This $110 Prime Day adjustable dumbbell deal is better than Bowflex SelecTech

There are plenty of Prime Day deals out there to help you track your activity and run faster – even if the running shoe deals are a bit of a minefield. But what about building muscle?

The old-fashioned York iron weights look great and will last forever, but spinlock dumbbells take ages to change weight plates. Quick-change weights such as the best-in-class Bowflex SelecTech dumbbells can do it with a twist of a dial on the handle, allowing you to seamlessly raise or lower the weight of your dumbbells on the fly. No more stopping and struggling to get the darn clip off in between sets. 

With a Master’s Degree in journalism from Cardiff University, Matt started his digital journalism career at Men’s Health and stayed on for over two years, where he earned his stripes in health and fitness reporting. Since then, his byline has appeared in a wide variety of publications and sites including Runner's World, Women's Health, Men's Fitness, LiveScience and Fit&Well on everything from exercise, to nutrition, to mental health, alongside covering extreme sports for Red Bull. 

Stretching is Matt’s top fitness tip. He originally discovered exercise through martial arts, holding a black belt in Karate, and trained for many years in kickboxing. During COVID he also fell in love with yoga, as it combined martial-arts style stretching with a bit of personal space.

When he’s not training or writing about health and fitness, he can be found reading doorstop-thick fantasy books with lots of fictional maps in them.