Gym vs. Home Equipment...

odusgolp
odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
edited October 6 in Chit-Chat
I'm simply curious... what (if any) equipment you have at home, or do you stick to the gym for your workouts?
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  • blueimp
    blueimp Posts: 230 Member
    I don't buy workout equipment for home anymore. It takes up a huge amount of space and I don't have much. In my home it turns into: furniture, clothes rack, dust collector. I work out at the gym most weekdays; I have DVDs at home.
  • AwesomelyAmber
    AwesomelyAmber Posts: 1,617 Member
    OR do you have NIETHER like me? haha I have an old decrepid stationary bike at home (it gets used ONLY if there is no other option), and since the house is so teeny tiny more equiptment is not going to happen, otherwise since I have no gym closer than 25miles from home and work, my gym is the great outdoors. I walk the hill or the loop by my house depending. On rainy days I do the stairs. I time myself 5 minutes at a time and go up and down and up and down. It calls for a bit of creativity but I do what I can!
  • Justjoshin
    Justjoshin Posts: 999 Member
    I have.. A body Solid Home gym with 225lb stack. Olympic weight bench and iron. Calf Raise machine. Heavy Bag. EZ curl bar, dumbells from 2lbs- 45lb (working on rectifying this as soon as I find a deal on powerblocks). A jump rope, a tredmill, nordic track, and some nautilus machine that I bought in pieces and have yet to put together to see what it is! (I think its a pullover)

    No rack/cage, so I require a gym to get serious.
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    I have weights and an ergo at home. Dh has a turbo trainer as well, but it's only for his bike. I don't use a gym.
  • ShapeUpSidney
    ShapeUpSidney Posts: 1,092 Member
    I have a yoga mat and stability ball, some resistance bands and ankle weights. I only use them for physical therapy really. Or when I am just so strapped for time that I can't make it to the gym, but I really need to do *something*
  • sabrinafaith
    sabrinafaith Posts: 607 Member
    i had an elliptical and used it 6 days a week for 18 months. it takes up so much space. now i power walk 3-5 miles a day and do intense dvds (like Jillian Michaels) when i'm not pregnant.
  • El_Rapido
    El_Rapido Posts: 97 Member
    I'm not a fan of gyms, I just do strength training at home to supplement my running, and I've only really started with the strength training, all I have is 3 pairs of dumbells, a pull up bar and some push up stands. It is more than sufficient for me now but I know I might have to get bigger stuff or join a gym as I progress.

    I get most of my info and advice from here... http://www.dumbbell-exercises.com/workout-routines/index.html#1

    And here... http://scoobysworkshop.com/
  • Drunkadelic
    Drunkadelic Posts: 948 Member
    I only have dumbbells up to 30 lbs, a pull up bar, one 15lb kettlebell and some random resistance bands. We'll eventually get more but weights are more expensive than I realized. Almost a dollar per lb, which adds up when you are trying to buy heavier weights!

    But - I do think it will save us money in the long run. Gym memberships around here are really expensive.
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    I sold all my home workout equipment except a yoga mat and a step, I use the step to practice my group class routines. If I had my way I'd have a weight room, and someday when I win the lottery I just may . . . but then again I like the morning guys at the gym.
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Smith machine, incline/decline bench, pull-up tower, dumbbell set, olympic bar, curl bar, plates.

    Also have an elliptical and a trainer for my bike, if you're asking about cardio stuff too.
  • chubby_checkers
    chubby_checkers Posts: 2,352 Member
    i have a set of 5lb weights (for a video i never did) and a stability ball. i prefer the gym because i get too distracted by other things (cleaning, tv, internets) if i try to workout at home.
  • vingogly
    vingogly Posts: 1,785 Member
    I have a good quality elliptical machine which I'll be giving away to a charity ... I have a fitness club membership, and (being an extrovert) much prefer being around other people when I exercise.
  • kapeluza
    kapeluza Posts: 3,434 Member
    I have a treadmill but stick to the gym.
  • KimmieBrie
    KimmieBrie Posts: 825 Member
    I used to have a treadmill - I used it all the time - average every other day. Our house now there isn't really extra room for one - I don't like heavy equip on anything above ground floor level.

    I prefer outdoors but have a gym membership by work and am joining another by home since the winter is coming...
    I have small free weights at home I use if sitting by the TV.

