If you had $75 for fitness, what would you purchase?

Verity1111
Verity1111 Posts: 3,309 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I have $100 from Christmas and I want to use it for workout supplies: weights, juicer, workout clothes, heart rate monitor (although I have a body bugg that is okay, I think it would help even more)

I don't know what to purchase for myself. What would you pick? If something else, let me know because I could use the ideas! I don't have a lot of stuff besides DVDs and Video Games to exercise with because we don't have a lot of money. xo I also want to start a new routine with lotssss of squats for now, so any equipment/weights that would be good for that would be nice. :]
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  • deniseblossoms
    deniseblossoms Posts: 373 Member
    I love my personal blender. Use it every day. A must have is a scale for weighing your food. You could probably get both of those for just around $20.

    As for exercise equipment for me around my house I have a medicine, bosu and stability ball, weighted jump rope and weighted hula hoop.

    Have fun spending your $$$! Just look for what interests you and you think you can stick with:)
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    A food scale.
  • monty619
    monty619 Posts: 1,308 Member
    running shoes and a jumprope.
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    Food scale, protein powder, pre work out supplement
  • celial1105
    celial1105 Posts: 18 Member
    New shoes... or kettlebells... undecided.
  • bf43285
    bf43285 Posts: 43 Member
    By far my favorite purchas is my Polar FT4! I would agree on the food scale, cheap and effective.
  • dhakiyya
    dhakiyya Posts: 481 Member
    one of those cage things that you do squats in (has to be one I can also use for pull ups), a full weight barbell and some extra weights

    oh wait, 75 dollars.... well that's my wish list anyway, I'd put my 75 dollars towards that.

    I live in Bahrain so can I have 75 Bahraini dinars instead? The're quite a bit bigger than dollars...
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    I would keep an eye on Craig's list and buy good weights for cheap.
  • mandy_lynn
    mandy_lynn Posts: 165 Member
    I would agree with others on the food scale and I'd probably grab a kettlebell.
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    Food scale and weight plates.
  • Alliwan
    Alliwan Posts: 1,245 Member
    Heartrate monitor
  • EatClean_WashUrNuts
    EatClean_WashUrNuts Posts: 1,590 Member
    I'm confused.... Is it $75 or $100?
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    Brazil butt lift!
  • vmcshannon
    vmcshannon Posts: 15 Member
    Time with a coach so they can help me figure out what to do with the stuff I have at home!
  • xoyasminxo
    xoyasminxo Posts: 132
    I would buy a sandbag from medved. Or a lebert . Or some heavier dumbbells. Highest i have now is 8lbs.
  • ChaiSpyce
    ChaiSpyce Posts: 46
    Fitbit One
  • foodie99
    foodie99 Posts: 92
    A heart rate monitor and a food scale. Or, personal training sessions.
  • jr1985
    jr1985 Posts: 1,033 Member
    A food scale.

    I second that! and either a treadmill or elliptical from a thrift store or craigslist
  • Barbellerella
    Barbellerella Posts: 1,838 Member
    Food scale, and either dumbbells or resistance bands for your at home videos you have..
  • gingerveg
    gingerveg Posts: 748 Member
    A monthly pass to my yoga studio (although a monthly unlimited pass is a little more than that).
  • Lalouse
    Lalouse Posts: 221 Member
    I would put it towards good running shoes from a running store.
  • knightreader
    knightreader Posts: 813 Member
    By far my favorite purchas is my Polar FT4! I would agree on the food scale, cheap and effective.

    this. love my polarft4. and the food scale is really good. i don't weigh every single thing, but it gives me an idea of what 4 oz of steak or 6 oz of chicken looks like.

    good luck.
  • xoyasminxo
    xoyasminxo Posts: 132
    Or a heart rate moniter. I would really like one of those.
  • cynthiatwayne
    cynthiatwayne Posts: 71
    I'd buy a session with a really good personal trainer who could then give you tips and workouts to do on your own that would be effective. The rest I would spent on resistance bands, or kettle bells, or whatever "equipment" the trainer recommended for you to get the most bang for your buck.
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    Depends somewhat on what YOUR goals are; at that price range a good pair of running shoes would be primary I would think. There are a lot of household exercises and such you can do with little to no equipment. If you were around here, I'd try to get another $25 and get a year's membership to the gym that advertises $99 yearly membership... That would open up your options tremendously. But anything you do, you have to own good shoes.
  • lydia_the_tattooed_lady
    lydia_the_tattooed_lady Posts: 324 Member
    I want knee pads! And good, durable gloves. I'm clumsy by nature + I run so I've ruined two pairs of gloves and totally scarred up my knees from all my falls lol
  • SavageFeast
    SavageFeast Posts: 325 Member
    One of those cheap pay-by-the-month gym memberships for a few months.
  • CoffeeNBooze
    CoffeeNBooze Posts: 966 Member
    I just bought a buuunch of stuff: Lots of work out clothes (doesnt seem like you can have enough), polar heart rate monitor (VERY helpful), a set of 3lb and 5lb hand weights, Jillian Michaels 30 day shred, new running shoes, socks.... There is a lot you can get! Yoga mat? Resistance bands? Think about what kind of training you like to do and get things to encourage that behavior.... but I do highly recommend a lot of work out clothes since the more you do it, the more you sweat through them!
  • AuntieKT
    AuntieKT Posts: 235 Member
    I have a lot of stuff that I like a lot, but by far the best thing I've gotten is my Polar FT4 heart rate monitor. It makes me feel so much more confidant in my calories burns. It is AWESOME!
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
    A food scale.

    Yep. Got mine for $11 on amazon.

    I would probably use the rest of the money for good running shoes.

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