Which piece of equipment do you prefer

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momof8munchkins
momof8munchkins Posts: 1,167 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
If you were going to purchase a piece of exercise equipment and you could only have one..which would you choose that wouldn't take up a lot of space, give the most benefits and a total body work out?.. I had a gazelle for a long time.. i loved it but it didn't offer the results I was after. I am wanting to get a new piece of equipment but don't know what to choose.
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  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
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    Only one piece of equipment? Rowing machine, full body workout & great cardio.
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
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    Me.


    :)
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
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    An Olympic weight bench
  • pinkgumdrop123
    pinkgumdrop123 Posts: 262 Member
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    Only one piece of equipment? Rowing machine, full body workout & great cardio.

    I agree
  • zebisis
    zebisis Posts: 157
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    I LOVE my Elliptical. I also have a bowflex and some dumbells.
  • miracole
    miracole Posts: 492 Member
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    running shoes. Full body workout, great cardio, portable.
  • jpierc
    jpierc Posts: 31 Member
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    Olympic barbell and plates.
  • soehlerking
    soehlerking Posts: 589 Member
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    probably an elliptical, but I also would love to have a treadmill. I got rid of our treadmill when we moved into a smaller space, and I wish we had been able to keep it!
  • MsNewBooty83
    MsNewBooty83 Posts: 1,003 Member
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    probly something like a bowflex....i can always just run or bike for cardio :D
  • jenluvsushi
    jenluvsushi Posts: 933 Member
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    If I could only pick one, it would be a power rack.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,220 Member
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    Olympic barbell with plates.
  • sevencallmemom
    sevencallmemom Posts: 505 Member
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    I'm so in love with my treadmill, I can't even suggest anything else....but I know that's not what you are looking for, so I'd go with weights.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,220 Member
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    If I could only pick one, it would be a power rack.

    Yes!
  • IronTitaness
    IronTitaness Posts: 117
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    Olympic barbell with plates.
  • PittShkr
    PittShkr Posts: 1,000 Member
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  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
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    With free weights there's no real "one"-piece, it would have to be at least a simple set of something.

    EliteEFS Power Rack, incline / decline bench, olympic barbell with elieko bumper plates.
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
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    A gym.
  • amann1976
    amann1976 Posts: 742 Member
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    a kettlebell...

    targets multiple muscles, can do cardio routines, and use it for strength building and it takes up little to no space...


    btw those of you saying a bar with plates... doesnt that equate to more than one thing?
  • MFPfriend
    MFPfriend Posts: 1,121 Member
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    Either get some weights (not the Barbie ones, get REAL weights. Like 5, 10, 25, 45 pound plates) and a barbell, or a rowing machine.
  • jothekid
    jothekid Posts: 230 Member
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    The floor...recommended for such things as running & push-ups! It's a must, trust me on this one :wink:

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