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NAUTILUS SELECTECH DUMBBELLS: The fate of home gym equipment is not always kind, as evidenced by the stationary bikes, rowing machines and treadmills that end up on Craigslist. But for someone who might actually use home equipment, weights offers more versatility than the standard home cardio machines, and these have the added advantage of not eating up floor space.

The Selectech design includes several plates in a case, with a cam on the bar that lets you dial different weights and lock them in place. The result: You get a range of intensities in a single set of dumbbells.

Consider carefully who will be using these. The largest set goes up to 90 pounds on each dumbbell (180 pounds total). The size of the handgrips might be uncomfortable for anyone with a smaller hand, and the width of the bar might make it unstable.

There are lighter sets that max out at around 50 pounds and 20 pounds per dumbbell. The retail prices listed on the Nautilus Web site are $149 for the lightest set, $399 for the middle weight and $599 for the heaviest pair. (However, the middle set was recently listed on Nextag.com in the low $200s.)

LULULEMON SUNDAY RUN BAMBOO CARBON "ANTI-STINK" JERSEY: Nice shirt. Comfortable to work out in.

But -- how can I put this delicately? -- after a five-mile run, a night in the gym bag and an afternoon lifting weights, the shirt stinks, bamboo charcoal fiber or not.

Canadian company Lululemon is all peace and love in its marketing, but it has some issues to sort out. The New York Times recently tested the company's "seaweed" fiber, advertised to release healthful marine chemicals on your skin, and found that it had roughly the same mineral content as . . . cotton.