Health and a healthy lifestyle have gained a lot of importance in the recent years. After all who doesn’t want a healthy body which is slim, fit and well toned? Fitness trainers recommend both aerobic as well as anaerobic workouts. Weight training is essential to build the muscles for protecting the bones. Adjustable dumbells are important equipments for this purpose.
Dumbbells are a kind of free weights which can be used in pairs or separately. The present shape of dumbbells evolved in the early 17th century. It is a handle with equal weights attached on the either side. There are mainly three kinds of dumbbells, i.e. adjustable dumbbells, fixed-weight dumbbells and selectorized dumbbells. You can get a rough idea about them from their names.
Adjustable dumbells are those whose weights can be increased or decreased as per the requirement. In this dumbbell, the weights are not fixed on the ends of the handle; rather they are secured there with the help of clips or nuts. You can remove one of the weights to reduce the load. A fixed weight dumbbell is that whose weights are fixed and cannot be increased or decreased. They are generally molded at the end of the handle. They can be made of metal as well as rigid plastic. Selectorized dumbbells are a type of adjustable dumbells. in this type of dumbbell, the weights are added or reduced mechanically rather than manually. You just have to select a number on the dial and turn or move a pin for selection. These are quite convenient to use.
Dumbbell designs have undergone many changes in the recent years. They are an important part of any workout and will always remain so. There are many firms making traditional as well as adjustable dumbbells. You must choose one with care. First of all you should determine the use. If you are buying for your own personal use then you should go for the ones which are easy to handle and can easily be stored, but if you are buying it for the gym then you should buy ones which can be used by a wider range of people. There are cheaper Chinese products available in the market but you must buy a heavy duty one, since you don’t buy them every day.
Adjustable dumbells can have a wide range of weights. The classic ones had weights from 5-45pounds which could be adjusted as per the need. The weights are increased by incrementing 5 lbs with every addition. They are equivalent to 18 separate dumbbells. There is also an option of adding even more weight if 45 lbs is not enough for you.
So, if you are serious about body building and want to invest in dumbbells go for adjustable dumbells. They are not very attractive to look at but are very comfortable to use and allow you the flexibility of increasing or decreasing the load.
