You want an amazing gym that looks incredible and needs little if any maintenance…yet…you don’t want to spend very much, we have you covered, in this guide we cover everything you will need to choose great used gym equipment.

What you’ll learn in this guide?

• Which brands are the most durable
• What price you can expect to pay in the current market with examples
• How to plan what you can fit in your space
• How much you will have to service and repair your equipment
• All the info you need on warranties

Setting up a gym can be expensive! So, one of the best options is to consider used gym equipment, it’s increasingly an options for companies and individual in the UAE and the Middle East.

There are many people who have a weight loss or physique goal in mind who buy fitness equipment but find it difficult to stick to a consistent routine, it ends up collecting dust and they eventually sell it at a price you can take advantage of.

There are also gyms going out of business or upgrading their gym equipment and selling the old ones. These pieces of equipmentcost a fraction of the cost of the original price.

The problem with the old ones, you might be getting an attractive price but is it be a good deal? You don’t want to send your money down the drain.

We try to answer your queries and more so you can get the best deals, we give you the do’s and the don’ts so you can buy the very best used gym equipment for your gym or your home.

The majority of fitness equipment falls under three basic categories- working condition, service and cleaned and the third being: remanufactured. The pricing also differs in these categories.

The equipment you need

The gyms today have so many equipment which helps to make workouts varied. Depending on your budget and the space available the equipment can be found in the UAE market depending on availability.

1. a) Treadmills and Elliptical trainers. These are most basic of equipment’s for cardio exercises in any gym. They come with many features like heart rate monitoring and different levels of resistance. It is advisable to check that all the features are working well before you go for it.
2. b) Stationary Bikes. These bikes give the feel like the basic treadmills and are good for good cardio exercises. They take up less space in the gym and are much cheaper than treadmill.
3. c) Gym Flooring. They don’t cost a dime, but are most effective for body weight exercises. The employees can easily do planks, crunches and pushup using these. They can also be effective if employees are inclined on yoga. For a fully buyers guide for gym flooring check out our sister company here, they’ve written a brilliant comprehensive guide. CHEK IT OUT HERE
4. d) Suitable Resistance Machines. This will depend on your target market, if you’re going for the bi guys then quality and very well made strength equipment like bench presses, full power racks, a great dumbbells selection and lots of bars and adjustable benches is advisable If you are going for the general toning and weight loss market then a full body range of strength and some abs machines as well as abductor and adductor machines is advisable.
5. e) The right gym accessories. These are essential for a full and enjoyable gym experience. You’ll need things like sleds for cross fit gyms, Swiss balls for most gyms, yoga mats, kettlebells, bars, the right attachments for your dual pulley and some other cool stuff.

How much equipment can you fit in your gym?

You’ll need to know this before you can devise your ideal list of used gym equipment.

Also there are not really any used dealers in the Middle East who will do a floorplan fro you so this job is down to you.

Luckily, this part is relatively easy, you will need some graph paper which you can easily print fom the internet and the dimensions of the machines you want which is also easy to find on google.

Then draw out the space you have on your piece of paper, for example 25 meters by 15 meters, use more than 1 piece of paper and stick them together if your gym is very large.

Then use each block as 1 meter and you can draw the machines on the plan you have. You’ll need about half a meter between cardio machines and about a meter between larger machines in the middle of the floor, half a meter is fine between weights machines on the sides of rooms.

Check for the Brand and Quality

If the electronic fitness equipments like motorized treadmill or heart rate monitor is not of good quality it will break down frequently. It will hurt your pocket more in repair and will give you and your valued members a very bad experience.

Buy used equipment that are great quality and from trusted brands even if you have to shell out more money to get them, please don’t skip this part, being in the UAE market for over 25 years has led us to see a lot of nasty and costly mistakes, once again…pay for quality.

The equipment you are buying could have scratches or could be damaged. Check the equipment before you buy as you could negotiate on the prices.

Don’t let this put you of though, if its used strength machines then you can easily paint them and if necessary reupholster them and they are good to go. There isn’t too much that can go wrong with strength machines even when they get over 15 years old, that’s if you are following our ‘High Quality’ rule.