{"id":494,"date":"2012-11-14T11:52:24","date_gmt":"2012-11-14T11:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.andrewhope.co.uk\/BLog\/?p=494"},"modified":"2026-07-21T19:57:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:57:12","slug":"fitness-gear-purchase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andrewhope.co.uk\/Blog\/fitness-gear-purchase\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitness Gear Purchase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Disclaimer<\/em><\/strong><em>: This page contains affiliate links. Predominantly as an an eBay Partner Affiliate, Google Adsense and Amazon Affililate and as a member of other affiliate networks. If you choose to make a purchase after clicking a link, I earn from qualifying purchases and may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Got my eyes on the new fitness gear I want to buy. It&#8217;s from Argos but have to start somewhere. I&#8217;ve went against Vinyl dumbells since I want to do something may aswell do it proper. 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