Anyone who has ever wanted to get fit at home knows just how valuable home gym equipment can be. Having your own gym equipment saves time and quite often, money. For these reasons many fitness enthusiasts and others who care about their health, put a lot of research into finding home gym equipment that suits them - This article takes an unbiased look at one of the most popular Home Gyms available today - The Body Solid EXM1500S.

During an independent consumer review of various home gyms, the Body Solid EXM1500S came out as the number 1 best buy. Manufacturers claim that this home gym includes all the features needed to tone, trim, and strength train the body. The home gym itself does infact serve a number of purposes.

There are 5 'stations' provided on the EXM1500S, allowing the user to do multiple exercises. The most common exercises found a in weight-trainer's repertoire are the Bench / Chest Press, the Leg Extension / Leg Curl, and the Seated Row - all of which can be performed properly on the EXM1500S. The gym can also be used for other exercises, and includes a 160lbs stack of machine crafted weights, which may or may not be enough for the more advanced weightlifter but is certainly enough for those just starting out. The weights themselves can be used to up resistance in 10lb increments.

Assembly of the EXM1500S is relatively simple as it comes with clear, easy to interpret instructions. Another rated feature of this home gym is its size - The specifications on the manufacturers website state that it is only 83" High, 49" Long and 36" wide - fairly compact compared to most gyms that offer this many features. The build quality can't be faulted, everything is smooth and practically silent when you are using the gym. As with all Body Solid home gyms you get a Lifetime Warranty. If you play your cards right, many of the stores who sell the EXM1500S, will also give you free home shipping.

To conclude, the EXM1500S does provide all of the features you would expect to find in a decent home gym. Those of us looking to tone up, trim down, and strength train almost any part of our body, would find this gym useful. The build quality is solid, and the lifetime warranty puts at ease even the most cautious of minds. All in all, a fairly good buy.