look for garage and yard sales, and also look for auctions of closing fitness boxes. Hey, it happens; I’ve seen these auctions before. Also, eBay has a classified ads section that you can search locally as well.
if you need furniture, buy used instead of new. Office furniture is very similar to exercise equipment. People buy these things; use them for a short period of time, then start hanging their laundry on them. Eventually people discard these ...