Exercising With Adjustable Dumbbells

Adjustable dumbbells have grown in popularity especially among those who exercise at home. This is because unlike a full set of dumbbells, they take up less space at home. They are also more affordable compared to a full set. The Bowflex 552 SelectTech Dumbbells combine 15 sets of weights into one using a dial system.

Adjustable dumbbells provide efficiency of space usage and flexible training options for people who train at home. These adjustable dumbbells allow the user to change the resistance of each dumbbell from 5 pounds up to 52.5 pounds of weight. The dumbbells adjust in increments of 2.5 pounds and go up to 52.5 pounds. This enables the person who is working out to steadily increase their strength without sudden bulking up. With a weight range of 5 pounds up to 52.5 pounds, the dumbbells provide flexibility for a wide range of users. They also increase the work out range available to users.

There are roughly thirty exercises that can be performed with a decent pair of adjustable dumbbells. These dumbbells offer an amazing amount of different exercises employed in scores of different workout programs. Chest, back, leg, and even ab exercises can be performed with these adjustable dumbbells. Those with the right guidance or insight can develop a great variety for their workout sessions and at their own pace.

Dumbbells remain popular because there is always a wide range of settings with the manufacturer offering 15 sets. The main reason these settings exist is to allow the person performing the workout to increase the resistance on the weights in a gradual manner. This range opens the door for the user to move up the ladder of advanced exercises in a more gradual manner. Moving up in weight categories too quickly would never be a great idea. These adjustable dumbbells help prevent such issues. Such a range will be set with the definitive purpose of allowing different users in a great many different categories to use the dumbbells in effect workout methods.

The Bowflex 552 also come in sizes that allow them to be suitable for home users. The dimensions of each dumbbell are 15.75 inches long by 8 inches wide by 9 inches tall. These allow those who work out at home to save on space during the workout and also during storage. This is one of the major advantages that manufacturers target when marketing adjustable dumbbells to home consumers. This type of dumbbell also does well to capitalize on saving space with its dimensions.

The maximum weight of each dumbbell in a pair set is 52.5 pounds or 23.8 kilograms. This is the optimal weight for people who work out at home. It is assumed that people who lift more than that weight hit the gym and usually have more thorough workouts with a greater range of weights. 52.5 pounds is therefore assumed can comfortably cater for most of the homer users. The flexible weight settings also allow people who lift lower weights to comfortably use the dumbbells.

The Bowflex 552 therefore can be seen to represent dumbbells that target people who workout at home. With its wide range of weight range, available exercises, weight settings and dimensions, this dumbbell is specifically targeted at home users. Its users will have the final word on whether it's a must have or not.