What's your biggest waste of money related to fitness?
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This is disappointing..I wanted a Fitbit reviews seem to be bad
@Spencerport I'm with you on the graze thing ..awful!2 -
An exercise bike. I bought it for around £200 thinking it would save me a gym membership. I used it twice and eventually sold it for £50 and joined the gym. I have to leave the house to get motivated to push hard. I've also bought various DVD's that I don't use because a) again, not motivation in the house and b) the bloody things won't play on the xbox and I don't have an actual DVD player because we have the xbox2
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A $3 resistance band. Used it once. So much money wasted.4
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Technically fitness is free. You can do bodyweight exercises and go for a run. A person could get a hell of a lot fitter than most people by simply doing that.
I go to the gym for the convenience. And I consider it worth it, because I got 3 times a week, and I can go at any time, morning or night, it's always open. If I want to go to the gym at 5am, I can.
Anything other than a gym membership is not required in my opinion. Even protein shakes are not necessary. Have you heard of chicken breasts? 80g in one breast. People were getting fit hundreds of years ago with nothing. It's funny to me when people spend money and do everything other than the two things that actually matter: diet and exercise.
Well aren't you lucky to be so wise? Mr Gloaty-McGloaty-Pants! Glad you find other people who aren't so wise to be so funny... Such a shame we aren't all so marvellous, I'm sure the world would be such a better place if we were all as clever as you!Chef_Barbell wrote: »Technically fitness is free. You can do bodyweight exercises and go for a run. A person could get a hell of a lot fitter than most people by simply doing that.
I go to the gym for the convenience. And I consider it worth it, because I got 3 times a week, and I can go at any time, morning or night, it's always open. If I want to go to the gym at 5am, I can.
Anything other than a gym membership is not required in my opinion. Even protein shakes are not necessary. Have you heard of chicken breasts? 80g in one breast. People were getting fit hundreds of years ago with nothing. It's funny to me when people spend money and do everything other than the two things that actually matter: diet and exercise.
How much for that high horse?
Yeah, yeah. We can't all be this clever. It just comes naturally to me.
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Technically fitness is free. You can do bodyweight exercises and go for a run. A person could get a hell of a lot fitter than most people by simply doing that.
I go to the gym for the convenience. And I consider it worth it, because I got 3 times a week, and I can go at any time, morning or night, it's always open. If I want to go to the gym at 5am, I can.
Anything other than a gym membership is not required in my opinion. Even protein shakes are not necessary. Have you heard of chicken breasts? 80g in one breast. People were getting fit hundreds of years ago with nothing. It's funny to me when people spend money and do everything other than the two things that actually matter: diet and exercise.
A gym is not required for fitness. There are lots of fit people without gym memberships.5 -
I have a whole basement set-up of squat rack, bench, oly bar, and weights... but I figured out I really just prefer going to the gym for some reason. So it's a bit wasted, although I do use it when I can't make it to my gym.
Also I once completely wasted $60 on P90X dvds that I hated and used once. But I bought them at a yardsale and was able to resell and get my money back.1 -
Although I wasn't the one who spent the money, I'd have to say my Fitbit is the biggest waste of money. It may be quite useful for some people but I just don't care to log my intake, I don't care what my HR is, I find it too uncomfortable to sleep in. Knowing the number of steps in a day is sometimes interesting but honestly most of the time I forget to even look or sync the thing with my phone. And the vibration when I hit 10,000 steps always scares the *kitten* out of me.1
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Technically fitness is free. You can do bodyweight exercises and go for a run. A person could get a hell of a lot fitter than most people by simply doing that.
I go to the gym for the convenience. And I consider it worth it, because I got 3 times a week, and I can go at any time, morning or night, it's always open. If I want to go to the gym at 5am, I can.
Anything other than a gym membership is not required in my opinion. Even protein shakes are not necessary. Have you heard of chicken breasts? 80g in one breast. People were getting fit hundreds of years ago with nothing. It's funny to me when people spend money and do everything other than the two things that actually matter: diet and exercise.
Well aren't you lucky to be so wise? Mr Gloaty-McGloaty-Pants! Glad you find other people who aren't so wise to be so funny... Such a shame we aren't all so marvellous, I'm sure the world would be such a better place if we were all as clever as you!Chef_Barbell wrote: »Technically fitness is free. You can do bodyweight exercises and go for a run. A person could get a hell of a lot fitter than most people by simply doing that.
I go to the gym for the convenience. And I consider it worth it, because I got 3 times a week, and I can go at any time, morning or night, it's always open. If I want to go to the gym at 5am, I can.
Anything other than a gym membership is not required in my opinion. Even protein shakes are not necessary. Have you heard of chicken breasts? 80g in one breast. People were getting fit hundreds of years ago with nothing. It's funny to me when people spend money and do everything other than the two things that actually matter: diet and exercise.
How much for that high horse?
Yeah, yeah. We can't all be this clever. It just comes naturally to me.
$350 ono
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Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »Fitbit. It's uncomfortable and inaccurate compared to my beloved BodyMedia FIT (RIP).
Yes, this!!! Fitbit is terrible.
This for me too
Uncomfortable, inaccurate, essentially just an overpriced pedometer - absolute rubbish3 -
Leggings.
And GRRRL Clothing.
My obsession with fun leggings is completely ridiculous- but I don't give a rats patooty.
I wear the hell out of them things- and feel no shame.
