Fitness Facility Planning & Equipment Buying Guide
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At Advantage Sport & Fitness, we understand that every facility, organization, and buyer has different needs, goals, and budgets. That’s why we offer a range of equipment options designed to provide the right balance of quality, performance, features, and value.
How do you want to be known? Final Space
Value-Focused Amenity
Competitive Recruitment Facility
Wellness-Driven Community Hub
Premium/Luxury Showcase Facility
Athletic Performance / Training Center
INVESTMENT LEVELS:
Essential Value
Enhanced Experience
Premium Luxury
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Workforce/affordable housing
Market-rate multifamily
Class A developments
Smaller multifamily communities
Regional colleges
High-profile campus recreation centers
Value-focused amenities
Community recreation centers
Upscale hospitality
Durable basics
Better technology integration
Connected fitness ecosystem
Core cardio
More training variety
Premium design
Functional training essentials
Improved aesthetics
Immersive experiences
Lower upfront investment
Strong value-to-experience balance
Brand differentiation
Precor LED Console
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Essential Value Emphasizing high-value strength and free-weight options, functional training, and recovery, while incorporating technology where it can have the greatest impact.
Vitality Selectorized Strength
Recommened Solutions: Precor 500/600 Series with LED Consoles: Reliable cardio technology with essential features and functionality. Precor Vitality Strength: Proven strength equipment that expands training options and supports a wide range of users.
Peloton Bike+ Pro
TRX Functional Training: Versatile functional training options for strength, mobility, and conditioning. Dedicated Recovery Zoning: Wellness-focused space featuring recovery mats and select tools. Free Weight Focus: Maximize strength-training variety and value with a strong selection of free weights. Strategic Splurges: Invest in one or two standout pieces, such as a Peloton Bike+ Pro, or other premium technology, to create excitement and draw users in.
Best for: Workforce housing, smaller multifamily communities, and valuefocused facilities.
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Precor Touchscreen Console
Enhanced Experience Facilities looking to create a balanced space with a thoughtful mix of technology, strength, functional training, and wellness. An ideal option for those who want to expand their offerings while maintaining flexibility and value.
Resolute Selectorized Strength
Recommened Solutions: Precor 600/800 Series with Touchscreen Consoles: Upgrade the cardio experience with touchscreen technology and enhanced connectivity. Precor Vitality + Resolute Strength: Combine the versatility of Vitality with the added performance and capabilities of Resolute strength equipment. Enhanced Recovery & Wellness: Expand the recovery zone with additional wellness tools and options, including massage chairs, red light saunas, dry cold plunges, and more.
Your Reformer - The Studio
Expanded Peloton Offering: Build a stronger connected-fitness presence with a broader selection of Peloton equipment. Escape Frame Design: Create a more dynamic functional training environment with Escape's frame and accessory system. Reformer Option: Add a reformer as a premium experience that brings variety and draws additional interest. Balanced Premium Features: Add technology, strength variety, functional training, and recovery options while maintaining a thoughtful overall equipment mix.
Best for: Market-rate multifamily, regional colleges, and community recreation centers.
Precor Touchscreen Console
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Premium Luxury Facilities looking for a well-rounded, elevated fitness experience with a strong mix of performance, technology, and wellness - while maintaining flexibility to customize the space around their users’ needs.
GluteBuilder Lineup
Recommened Solutions: Precor 800 Series with Touchscreen Consoles: Create a highly engaging cardio experience with advanced touchscreen technology. Resolute Strength Stations: Add premium strength equipment designed for performance, variety, and durability. GluteBuilder Collection: Dedicated glute-focused equipment to expand training options and meet growing demand.
Human Touch Massage Chairs
Expanded Escape Frame Design: Create a dynamic functional training environment with a larger selection of training possibilities and accessories. Dedicated Wellness Area: Create a purposeful space for mobility, stretching, and recovery. Complete Experience: Bring premium cardio, strength, functional training, connected fitness, and recovery together in one comprehensive environment.
Best for: Class A developments, highprofile campus recreation centers, and upscale hospitality.
The Trends Affecting Equipment Purchasing Smart & Connected Equipment
Peloton Bike+ Pro
Recovery Therapies: Heat, Cyro, Red Light and more
Wellness USA: Clubstrong Red Light Sauna
Prioritized Strength Training
Multi-Functional & Space Efficient Systems
Glutebuilder Lineup
Escape Functional Frame
Explore the innovations shaping modern fitness spaces and see how Advantage brings the equipment, expertise, and solutions you need to create a better fitness experience.
Sustainable & EcoFriendly Options
Hybrid & Immersive Fitness Options
Pilates & Low-Impact Movement
Community & Social Fitness
Self-Powered Rower
Forme Studio Interactive Mirror
Your Reformer Pilates Reformer with Kisosk Pro
Peloton Spaces
Planning Checklist: User demographics identified
Maintenance strategy established
Fitness consultation complete
Installation timeline determined
Space planning completecs identified
Fitness order placed and install scheduled
Budget approved
Custom fitness proposal received
Power/data requirements reviewed
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Flooring is the most overlooked decision in the entire project:
Buying on price alone almost always costs more later:
Early involvement changes outcomes:
Lower-tier equipment breaks down faster, creates service headaches, and gets replaced sooner, wiping out any upfront savings.
Projects that bring in a fitness design consultant before architectural plans are finalized avoid costly rework on doors, ceiling heights, electrical, and flooring.
It affects safety, sound, cleaning, equipment longevity, and how the whole room feels, and it's often treated as a second thought.
Let’s work together to build your perfect space. www.advantagefitness.com sales@advantagefitness.com 800.308.4382