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When you walk into the fitness super-store you’re greeted by every imaginable machine, weight, tool, and toy designed to help you get into shape as quickly as possible. This is a quick overview of the main dumbbells you can choose to use in your home gym.

Dumbbells are an excellent choice for people who want to exercise on their own in a home gym. They are more challenging than a barbell or a machine so less weight is required to achieve a great body.

Dumbbells are also safer than a barbell because there is less chance of getting trapped under the bar. If a rep is too challenging, you can drop the dumbbells to the floor without injuring yourself.

And even better, dumbbells develop more balance in your body, which will give you the lean, athletic look that so many people admire.

Your first choice is the regular fixed-weight dumbbells. These are what most people think of when they picture a weight. These come in weight increments of 1 pound up to 200 pounds and beyond!

The advantage of having a selection of these in your home gym is that it makes changing exercises very simple, so you can switch from one exercise to the next at a high pace without having to fool around with any weight plates.

The disadvantage for a home exerciser is the cost of having a large enough assortment of dumbells. These weights will also take up more space in your exercise room.

Your next choice is an adjustable-dumbell. These have either a pin or a turning lock that allow you to add or subtract weight to the dumbell.

This is great in that you will only need one set to do almost any exercise you can think of. Also, these take up almost no space, so if room is an issue these may be the way to go.

The disadvantages are that changing the weight is often awkward which takes time out of your workout and these units are also considerably more expensive than simple fixed-weight dumbells.

The final choice is of course up to you. Both have their pluses and minuses.

Now get exercising!