I prefer free weights. Free weights give a superior workout because, unlike machines, free weights require you to use the many stabilizer muscles in your body that do not get worked with machines.
Are you tired of paying to go to the gym? What you should do is get the equipment that you would use at the gym anyway. Think about your daily routine. Many people use exercise equipment like a bike and a pair of dumbbells. They may also use a mat to do sit-ups or crunches. Instead of paying one hundred dollars or more to go to the gym, you can buy used equipment from those who no longer need it. You can get a bike, some dumbbells, and a mat for the price of a membership, and you can use them for years.
First off decide what goal that you want from exercising and then go visit gym equipment local stores or even your local gym to get the equipment you need.
Go to a Gym.
The first place that I would go obtain information on various gym equipment is the local gym. There you can talk face to face with someone instead of having to put your trust in an online review.
People can get gym equipment for sale. To find this type of gym equipment people should go to www.craigslist.com or www.ebay.com. Stores like Dick's often have sales on gym equipment.
No you do not have to go to a gym to perform the body of life exercises. You can also use home equipment or your can go for a run. There are several different choices.
You do not get paid to do gymnastics...if you do gymnastics and you go to a gym to do it you have to pay them to get classes and use there equipment.
Gym equipment should be maintained often, maybe every week or so. Gym equipment should be trained with once a day at the very least. If you don't want to buy gym equipment, go to a local gym/fitness center.
You can go to a pool and swim, go to the park and walk or run, go to the gym. There are many places to exercise.
Home gym equipment CAN be as good as the equipment at a gym, but you will have to purchase very expensive equipment and have a place to put it. It is of a professional quality because it's intended use is going to be constant and repetitive.
You can buy general exercise equipment from a variety of places, like Sports Authority, Sears, and Dick's Sporting Goods. Entire gym sets go from $200USD all the way up to the thousands.
The cheapest new total gym xl is 700.99 dollars and they just go up from there. However you may find them used for half this price or less.