free weights
plural noun
: heavy objects that are lifted during exercising (such as dumbbells and barbells) that are not attached to a piece of equipment
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This includes a barrel sauna right next to the lake, an indoor sauna, a cold plunge, and a small but mighty fitness center stocked with all the essentials, like free weights, a treadmill, and a stationary bike.
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Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2025
The main floor will have a fitness center with equipment like treadmills, bikes, weight machines and free weights and a studio capable of hosting small group classes like yoga or stretching.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Crunch Fitness, with over 400 locations nationwide and a membership that’s 55% women, is cutting its supply of cardio machines in half to make room for free weights.
—Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 18 June 2025
Cable systems also provide constant tension on muscles throughout a movement, which can make the exercise more effective (especially compared to doing the same move using free weights).
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
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Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2025
The main floor will have a fitness center with equipment like treadmills, bikes, weight machines and free weights and a studio capable of hosting small group classes like yoga or stretching.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Crunch Fitness, with over 400 locations nationwide and a membership that’s 55% women, is cutting its supply of cardio machines in half to make room for free weights.
—Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 18 June 2025
Cable systems also provide constant tension on muscles throughout a movement, which can make the exercise more effective (especially compared to doing the same move using free weights).
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
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“Free weights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20weights. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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