Your 3 best investments for fitness?

Degren

1. a good sports bra

2. properly fitted running shoes

3. a set of accurate kitchen scales

I agree

HannahMarieMcDougald

1.) iPod- for the music you will be rocking out to during exercise

2.) Body By Vi Protein Powder

3.) A gym membership!

CannibalisticVegetarian

-A blender for.. well smoothies

- MFP -Granted I lost some of the weight BEFORE MFP.. but this place is just riddled with people who have the same aspirations, share recipes and motivating stories, and.. well.. a lot of stuff!!

-An MP3 player and GREAT earbuds to help you drown out the grunters, moaners, and awful gym music.

maybethistime70

1. My Nike+ sensor-I use it when I run or walk
2. My new bicycle that inspired me to want to train for RAGBRAI this year
3. X-box Kinect and dance games. This is what got me moving and I still like to use it when I'm not outside playing.

I am doing a sprint tri this year....then i think RAGBRAI next year....great goal!

Debbe2

Gym membership and attendance
Comfortable sneakers
Time to learn about the food you put into your body so you can make good choices.

canroadrunner

Itunes card to buy the rocking tunes for the Ipod (hand me down from son). Seriously, I can't help but move when Drive By by Train is blaring.

HRM to see how many calories burned through exercise so I can eat them back. I was seriously underestimating.

Digital scale. I'm very accurate in my food intake.

MMarvelous

1. Measurable goals
2. Tools - sports bra, sneakers, MFP, gym, HRM
3. Faith in myself

mrpurdy

1. My BodyBugg
2. Omron full body composition monitor and scale
3. Brooks Adrenaline running shoes

LorinaLynn

Shoes.

MP3 player.

Good socks. I'm amazed at the difference a good pair of socks can make.

daphnegetnfit

1 Watch what you eat

2 I joined Curves

3 I walk at less 30 min's a day even if it is in the house going from room to room

Did you read the original post? None of these are investments

I would say they are all investments, Curves definitely costs money; watching what you eat and walking is an investment towards your goal.

laurawilliams51

1 Watch what you eat

2 I joined Curves

3 I walk at less 30 min's a day even if it is in the house going from room to room

Did you read the original post? None of these are investments

laurawilliams51

don't be mean

laurawilliams51

1 Watch what you eat

2 I joined Curves

3 I walk at less 30 min's a day even if it is in the house going from room to room

Did you read the original post? None of these are investments

It's an investment in her fight to be healthy

don't be mean! it's all an investment

KateFitness89

1. A Heart Rate Monitor!!! This has been so helpful in tracking how many calories I actually burn during workouts. For example I've been told that hot yoga can burn up to 1000 calories a class. In reality I burn 250-400 for a 90 minute class. It's so helpful so you make the most of your workout and you don't waste your time.

2. 30 Day Shred. It's quite the workout and it's not very time consuming. I think I spent only $6-$7 on a digital copy on Amazon.

3. Netflix and not for the workout videos but because watching shows like Biggest Loser keeps me motivated.

Honestly though spending my time on MFP has been so incredibly helpful. I would not have lost all the pounds I have without counting calories.


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_CiaoParis

1. A treadmill
2. Wii Fit
3. Weights, yoga mat, etc.

bbygrl5

1. My time/focus/drive.
2. Gym membership - love running outdoors, have seen the best results with lifting though.
3. Good attire (supportive sports bra, quality running shoes, etc.)

MarincicS

1. Personal trainer - actually 30 sessions were a gift from a very good friend, but i will need to continue once used

2. MFP - not a cash investment, but a time investment. Before MFP, i was not paying any attention to the food, so never would have seen the fitness and overall health results i am getting now

3. FitBit - it is adorable and motivates me every day in a number of ways

usedasbrandnew

Just starting out but...

My arm band for my droid (Pandora and C25k app)

Trail running shoes.

My black compression running leggings (Calms the jiggles.)

rlodin

1. Judo club membership - its way more intense than any gym workout i've done and a heap more fun.

2. Gym membership - first got me into regular excersise

3. vegetables

KahuNZ

1 Watch what you eat

2 I joined Curves

3 I walk at less 30 min's a day even if it is in the house going from room to room

Did you read the original post? None of these are investments

From who's point of view?

maryloo2011

1. WEIGHTS. Weights via gym membership or home investment. I would like to hang off this one and say a personal trainer to show you how to use said weights.

2. FOOD. Buying the proper, clean, healthy and mostly fresh food will help you be successful in your fitness endeavor.

3. TECH GADGET(S). Not necessary but I love my iPod nano and used to use my HRM on a daily basis.

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I feel like OP was asking about monetary investments for fitness but while time is money I think this is the most important:

TIME. You need to invest time in order to:

lift weights,
run/bike/climb those miles and minutes,
learn proper technique with weights,
get your heart strong with cardio activities,
learn about proper nutrition and healthy foods,
log in a food diary if that's your thing,
cook healthy meals,
prepare the day before (cook meals, pack gym bag, commute to gym),
lose body fat/gain muscle and ultimately....
SEE RESULTS.

Tara4boys

1. iPhone - I resisted for years because I am such a tight wad. Thinking I don't really *need* an internet-capable phone. Well, a smaller cell phone carrier had a package I couldn't pass up. I was getting more service for what I was paying AT&T. My phone has all of my songs, it has MFP so I can log on the go, it has my weight lifting log. Love it!!!

2. Gym Membership to a gym that I really like. I belonged to another gym for several years but the gym had problems and I was tired of their promised that "they were working on it". I LOVE my new gym!!!

3. Barefoot Shoes - Screw the supponate pronate crap - I finally can run and exercise again pain free by letting my muscles support my body rather than relying on a piece of rubber made in China.

4. HRM - It motivates me. There have been many times when I workout an extra 10-15 minutes just to get to the next even hundred. Or I know I'm going out that night. I will add up how many calories wine is and exercise that long. Also, there is a big difference in "getting through" a workout and "giving a workout your all". It shows up in results and on the HRM.


Investments I'm considering... Food Scale and Fitbit

meerkat70

Running shoes.
Running bra.
Running tights.

You get the idea... :-)

I love my gym membership too. Big weights.

obaker

1. lanyard headphones - they never fall off
2. iphone + Kinetic app
3. kitchen scales

fionarama

TIME - not just for working out but for research on the internet
Heart Rate monitor - for accuracy
MFP - because finally after years of working out I had a way to manage my gym and diet routine

debstanley4

bump for later

BeautyFromPain

1 Watch what you eat

2 I joined Curves

3 I walk at less 30 min's a day even if it is in the house going from room to room

Did you read the original post? None of these are investments

I think that they are investments in herself! Who is to say making yourself a priority isn't a investment for some people?

M_lifts

my exercise dvds
my hrm
and my asics!

PennyNickel14

1. Fiona (moving comfort sports bra)
2. HRM
3. P90X - Not because of the program but because it changed the way I felt about my body and what I could do with it.

joankpoirier

1. P90X
2. Turbo Fire
3. Shakeology (Chocolate or Tropical Strawberry YUM)