Once you’ve watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade and enjoyed a second helping of pumpkin pie, it’s time to start gearing up for Black Friday fitness deals. Many major fitness brands offer generous deals to get help with you prepare for your fitness goals in the coming year.
Opening 10 windows on your browser is one way to see who has the best deal, but that takes a lot of time. To help you save time (and money!) our fitness experts have gathered all the Black Friday fitness information you need. Here are the deals worth paying attention to.
The best Black Friday fitness equipment sales
Rep Fitness
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10 % off many products in November
NordicTrack
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Force USA
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Free flooring with every all-in-one trainer purchase for the Fall Sale
Sole Fitness
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$300 off F98, $200 off ST90/F80, $100 off F63/F65
Plunge
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Save $350 on the All-In, and enjoy 0% APR for 12 and 24 months
Horizon Fitness
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$200 off with code FALL200 (5.0 AT), $100 off with code FALL100 (7.4 AT, 5.0R, 5.0U, 7.8 AT), $50 off with code FALL50 (T101)
Snode Sport
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The store’s deal code is BF2024, 10% discount on all products.
Tonal
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Details coming soon
PRx
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All Racks and Profile® Folding Benches will be on sale (discount amounts vary)
Bells of Steel
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10% off select products throughout the month of November
Hydrow
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$450 off Hydrow Pro Rower and $250 off Hydrow Wave Rower from Saturday November 15-Tuesday November 26
Echelon Fitness
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Details coming soon
REP Fitness manufactures individual workout equipment and workout systems to help you make gains in your home or commercial gym.
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Enjoy savings for the full month of November with REP Fitness, a brand our team loves, especially when building a
home gym
or commercial gym. This company has it all: dumbbells, kettlebells, benches, bars and plates, squat racks, cable machines, lat bars, and lots of storage options. Short on space? You might try adjustable kettlebells or a two-tier dumbbell rack for your gym.
Free shipping on all orders. REP Fitness also offers assembly; those costs vary based on the piece of equipment ordered.
NordicTrack has one of our factor elliptical machines on the market with an impressive range of incline and resistance levels. We’re also big fans of NordicTrack’s treadmills with wifi connectivity.
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Whether you have a power rack, leg press machine, or all-in-one trainer, you want supportive flooring under your equipment to keep it in good condition and you safe.
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You can get free flooring if you buy a Force USA
all-in-one trainer
between November 1 and 30. All-in-one trainers typically have a powerrack, (more commonly called a squat rack), to help you chase heavy squats, a Smith machine that acts as a spotter if you are lifting alone, and a variety of light to heavy weights to switch up your routine.
Force USA offers a 10% discount for first responders and military personnel. All buyers receive free shipping, a lifetime warranty, and 0% financing on equipment.
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SOLE Fitness manufactures ellipticals, bikes, rowers, treadmills, and a variety of accessories.
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SOLE Fitness is giving buyers big discounts on popular equipment this holiday season. Whether you are training for an event and want to level up your gains in the gym, or just want to stay fit and active, SOLE fitness has equipment that is intuitive and easy to set up and use.
Curbside delivery is free. If you’d like to specify which room of your space equipment is delivered to, it’ll cost you $199. Assembly will bring your total delivery costs to $350.
Celebrate the holiday season with a new cold plunge to support your post-workout recovery.
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all-in-one cold plunge
cools to 37 degrees Fahrenheit and can come with a filter system to provide clean, clear water. This is the largest tub Plunge offers and fits people who are as tall as 6 feet, 9 inches. If you live in a very cold climate you can also purchase a heater to prevent freezing. And, with smartphone connectivity, you can set your temperature controls from anywhere.
This holiday season, Horizon Fitness is offering discounts on treadmills, bikes, and more.
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Treadmills from Horizon Fitness have Bluetooth connectivity so you can listen to your favorite workout playlist while getting shredded. Horizon Fitness also has recumbent bikes for a more leisurely workout, or upright exercise bikes for more intense rides.
Horizon Fitness offers a 7% discount to military personnel, first responders, teachers, and medical providers. Shipping, delivery, and assembly is available but prices are not listed on the Horizon Fitness website. You can contact the company at (888) 878-9011 or support@horizonfitness.com.
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Snode Fitness has adjustable dumbbells, benches, racks, bars, plates, rowers, and accessories like gloves.
