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What makes the Spirit XT185 an exceptional entry-level treadmill?
The XT185 entered the market as the entry-level representative of Spirit’s XT home treadmill line. It may offer fewer features than the more-expensive XT285, 485, and 485ENT, but it makes up for that with a solid build, highest-quality components, challenging workouts, and a bright blue, backlit display. Reviewers have noted its quiet and stable operation, but they are most impressed with its warranty, which includes lifetime coverage on its frame, motor, and deck. One reviewer wished readers “Good luck finding a better warranty” on any other treadmill in the XT185’s price range. These qualities made the XT185 a FIT...

If I want to start my home gym with one piece of equipment, what should it be?
Experts advise that you consider starting with the item most central to your workout. For example, if you’re big into strength training, you should look at a quality rack. It’s likely to be the piece of equipment you come back to the most. You can build out from there – adding your bar, bench and outlying cardio equipment one piece at a time. Whatever you start out with, don’t compromise on quality. Payment options are often available. So you don’t need to waste money on an inferior key item that will soon need to be replaced.

Is starting a home gym expensive?
A home gym doesn’t have to be pricey to be effective. You can start working on goals like building muscle, burning fat, and increasing your endurance with a jump rope, doorway pull-up bar, and resistance bands. There are even cardio and bodyweight exercises that require only a place to do them and some form of heart rate monitoring. Of course, it is hard to resist machines. They can streamline your workouts, protect your joints, target specific muscle groups and track your progress. But you can always add them one at a time when you know exactly what you want. *Thumbnails...