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
- Best Gymnastic Rings UK 2026: Rings for Calisthenics
- Best Push Up Board UK 2026: Colour-Coded Boards Compared
- Bulgarian Split Squat: How to Do It, Muscles and Benefits
- Face Pulls: How to Do Them, Muscles Worked and Benefits
- Hip Thrust: How to Do It, Muscles Worked and Benefits
- Kettlebell Swing: How to Do It, Muscles Worked and Benefits
- Lateral Raises: How to Do Them, Muscles Worked and Form
- 6 Treadmill Mistakes Beginners Make (And How to Avoid Them)
- Are Rowing Machines Good For You? Benefits & Drawbacks
- Are Treadmills Good for Losing Weight? An Honest Guide
- Best Colon Cleanse for Weight Loss: Our Top Picks
- Best Creatine UK: 5 Top Creatine Monohydrate Picks 2026
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.