In the past I have written about the Second Wind Exercise Equipment business before, but I am so intrigued by the model of taking used exercise equipment for sale, purchasing it, and then renting back out to consumers that I felt I needed to discuss it again. In my opinion, this is the type of story that really illustrates what is possible in America when you have a vision and determine that you are going to go after it.
As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Product overview:
If you haven’t read the first post you can find it here – Second Wind Exercise Equipment. Basically, you have a guy that saw an opportunity. He realized that lots of people would spend thousands of dollars each year buying exercise equipment they intended to use to get back into shape, always with the best intentions. However, for most people, there resolve ends up waning as time goes on. Maybe they get in a couple of really good workouts on the used exercise equipment they purchased, but then it becomes a clothes rack. The owner of Second Wind exercise equipment realized that most of this equipment was new and had very limited time on it. So, he sells his Corvette, and uses the money from the sale to buy as many pieces of used exercise equipment for sale that he could find. Once he acquired the used exercise equipment, he took the pieces, cleaned them up, and rented them out.
As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Turin’s Review:
This is just sheer brilliance! Can you imagine not having to throw $1000 out the window for that treadmill you just know you are going to run on every morning…only to find out it’s not what you want to do. What if you could simply rent a gently used treadmill instead, pay maybe$40 or $50 to rent it on a monthly basis, and only have to throw away $100 when you get tired of the workout. The company has a huge inventory of workout equipment now, and they have a great deal of folks that are willing to pay them on a monthly basis. I think I need to see if they service my area.
Cheers and good luck on your exercise goals!