Jacob Chambers
Founder & Lead Reviewer, Best Exercise
Home gyms, strength equipment and overall editorial standards
Jacob Chambers is the founder and lead reviewer at Best Exercise. He has spent more than 15 years training, first in commercial gyms and then almost entirely at home, and has built and rebuilt several home setups along the way. In that time he has owned and put serious mileage on a broad range of kit, from budget folding treadmills and spin bikes to rowers, cross trainers, adjustable dumbbells and more supplements than he cares to admit.
That hands-on history shapes how Best Exercise works. Jacob focuses on the things that actually matter once a machine is in your spare room rather than on a spec sheet: how loud it really is, whether the build holds up to daily use, how much floor space it swallows, and whether it earns its price against everything else on the market. Every guide pairs that practical experience with thorough research, reading through hundreds of owner reviews, manufacturer specs and independent expert testing before anything gets recommended.
Best Exercise is funded by affiliate commissions, but it is never led by them. Jacob's rule is simple: if something is not worth buying, the review says so. Ratings and rankings are formed independently, and no product earns a better place for being on Amazon or paying more commission.
Latest from Jacob
- Long Head Bicep Exercises: 7 Moves for a Taller Peak
- YOSUDA Wood Rowing Machine Review: A Folding Water Rower Under £300
- DKN Studio 7400 Review: 80kg of Multi Gym for Under £500
- Trap Exercises: How to Train Upper, Middle and Lower Traps
- Reebok FR30z Floatride Treadmill Review: Cushioning at £899
- Wall Balls: Technique, HYROX Standards and How to Train Them
- Garmin Venu 3 Review: The Lifestyle Garmin, Done Properly
- Best Recumbent Exercise Bike UK 2026: Tested Picks for Bad Knees and Backs
- ProForm Sport Elliptical Review: Cheap iFIT Access, Short Stride
- Best Smart Scales UK 2026: Body Fat Readings You Can Actually Use
- Dripex 3-in-1 Cross Trainer Review: Cardio Climber Hybrid With One Big Caveat
- Hollow Body Hold: How to Do It, Muscles Worked and Progressions
How we research and review
Researched, not guessed
Every recommendation is built from owner reviews, manufacturer specs and independent expert testing, cross-checked across the market.
Honest about trade-offs
We list the downsides as plainly as the strengths. A review that can't say what's wrong with a product isn't a review.
Independent rankings
We're funded by affiliate commissions but never led by them. No product earns a better place for paying more.
Kept up to date
Fitness kit changes. We revisit guides as models are revised, discontinued or replaced, and date every update.
Best Exercise is a participant in the Amazon EU Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. This comes at no extra cost to you and never influences our independent reviews or rankings.