Save $100 on Bowflex adjustable dumbbells for the New Year

Cheap adjustable dumbell: Bowflex SelectTech 552i Dumbbell — (Image credit: Amazon)

The New Year is just around the corner, and this dumbbells deal could be the perfect purchase to get your home gym all set for any fitness goals or 2022 resolutions regarding your health. Not only can you save loads of space with this Bowflex adjustable dumbbells set — 30 dumbbells versus two adjustable ones — you can also switch from one weight amount to another without having to pick up new dumbbells.

The Bowflex SelectTech 552 Adjustable Dumbbells, which we rate among the best adjustable dumbbells on the market, are on sale right now at Best Buy for $299, for a 25% saving, or $100 off. You can use this single set of Bowflex home weights to switch from 5 to 52.5 pounds: The weight goes up in 2.5-pound increments for the first 25 pounds. This New Year's deal also comes with a free one-year JRNY Membership, which is a $149 value. With the membership, you can use the JRNY fitness app to evaluate your fitness level and receive curated daily workouts designed for your fitness goals and abilities. The service learns and adapts as you increase you improve and reach different health milestones. Each day, the app will recommend four workouts, each with movements that are right for your likes and strength/flexibility level.

The Bowflex adjustable dumbbells are the equivalent of 15 sets of dumbbells with the gym footprint of just two. With 2.5-pound increments up to 25 pounds, followed by 5-pound increments up to 50 pounds, and then another 2.5 pounds for the max of 52.5 pounds, you're sure to get a great full-body workout whatever your strength level. The large selection of weights also means you can do high-repetition with the lower ones and then switch seamlessly to higher weights and lower reps for shoulder shrugs, bicep curls or even squats — all with the turn of a dial. And you don't have to worry about the annoying clanging; these Bowflex dumbbells are coated with a soft molding, that the company says will give you a smooth lift-off, solid grip and all-around comfort.

Jeanna Bryner is managing editor of Scientific American. Previously she was editor in chief of Live Science and, prior to that, an editor at Scholastic's Science World magazine. Bryner has an English degree from Salisbury University, a master's degree in biogeochemistry and environmental sciences from the University of Maryland and a graduate science journalism degree from New York University. She has worked as a biologist in Florida, where she monitored wetlands and did field surveys for endangered species, including the gorgeous Florida Scrub Jay. She also received an ocean sciences journalism fellowship from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. She is a firm believer that science is for everyone and that just about everything can be viewed through the lens of science.

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