Before investing in any piece of equipment remember that 80% of exercise machines go unused after 3 weeks and an additional 10% go unused after 30 days.

Do you really want to invest in something that you may not use.

Are you currently doing any type of exercise routine? If so have you been doing this consistently for over 1 year? If not then I would wait before purchasing any equipment.

Also learn a few isometric exercises where you use your own body weight and muscles against itself. These are free to do, don't take up any room in your house, work very well, and you can do them in short bursts of 1 minute here and there whenever you have free time.

If you have been exercising long term start by adding resistance bands or a swiss ball to your routine. If you are still using them after 3 months, then you can start looking at machines.

Don't go for any of the gadgets on TV, Although they sound great you won't get the results that you think you will and you will become disappointed.

The tried and true, treadmills, recumbent bicycles, stationery bicycles are the best. Which do you feel you would like to use? Which one would be be more apt to use in the long run?

Someone can tell you that there is a perfect piece of equipment but if you are not going to use it–it's a waste.

Start with the less expensive bands and swiss balls and while you are doing that wait for all the summer garage sales and keep an eye out for some that are on sale. You'll find a lot of them.