Why it's so hard to find dumbbells in the US
Finally, halfway through the article:<p>&gt; [home weight] sales usually start in the fall, hit their peak with January’s New Year’s resolutions, then taper off as it gets warmer and people are more likely to venture outside or go back to the gym.<p>&gt; ...<p>&gt;  95 percent of the world’s dumbbells are made in China, Logan said. To curb the virus spread, China instituted strict lockdowns from January to April;<p>&gt; ...<p>&gt; “It takes a month or so to get the products made and get them to the port,” Logan continued. “Then it goes from China to the United States” — landing, she says in Long Beach, California — “and then if they’re going to the East Coast, they have to go through the Panama Canal.”<p>&gt; Once weights do get to America, ports, too, are subject to lockdowns and social distancing, adding even more delays.