Key Highlights
- These clever pieces of fitness gear require minimal space, shifting from light to heavy with a quick turn of a knob or tweak of a setting.
- They simplify things by tackling the two main common challenges posed by working out at home: space and equipment.
- Think about it; just one set of the adjustable dumbbells typically replaces around 15 standard dumbbells. Best Adjustable DumbbellsBest Overall: SMRTFT Nüobell 80lb DumbbellsBest Value: Bowflex Results Series SelectTech 552 DumbbellsMost Reliable: PowerBlock Pro 50 Adjustable DumbbellsBest For Beginners: REP Fitness Quickdraw Adjustable DumbbellsBest Mid-Range: NordicTrack Select-A-Weight Dumbbells"There's a reason dumbbells are in every single big-box gym," says MH fitness director Ebenezer Samuel, C. S. C. S., who created an arm-focused muscle-building program, All Out Arms, based heavily around dumbbells.
- "If you want targeted muscle—and that’s what all guys want—then you want dumbbells." Adjustable dumbbells (just like adjustable kettlebells) offer a range of weights from one compact footprint, eliminating the need for multiple sets of weights and even minimizing the amount of other weight equipment you might need.
- They simplify things by tackling the two main common challenges posed by working out at home: space and equipment.
