is the best and worst place to store fitness equipment?
☀️ Will sun damage fitness equipment?
☀️ How can I clean my fitness equipment?
☀️ Let’s talk about maintenance. What are some guidelines for a maintenance schedule and how could someone go about finding a good maintenance technician? Outside of the Charleston obviously;-). Charleston fitness equipment repair and maintenance is the easy part!
☀️ Can you give any tips on buying a used piece of fitness equipment?
☀️ Where can someone find more information about Low Country Fitness Equipment and repair services?
Website: http://www.lowcountryfitnessequipment.com/en/
Email: LCFitnessEquipment@gmail.com
Phone: (843) 276-8568
