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| How to Buy Equipment | 2. You should be sure about your budget:
 • The first rule here is that you’ll have what you pay for. Remember that high quality equipment with high reliability after a couple of years of heavy use can't be cheaply manufactured.
• There are some stimulator options available for every pocket. For instance, if some price is too high for you (electric stair climber), it’s better to buy a high quality step bench and several great step aerobics tapes. It would be a wiser choice than spending $200 on a low-end manual stair climber that is almost sure to break after a few months of usage.
• In some cases, the prices on the same training equipment can vary wildly.
• It could be because of many factors if an equipment unit costs considerably less than its competitors’, including: produced overseas, cheaper components are used, less fashionable design and assembly, lower profit taken by the producer, less overhead, or better engineering that allows to assemble the unit with less expenditures.
• If an equipment unit cots considerably more than similar models, you have to ask the reason why. It is important to know if it works better than cheaper models. Does it require less service? Is it easier and less costly to service?
• It’s important to know and remember that it's possible to buy used training equipment. You may be able to buy more equipment, or higher quality commercial equipment, and still not spend all your money.
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