But- it does take a HUGE chunk out of my pay check. not even going to lie.6 -
ladyteapot wrote: »This is disappointing..I wanted a Fitbit reviews seem to be bad
@Spencerport I'm with you on the graze thing ..awful!
I think they are good for some people. My sister loves hers. So much so that she bought me one and expects me to wear it all the time. I'd advise researching the features and deciding for yourself whether it's something you'd like.2 -
I bought a treadmill but when I moved I had to leave it behind.0
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Bought those meals that are prepared for you and you pick up. Wasted time and money. Also, did not learn how to prepare meals on my own.2
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ladyteapot wrote: »This is disappointing..I wanted a Fitbit reviews seem to be bad
@Spencerport I'm with you on the graze thing ..awful!
I love my Fitbit. I have the Fitbit One and it isn't a heart rate monitor, but I have had the same one for three years now and it still holds a charge more than a week. I synchronize it with my health insurance company and have used points earned there for hundreds of dollars' worth of Amazon gift cards, plus I synchronize it with Walgreens so I am earning points for free merchandise there as well.
I was quite into gimmicky things when I was younger (10-15 years ago, we'll say), so I wasted money on non-sit-up abdominal devices, thigh master-type things, CDs with subliminal messages, apple cider vinegar supplements, and other items like that. I do also have some workout DVDs that were worthless for me, and my Wii Fit is not getting used because I don't find it to be good exercise at my current fitness level.
I think I am getting better at choosing how to spend my money on fitness items; this year I have bought a home gym for $750 or so (used part of the proceeds from selling a condo) that has cables and a Smith machine and some Olympic weight plates to go with it, as well as Insanity for cardio and some heavier kettlebells, and I am getting a good workout from all of those. But it took buying a lot of junk to get to that point.5 -
A used Schwinn spinning bike. It's good quality but not as adjustable in terms of fit as a real bike or the Lemond bikes used at my tri club, it sits collecting dust most of the time while I ride indoors on a trainer in the winter.0
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vegan-style protein powder. not really a waste since i knew i was taking a risk and might not like it, but pleh. i think i got the vega brand that looks so snazzy and all, but it was like drinking diluted baby poop. i just couldn't.
and, for me . . . signing up for classes. any classes, any venue, any activity. i just freckin' hate them. they suck every vestige of joy out of me.3 -
canadianlbs wrote: »vegan-style protein powder. not really a waste since i knew i was taking a risk and might not like it, but pleh. i think i got the vega brand that looks so snazzy and all, but it was like drinking diluted baby poop. i just couldn't.
Same! I wanted to like Vega after looking at the nutritional info/ingredient lists, but I still have a tub sitting on top of my fridge that I just can't bring myself to consume. So gross.
Side note - Orgain's plant-based protein powder is really good!2 -
ladyteapot wrote: »This is disappointing..I wanted a Fitbit reviews seem to be bad
@Spencerport I'm with you on the graze thing ..awful!
I love mine! I actually won it in a raffle-type thing. So I didn't actually pay for it; but knowing what I know now, I would have! I have the Charge 2 with the continuous heart rate monitoring. (Without the heart rate, I feel like it really is just an overpriced pedometer.) I mean, it doesn't do the work for you, but I love seeing the patterns of my daily calorie burns, etc. And this one tracks exercise calories, too. I find it super helpful for really understanding what it takes to lose a pound or two per week and how a few lazy days can affect your week. Just my two cents.
Edited to say that I also love working out with a HR monitor. I guess I like having confirmation that I'm working as hard as I feel like I am, or have motivation to kick it up a notch if I'm not getting into my zone.3 -
Most things I've bought have gone to good use. The things that haven't are mostly cutesy exercise clothing that either only fits me maybe 3 times a year (usually during spring when I'm really on top of my calories to get ready for summer) or just functionally sucks *kitten* (doesn't stay where it's supposed to). Thankfully I usually don't spend tooooo much money on clothing in general. I bought an ipod nano (only $50) several years ago that I really only used for a few months till I got a new phone and used Pandora from then on.
My husband on the other hand....He's never been in to fitness but last spring decided he needed to lose some weight. He bought a $120 pair of running shoes, a $60 fitness video game, and a $150 garmin vivosmart. He used the game twice and gave up due to soreness. Then he ran too fast, too soon and got plantar fasciitis and hasn't worked out since. He still wears the garmin but doesn't even bother syncing it with the app, it's more just an expensive watch.0 -
Technically fitness is free. You can do bodyweight exercises and go for a run. A person could get a hell of a lot fitter than most people by simply doing that.
I go to the gym for the convenience. And I consider it worth it, because I got 3 times a week, and I can go at any time, morning or night, it's always open. If I want to go to the gym at 5am, I can.
Anything other than a gym membership is not required in my opinion. Even protein shakes are not necessary. Have you heard of chicken breasts? 80g in one breast. People were getting fit hundreds of years ago with nothing. It's funny to me when people spend money and do everything other than the two things that actually matter: diet and exercise.
with a gym membership comes gym gear...fyi..more expense and running requires good runners...another expense.
I don't have a gym membership.
I don't regret any purchase I have made in the last 3-4 years in regards to my fitness that includes weights, treadmill, fitness tracker, gear, runners etc.
I am very careful with my fitness purchases and don't spend the funds unless I am sure...for example took me 3 months of research on my fitness tracker,....6 months on the treadmill purchase...
I have been on the treadmill everyday since it was put together btw...1 month.0
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