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There’s just something to having a home gym set up. Stuck inside on a blizzard day? Pull on your at-home ankle weights. You’d love to workout before work but can’t be bothered to leave the house? Whip out the ole’ yoga mat. While the home gym is no longer a necessity (throw back to quarantine), it’s a great thing to have when you need or want it.
If you’re looking to build out your home gym, it’s best to start with the basics. On such occasions, we turn to an InsideHook favorite, Bowflex.
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We’ve done the honors of listing out the differences between Bowflex’s two Results Series pairs of dumbbells below so you can decide which set is right for you:
Bowflex Results Series 552 vs Bowflex Results Series 1090:
BowFlex Results Series 552 SelectTech Dumbbells
Features: Premium metal components, five to 52.5 pounds per adjustable dumbbell, replaces 15 sets of weights, non-slip grips
BowFlex SelectTech 1090 Adjustable Dumbbells
Features: Premium metal components, 10 to 90 pounds per adjustable dumbbell, replaces 17 sets of weights, knurled hand grips
Final Thoughts
The differences between the two sets of dumbbells are fairly straight forward: the 552s are a great starter set and the 1090s can put on heavier weight and as such have more comfortable grips. All you need to decide is how committed you’re feeling to your at-home workouts—if you’d like a pair to have around in case of emergencies, you may not need those extra pounds. Our Wellness Editor, Tanner Garrity, swears by the Results Series 552 for their reliability and quality for the price. If you’re finding you prefer to work out at home more than anywhere else, the 1090s may be more up your alley. You can’t go wrong with either.
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