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Achieve your fitness goals with Snode Sport products and nab a free pair of training gloves when you make a purchase. Crank out your deadlifts and back squats with bars and heavy plates that can help you hit your next PR.
Snode offers a 5% discount to military personnel, law enforcement, and first responders. Free shipping is available for purchases over $99.
Tonal:
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Tonal makes one of our favorite smart wall-mounted smart gym systems that helps take your training to another level.
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All PRx racks are on sale during the company’s Black Friday blitz.
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PRx has a variety of racks on sale to help you beat your personal record for lifts and heavy squats. The company also has folding benches that are adjustable for you to do a variety of exercises on an incline. These are excellent options if you don’t have a lot of space.
Bells of Steel has a variety of racks, weights, strength training equipment, cardio equipment, and apparel like t-shirts, hoodies, and tanks.
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If you’re looking for a strength machine to do leg presses, reverse hammers, or hip thrusts, Bells of Steel has equipment worth considering. And, if you prefer bodyweight exercises, Bells of Steel has resistance bands, ab mats, and core sliders.
Hydrow has some of our favorite compact rowers for tighter gym spaces.
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Deciding on the
best rowing machine
can take some time, which is why we review as many as we can. We like the Hydrow Wave’s use of magnetic resistance that gives the rider a smooth rowing experience. We also like that you can row along with a trainer, enjoying the 16-inch screen for a more lifelike experience.
Hyrdow membership gets you access to more than 5,000 workouts in beautiful destinations across the globe.
Echelon:
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Echelon has some of our favorite treadmills, including folding options.
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How to get the best Black Friday deals
There are certain factors that could affect your decision-making and shopping experience this Black Friday. We suggest you do the following:
Start shopping early
The days of setting the alarm for 4 a.m. on Black Friday are a faded memory, thanks to online shopping. Starting in early November deals start to pop up on websites; we strive to put all that useful information in one place for easy comparison shopping. Fitness equipment is a popular purchase around the holidays and starting early will help you get the product you want in time for your holiday present deadline!
Find the best exercise equipment for you
Finding the best exercise equipment can be easy for everyday gym enthusiasts, but it may be overwhelming for beginners. If you’re getting back into a routine or are new to exercise, you might want to start small and not blast your budget until you find the exercises you enjoy and are likely to stick with. A treadmill is a good option for beginners or someone overcoming a medical issue. (
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Review brand policies
Brand policies around shipping, warranty, and returns are important to read before you buy. Exercise equipment can be expensive, and top brands offer financing so you can pay in installments. Look for money-back guarantees and reach out to customer service if you haven’t found answers in the fine print. It’s also a good idea to read honest reviews on sites like Trustpilot or the Better Business Bureau.
FAQs
Is Black Friday a good time to buy exercise equipment?
Black Friday is a great time to buy exercise equipment. You can find brands offering hundreds off equipment. Black Friday is also when top brands have sales on last year’s equipment—that might help you save even more if you’re OK not having the newest model.
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When do Black Friday sales start?
Black Friday sales can start any time in November, even on Thanksgiving Day, so you might want to start shopping weeks before you’re ready to put down a credit card. Black Friday deals often last up to five days, leading up to Cyber Monday.
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Now is the time to recommit to your health in time to feel your best for all your summer activities! One to One Fitness Center offers several ways to save in March.
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community can take advantage of sign-up specials designed to reward themselves for creating healthy habits.
Individuals can get 50% off the initiation fee (regularly $50 plus tax) and earn back what they do pay by exercising eight or more days in both April and May. Learn more online about this deal on initiation fees.
Students also can get additional savings:
Graduate students who are enrolled for the spring semester receive summer membership free.
With Spartan Shape Up memberships, affiliate students pay just $40 per month for membership from now through May, and no initiation fee or security deposit is required.
Students also can pay $44 plus tax per month with a month-to-month, ongoing plan. No initiation fee or security deposit required.
One to One Fitness Center, owned and operated by CWRU, is known for offering personal, professional, friendly and clean services. Memberships include full access to the 28,000-square-foot fitness center, group exercise classes, validated parking in Lot 53, towel and locker service, and member discounts on programs and services.
Members also can add their spouse or partner to their account for $30 plus tax per month. The center also offers personal training, Pilates Reformer, massage therapy and sound bath therapy, swim lessons, and more.
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Visit the One to One Fitness Center website, email onetoone@case.edu or call 216.368.1121 for more information.
