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| How to Buy Equipment |  3. Determine how much space they will occupy:
• If you don’t have enough space at home, you will most likely feel discomfort from the big
unit which has occupied half of the bedroom; you’ll feel constant desire to combine it or to
remove it somehow.
• Take into consideration the room usage, safety, traffic flow, aesthetics, desired equipment, and future expansion possibilities.
4. Examine the product carefully: manufacture, design, features, safety, and serviceability:
• Your body should move in a correct and safe manner.
• The equipment should be convenient, easy for learning and fitting to users of different sizes.
• Parts should be easily moved and placed. The device should be able to locate efficiently, and its parts should have a high quality.
• Take into account the advertising claims.
• Parts that move should be well fastened. Welds must be smooth and clean and the frame should be firm and strong.
• Be attentive and get to know the safety features. There mustn’t be any design defects increasing the risk of injury.
• Look for features that increase safety. For example, range-of-motion limiters on strength machines; weight-stack moving part protectors; safety switches on simulators.
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