Look Keo Classic Polamid Body Cro/Mo Axle

Advantages: Safe to you in your own home for all areas of the body
Disadvantages: Grips can give sore hands

...Body Sculpture 18kg Combination Dumbbell set. £20.00 from tesco's This is a great product if you are looking to tone your body or are a complete beginner. Using these weights you can tone every major muscle and for those ladies out there who are worried about building muscle, with only 9Kg per dumbell there isnt really enough weight to do this. To make sure all you need to do is lift a weight that you can complete 15 repetitions of for 3 sets, ideally feeling hard for the final 3 reps of each set. If you are looking to build muscle then you need to be working at a much higher intensity whereby you couldnt really lift the weights more than 8 times per set. The only problem with this equipment is that you will need some gloves to stop your hands becoming sore as being metal they are quite harse, also you dont want hard skin... Read review

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Advantages: Solid, Look like they will do the business, Spinlocks keeps weights in place well
Disadvantages: Susceptible to rust after long periods, Not heavy enough for veterans, Calluses on palms

...18-kg cast-iron dumb-bell kit 4 x 2kg, 4 x 1.25kg, 4 x 0.5kg discs, 2 x 1.25kg, 35cm dumb-bell bars with 4 spinlock collars These dumbells from Body Sculpture are solid looking, blue and raised bars which do nothing for your calluses. Personally I don't mind getting them as it's a sign that you lift weights and are part and parcel of the whole lifestyle. The bars may make your skin slightly hard and dry but to be honest if you don't like them then weight lifting is probably not for you, for any women not wanting to have tough looking hands, then a plastic set of weights can be bought which was eradicate the problem. Also moisturiser applied daily reduces the hardness of the skin. These were some of my first weights I ever used and are targetted mainly at beginners with the total weight of 18kg easily liftable for people who... Read review

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Advantages: Really comfortable and safe feeling
Disadvantages: Expensive

...I got this new body protector which is deisgned for women a couple of months ago and I really love it. I was initially put off by the price and weight but when you have it on you can't feel the weight at all and it is the only BP I have ever bought which i feel really comfortable in when i am riding and it feels really safe - it gives me a lot more confidence when i am riding out. My shopkeeper persuaded me to try it on when i was in my local saddler and i couldn't believe how good it felt and it looks good too! I think if you saw it you could be put off by price but i would reccommend anyone trying it on if they got the chance to see how different it feels. The shoulders are also good as they aren't strapped around your arms so you have really good movement.... Read review

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