To help you do this, we’ve tapped our Start TODAY experts for simple tips to lighten up meals, move in ways that boost metabolism and and refocus our mindset to get motivated to keep working toward your goals. Apply their strategies and finish the month feeling lighter, more energized and motivated to move forward. Here’s the plan to make it happen:
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31-Day HIIT & Walking Challenge
This month’s workout plan is focused on short workouts that pack a punch. “HIIT workouts give you a bigger bang for your workout buck! They provide a more efficient workout because you’re alternating the pace and intensity rather than sticking to a steady, moderate pace,” says Mansour. “Changing things up with HIIT prevents boredom and keeps your muscles guessing. This is how we can get the body to change — whether that change is speeding up your metabolism, burning more calories, building muscle, losing weight, or just improving overall health — keeping your body guessing is the magic ticket to seeing results!”
Active recovery days include stretching to improve flexibility and walking for a cardiovascular workout that aids muscle recovery. When weather permits, Mansour encourages people to get outside on walking days. “Walking outdoors isn’t just a workout, it’s a chance to breathe in fresh air and get out of the house to change your environment,” she says. “Each time you go outside on a walk, even if you go on the same path, you’ll see or feel something different. Maybe it’s a change in weather, plants or flowers, people or things. Prioritizing taking your walk outside can hugely benefit your mental health. Getting out of your regular environment and into nature can be a form of meditation, too.”
Get the full 31-day workout plan with unique workouts sent to you daily — plus, walking podcasts, healthy spring recipes and mindfulness tools — in the Start TODAY app!
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Lighten up comfort food favorites by adding seasonal ingredients, like in this Spring Asparagus Pasta.
3 Simple Spring Diet Tips
In addition to mixing up your workout routine, use spring as an opportunity to start lightening up your meals by packing them with seasonal ingredients. Start TODAY dietitian Natalie Rizzo shares her top tips:
Incorporate more seasonal foods. After a long winter of eating the same foods, your palate is ready for a change! Aim to add at least one spring fruit or vegetable to your meals each day, like asparagus, peas, spinach, radishes, citrus or strawberries. This Spring Asparagus Pasta is a simple weeknight dinner that feels both light and comforting. Seasonal produce is fresher, more flavorful, and an easy way to naturally boost vitamins and fiber. Plus, seasonal produce is more affordable than other items in the produce section.
Use fresh herbs to brighten up your dishes. Fresh herbs like basil, cilantro, parsley, mint, or dill can instantly upgrade simple meals without extra salt or heavy sauces. Sprinkle them on salads, roasted veggies, eggs, soups, or grain bowls for a burst of spring flavor. Cilantro is the perfect finish to this Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potato, while herbs are blended into cottage cheese in this Herby Cottage Cheese Toast with Tomato recipe for a pop of fresh flavor.
Shift from heavy comfort meals to balanced plates. As the weather warms up, it’s time to move away from heavy comfort foods and embrace lightened up spring dishes. Build plates with a mix of lean protein, whole grains or starchy veggies, and plenty of colorful produce. Think roasted veggie grain bowls, hearty salads like this BBQ Chicken Quinoa Salad, or simple stir-fries instead of creamy casseroles or heavy stews.
A sprinkle of fresh cilantro is the perfect finish to this Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potato.
Spring Clean Your Mindset with This Mental Health Exercise
Yes, we are working to propel ourselves forward toward our health goals, but an important part of that process is slowing down and reflecting.
Getting permission not to rush in a world that feels like it’s moving faster than we can keep up is a reminder that most of us need.
Yasmine Cheyenne, start TODAY mindfulness expert
“Getting permission not to rush in a world that feels like it’s moving faster than we can keep up is a reminder that most of us need, but how often would we admit that?” says Cheyenne. “ When the to-do list feels long, and we’re trying to get everything done, we often say the opposite, disregarding how we feel, and push ourselves. Yes, we all have deadlines and things that need to be done. But we also need the reminder to take care while handling our responsibilities.”
This can be easier said than done. So Cheyenne offers up a simple exercise to help: Write down the words you need to hear each day to make yourself a priority and work toward your goals. Put them somewhere you see often, like your fridge or bathroom mirror, and recite them out loud daily.
“This is a perfect example of a reminder that seems small, but can come at the perfect time and help us care for ourselves,” she explains. “One of my favorite examples is: Take it slow and don’t rush, your nervous system deserves peace.”
