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Types of Weight Storage
People who invest in fitness equipment or gym memberships must also exert the same effort in the proper use and maintenance of fitness equipment and free weights. One effective way to ensure the safety your workout environment and prolong the lifespan of your gym equipment is through proper storage. Fitness equipment manufacturers have made available their own lines of weight storage equipment at affordable prices over the years.
For bigger gyms, nothing attracts customers more than to have a well-organized workout area. At home, you have the need to maximize available space and must always ensure that your personal fitness studio is accident-free at all times. Weight storage equipment is therefore necessary. If chosen carefully, they could even add aesthetic value to your home!
Bar Holders
Bars and barbells, when not put away properly after use can cause accidents. People may slip or trip on them. They may fall on your feet or worse, even your head. Let’s not even think about what would happen to little children who may chance upon your personal gym and start playing with all sorts of interesting things you have in there. Thankfully, you can choose from bar holders available from stores selling weight storage equipment to solve this problem. These come in Olympic and standard sizes.
Dumbbell Racks
Dumbbell racks are for holding fixed-weight dumbbells. Usually, fixed-weight dumbbells come in sets of varying weights to support any weight lifting program as you progress. Now if you own an entire set of dumbbells, how do you store the ones not in use? Surely, you cannot possibly use them all at the same time.
Dumbbell racks organize your dumbbells and keeps them out of the way. You may have them vertically or horizontally. There are A-frame models for storing several dumbbells using the smallest possible amount of space. The number of tiers differs according to the buyer’s needs.
Plate Trees
Weight plate trees are made of sturdy, heavy-duty steel for carrying all sizes of weight plates. There are vertical-standing plate trees with spokes sticking out for sliding the weight plates through. The sizes of the spokes may either be an inch for standard plates or 2" for Olympic sized weight plates. Plate trees may also be structured in a triangular shape. The plates are usually arranged in such a way that the heaviest are placed at the bottom and the lightest load on top. Plate trees usually come with heavy bases so they are not easily toppled over.
Combination Weight Storage Equipment
There are dumbbell racks available that may also have slots for bars, which are stored horizontally. Some models of dumbbell racks may also have enough space and support for kettlebell weights. There are now Double Sided Combo Weight Racks with peg boards on both sides fitted with weight hooks that can carry up to 500 lbs of weight. Although the main structure serves as vertical storage for dumbbells, Therabands may also be stored in the upper shelves.