Free weight exercises enable the muscles to contract through a fuller range of motion giving an advanced muscle workout.

Our designated free weights are is equip with dumbells from 2.5 to 35 kg (in 2.5kg increments). It also hosts a variety of benches, Olympic bars, bumper plates and squat rack.

Free Weights advantages:

  • Allows you to train functional movements to assist in everyday life.
  • Allows full range of motion with complete freedom to move around rather than being locked into a specific range of motion or pattern.
  • Place a greater demand on stabilizing muscles – Using free weights will activate more synergistic stabilizing muscles while you are training. Will help to keep your joints healthy and fully operational when done properly!
  • Allow for endless variation – All you need is one dumbbell and you can do hundreds of different exercise variations.

 

The key is not to be intimidated about using free weights. If you would like some guidance ask our fitness expert to guide you through how to use them and write a specific programme for you.