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“When you tell yourself the thing you’ve been needing to hear, it allows you to admit the quiet rumbling within you and take the steps you need. It might be admitting ‘I’m tired and will give myself an early night this week.’ Or you’re saying ‘I’m so proud of the way I’ve committed to moving my body everyday.’ Whether you’re cheering yourself on or reminding yourself of what you need, we don’t always slow down enough to hear what we need from ourselves, and this practice is a great way to start.”
Talking out loud to yourself may feel strange at first, but Cheyenne says over time it will help shift your mindset and translate those words into action. “When we hear ourselves recite these words, it’s like we’re planting positive seeds within us. The more we say what we need, the more we remember it, and we’re more likely to follow through and care for ourselves,” she says. “Our actions really start with the words we say to ourselves. Reading them out loud helps us rewire the way we talk to ourselves and that inner shift is exactly what opens the door to transformation.”
Join our live “Spring Reset Workshop” on March 22 to get one-on-one coaching from Yasmine Cheyenne and connect with other Start TODAY members. Sign up here!
If you’ve ever wanted to lose weight, you’ve probably heard the phrase ‘calories in versus calories out’. While it’s true to a degree, losing weight in menopause isn’t about eating less, but rather eating differently.
Speaking to fitness coach Loretta Hogg, Dr Stacy Sims says: “One of the first things that women often do, because we grew up in an era of calories in, calories out, less calories means fat loss. That is not true because if you are not eating enough, your body holds on to fat.”
This is called the ‘starvation response’, and it’s the body’s way of protecting itself when food is restricted. Metabolism slows down, hunger hormones increase, and fat stores are preserved for survival.
“Staying adequately fuelled” and strength training regularly is what’s actually needed to lose weight while managing our hormone levels in menopause. “When we’re looking at how we’re going to budge some of the meno-pot, we really want to focus on getting strong and building that muscle because if we are working on muscle and our whole focus is muscle and bone, then we end up eating accordingly.”
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Fibre and protein are the food groups to focus on, she says. They are filling, aid muscle growth (and so help maintain a healthy metabolism), help reduce food cravings, and provide us with the key nutrients our body needs when oestrogen levels fall.
We know there’s a huge market for protein powders, bars and other supplements, but actually, most of us can get what we need from eating high-protein foods.
The amount of protein you need in menopause depends on your weight. “The recommended protein intake for women over 45 is approximately 1 to 1.5g of protein per kilogram of body weight per day, which is higher than the general recommendation for younger adults,” Dr Nadira Awal, a Doctify-rated GP who specialises in women’s health and menopause, previously told woman&home. You can work out your personal recommendation using menopause specialist Dr Mary Claire Haver’s perimenopause protein calculator.
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Dr Sims says many women are “afraid of abundance” when it comes to eating, but emphasises that “without abundance we can’t lose fat”. “Let’s change the focus on not what we want to lose, but what we want to gain. We want to gain bone, we want to gain muscle. We want to fuel for that, so then the body fat comes off,” she tells Loretta.
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Dr Sims says the best way for us to gain this muscle and bone growth is through strength training. “We need to focus on heavy lifting,” she explains in another video on her Instagram account. “The caveat here is that most perimenopausal women haven’t had a long history in strength training, and it’s a learned skill.” She says consistency is key, and starting off small, even just focusing on movement without weights, before you start adding some load. “But the goal is to get into heavy resistance training, where we have low reps with a heavy weight,” she says.
Dr Sims says it’s “absolutely safe” for women to lift heavy during perimenopause and menopause – and it’s something we should all be doing. She is keen to emphasise that it’s never too late to start, and that “what matters is your form and your function”.
If you’re new to lifting weights, try a simple dumbbell workout at home and work your way up from there. If you have the means, consult a personal trainer for guidance on developing a workout plan.
Sleep is another lifestyle aspect that Dr Sims says says may affect how you lose weight. She says poor sleep “creates metabolic disturbance and dysfunction and increases fat gain”. Improving our sleep quality can lead to body composition improvements in as little as two to three weeks. High levels of cortisol, caused by poor sleep and ongoing stress, also makes fat loss harder as our bodies hold onto energy rather than using it.
Some key ways to improve sleep include going to bed and waking up at the same time every day, limiting blue light exposure at bedtime, and cutting down on your alcohol and caffeine intake.
