smith rack over the bowflex! we had a crossbow (like a bowflex) and returned it! the negative resistance was just weird... we replaced it with a smith rack and free weights! (our smith rack has a thingy that you set so that the weights can't crush you)
we also have dumbbells and a rack... (i would recommend these over the smith rack if you only want to get one or the other... but that's just what i use more/most! mostly depends on you and your wife's workout style!)
don't get too small of a tv... and if you need to... put it on the wall.. we got a wall mount and it's awsome! even has a rack underneath to hold the dvd player!
if you are going to be doing weights... how about a section of mirror to check form!?
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