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Black Friday home fitness deals: Save up to $350 on these RitFit Smith machines

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The holidays are coming and you know what that means. Lots of food, lots of good eating, and lots of relaxing. But that’s also not the best for your personal fitness journey, especially if you’re trying to tone down. It helps to have an exercise machine in your home, and, let’s face it, you probably want to stay out of crowded gyms this season anyway. RitFit has some excellent Black Friday fitness deals live, right now. It’s a great time to save on multi-functional exercise machines like a leg press, squat rack, or smith machine. If that sounds like your jam, then definitely consider the deals they’ve got going on.

RitFit Gazelle Pro 3-in-1 leg press and hack squat machine — $1,100 $1,360 19% off

RitFit Gazelle leg press and hack squat machine
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With this system, you’re effectively getting three machines in one. It’s a leg press, hack squat rack and calf raise machine. It saves you space, and money — especially thanks to the Black Friday price — and still allows you to get in some good workouts at home. If you want to boost your strength and improve your muscle tone, this is a solid choice. It’s made of high-tensile steel and features a high-load-bearing design. It can hold a static load of up to 2,000 pounds and a dynamic load bearing of 1,300 pounds. There are four weight plate storage holders built-in so you have somewhere to put all of your weights.

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RitFit Buffalo multi-functional smith machine — $1,550 $1,900 18% off

RitFit Buffalo multi functional smith machine
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This versatile power cage allows you to work out virtually every area of your body. It’s a Smith machine, power rack, functional trainer and even has a multi-functional pull-up bar. If you want to get swoll, spring for this beast of a machine. There are also weight plate storage holders spaced throughout. Moreover, because it comes with a full set of accessories and accommodates so many exercises it’s the right option for families and group use. Invite your friends over to work out with you and hold you to the fire. You’ll be stronger and more toned in no time.

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