Why are commercial fitness equipment so much more expensive than home use

Why are commercial Fitness Equipment so much more expensive than home use?

Many people don't understand why the same fitness equipment is more expensive for commercial use than for home use.

Commercial fitness equipment is mainly used in corporate gyms, fitness clubs, hotel gyms and other occasions.Compared with home use, people in these occasions have higher intensity of use and more frequent use.For example, in a fitness club, a Treadmill may need to run continuously for ten hours a day, but at home, it may only take 2 hours.In hotels, there may be 150kg people using equipment, but at home, the user may weigh as little as 70kg.The manufacture of commercial fitness equipment requires consideration of these factors, resulting in high costs.

1.Design cost

Commercial fitness equipment generally attaches great importance to the appearance design, because considering the occasion of use.Compared with home fitness equipment, commercial equipment needs more scientific design to meet the needs of high-intensity use and professional use.

2.material cost

For example, treadmills require a higher number of motors, and Strength Equipment requires higher-strength steel. Compared with home fitness equipment, they are all different.High material costs also lead to high prices for commercial fitness equipment.

3.functional cost

Some equipment in fitness clubs have different functions from those at home.For example, spinning bikes may require real-time competition functions; treadmills may require virtual reality functions; and so on, increase the fun of sports to attract customers into the store.These functions require a large cost.