Gym equipment - it just ain't pretty. And yes, I know that the best thing for fitness (and avoiding unnecessary consumerism) is to simply go outside for a walk, but let's face it - that's not always fun in the British climate.
Don't clutter up your home with nasty metal-and-rubber objects, though; check out the WaterRower Oxbridge. It combines beautiful cherry wood construction (which, the website claims is ecologically-sound) with a water-filled mechanism. This simulates the experience of actually rowing on a river, which is just about as close to the real thing as I'd like to get.
The WaterRower Oxbridge: £1000 from John Lewis.
[Via GadgetCandy]
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