Comment on Asked LA Fitness to cancel my membership, they offered to freeze it for $10/month instead
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 16 hours agoI bought a used Bowflex on Nextdoor for like $200, a set of 10-90 lb adjustable Bowflex dumbbells with a stand for like $100, and a weight bench for ~$50. Retail on that setup is like $2k+. These things are large and cumbersome. A lot of people buy them then never use them and get rid of them for pennies on the dollar. I work out in my garage whenever I want to and I don’t have to worry about waiting for someone to get off a machine or work in sets with people. I get my workout done so much faster and I don’t have to go anywhere to do it. I will say the gym has a certain social element that you miss, but not having another freaking subscription is nice. Ya know what? I’m gonna go get a workout in right now.
mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 hours ago
Fair warning, Bowflex dumbbells are under an active recall. You should check and see which model you have.
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
I’ve had them 5-10 years (maybe more), but better safe than sorry I guess. Might as well give it a look.
crank0271@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
I assume this is the one they mentioned. Just posting it in case other people come across this: www.bowflex.com/dumbbell-recalls.html
EveningPancakes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 hours ago
I was part of this recall, bought the 552 back during the pandemic. So I only qualified for a $50 voucher towards a new model, which happened to release at the same time of this recall announcement. Looking further into the recall, it only affecting something like 2% of the dumbbells sold.
I’ll take my chances with these dumbbells I’ve been using for the past 5 years rather than them trying to upsell me on the new model.