One of the best types of exercises that you can do, both for your body and for your overall health is weightlifting. Something that many people tend to overlook, in this regard, are the benefits of using adjustable dumbbells whenever you re working out at home. Although it certainly is possible for you to join a gym and to have all of the dumbbells sets that are available to you ready at your fingertips, that is not always going to be the most convenient choice. Remember, the more convenient your workouts are, the more often you are going to take part in them.
There are actually several different types of adjustable dumbbells that you may be interested in trying. Depending on the amount of money that you want to spend and how easy you find working with mechanical things happens to be, you will be able to decide on the set that you re going to use. Here are some of the more popular choices, along with a recommendation that we have or the one that we use regularly.
One of the original types of adjustable dumbbells, and certainly one of the cheapest types that you can get are the plastic dumbbells with removable ends that can either be filled with water or concrete. Most people tend to overlook these, simply thinking that they are a child s toy but don t be so sure of that. This is an excellent way for you to save money and you get a great workout, if you use them regularly. Weight is weight and these are very safe, provided you keep the end on securely. I still have some of these laying around the house and on occasion, I will use them in my workouts.
Another type of adjustable dumbbells that is similar to this are simply a step up. They have more of a professional feel to them, as if they belong in a gym. Very rarely, however, will you see these pieces of equipment available in the gym as most of them do not carry any dumbbells that are adjustable, or very few of them at the very most. These, similar to the cheaper variety that I already mentioned are an excellent way for you to get in shape, provided you use them on a regular basis.
The newer type of adjustable dumbbells does not come with the sleeve on the end that needs to be removed in order for the weight to be changed. There are several different companies that make excellent varieties of these adjustable dumbbells and all that is really necessary is for you to stick the dumbbell back into its container, twist a couple of knobs and lift it out with the new weights attached.
Regardless of what type of weight you use, just make sure that you use them regularly and you will benefit as a result. It doesn t really matter if you re lifting a plastic container full of water or if you re working out with $1000 dumbbells, the results are going to be similar.