    If we moved somewhere with the floor space for it - I would definitely get another treadmill. I know both my husband and I would use it.
  • Dragonwolf
    Dragonwolf Posts: 5,600 Member
    Who needs equipment? Well, except maybe a pull-up bar. You'd be amazed at how much strength training you can actually do without ever lifting a single barbell.
  • Vonnie2006
    Vonnie2006 Posts: 246 Member
    I have a treadmill and will be getting an elliptical for Christmas.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    I have a treadmill and will be getting an elliptical for Christmas.

    Vonnie??? WW Vonnie??
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Who needs equipment? Well, except maybe a pull-up bar. You'd be amazed at how much strength training you can actually do without ever lifting a single barbell.
    depends how strong you are and what part of the body you are working. How are you going to really train your legs without some form of resistance?
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    power rack
    olympic bar
    plates
    bumper plates
    treadmill
    bike trainer
    powerblock adjustable dumbbells (5-90 lbs)

    pretty much a complete gym
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    An elliptical in my bedroom in front of the TV -- great for rainy days. I desperately hate the gym and mostly use it for weights only. I'd rather do cardio outside or at home.

    I also have some free weights and a balance ball. And DVDs, of course.
  • bhalter
    bhalter Posts: 582 Member
    All I have is a yoga mat, hand weights, and a bunch of workout DVDs. I eventually would like to get one of those small Arc Trainers or gazelles as I've had foot surgery and cannot do high-impact (running, etc) workouts.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Who needs equipment? Well, except maybe a pull-up bar. You'd be amazed at how much strength training you can actually do without ever lifting a single barbell.
    depends how strong you are and what part of the body you are working. How are you going to really train your legs without some form of resistance?

    How did people do it before all this fancy gym equipment?
  • StabbyParks
    StabbyParks Posts: 7 Member
    Over the years I've found that I can come up with every excuse not to go to the gym. Excuses are limited with home equipment staring at me quietly from the corner of my living room. I have a treadmill and a Total Gym because let's get serious... nobody is more badass than Chuck Norris.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Over the years I've found that I can come up with every excuse not to go to the gym. Excuses are limited with home equipment staring at me quietly from the corner of my living room. I have a treadmill and a Total Gym because let's get serious... nobody is more badass than Chuck Norris.

    *snort* That was awesome.
  • randompatch
    randompatch Posts: 14 Member
    I split my workouts about 50/50 between the gym and staying in. I use a Gazelle Elite and DVDs for at home workouts (Biggest Loser Cardio and Biggest Loser Power Sculpt) as well as outdoor physical activity on the weekends.
  • oneIT
    oneIT Posts: 388 Member
    Dumbells and pull up bar when i was doing P90x. I just joined a gym a few weeks ago (first gym memebership) and I love it. It might have something to with getting out of the house too in my current situation.
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Who needs equipment? Well, except maybe a pull-up bar. You'd be amazed at how much strength training you can actually do without ever lifting a single barbell.
    depends how strong you are and what part of the body you are working. How are you going to really train your legs without some form of resistance?

    How did people do it before all this fancy gym equipment?

    By carrying the buffalo back to the cave.
  • NiciS72
    NiciS72 Posts: 1,043 Member
    True HRC 550 Treadmill
    Parabody gym
    Wii Fit
    Various barbie bells (this is what DH calls my dumb bells)
    Powerblock dumb bells
    LOTS of DVD's
    yoga mats
    stepper (from the old buns of steel VHS tapes)
    Exercise Bands
    Exercise Ball

    I probably have more that I'm forgetting
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,336 Member
    I'm simply curious... what (if any) equipment you have at home, or do you stick to the gym for your workouts?

    Exercise bike,
    Power Cage
    300 pound Olympic weight set
    2 adjustable benches
    Leg Extension/Curl attachment
    Powerblock Dumbell set
    Several metal dumbells from 20-35 pounds
    2 Kettlebells
    Pulldown/Seated Row machine
    Probably other stuff I am forgetting.

    Forgotten stuff:

    Pull-up bar outside, removable one inside in door (would like to put in a permanent one in my workout area, dip station (not currently set up at the wall it was attached to is no longer there and I am not sure where to put it, 3 stability balls, push-up handles, various resistance straps.
  • breyn2004
    breyn2004 Posts: 162 Member
    We joined the gym for a few months and did well with it and then life slowly, but surely started to get in the way. Last year (after many wasted months of a gym membership) we made the decision to buy equipment for the house.....weight bench, weights, elliptical and a balance ball. It has been way more convenient having in the house and just be able to pop in the spare room and work out whenever I had time rather than try to plan a time and get to the gym.
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