What was your best purchase for fitness goals?

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  • AutumnFrostfall
    AutumnFrostfall Posts: 25 Member
    1) Disney Kid Plates - I had a problem with portion sizes, this keeps my portion sizes to the right size. Add in that I love Disney & it's awesome.

    2) Home Treadmill

    3) Zumba for the Xbox & the DVD series. Ok, and the music CDs. You can toss any workout dvd / game under this one but Zumba is the heavy hitter.

    4) This is a toss up between an ipod or the home gym set we got for weight lifting.
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    A divorce

    Betcha' lost a couple hundred pounds or so of dead weight right quick, huh?

    Yup, and another 60 on top of that.
  • boobeey
    boobeey Posts: 78 Member
    Gym membership and a jump rope
  • VelveteenArabian
    VelveteenArabian Posts: 758 Member
    A horse.

    SO much work keeping him fed, dry, clean and fit!
  • Kr1ptonite
    Kr1ptonite Posts: 789 Member
    My treadmill. Bought a real heavy duty one, and it's been great for years
  • tedrickp
    tedrickp Posts: 1,229 Member
    1. Power rack and weights
    2. Food and Bathroom Scale
    3. Good running shoes & Good lifting shoes
    4. Alan Aragon's Research Review
    5. Bob Body Punching bag & Gear

    I am the KING of buyers remorse too, as soon as I buy something, right after I am :sick: But haven't regretted any of the above purchases for even a second. :drinker:
  • Fullsterkur_woman
    Fullsterkur_woman Posts: 2,712 Member
    Personal training. Without a doubt. But I have spent lots of money on lots of things, because I make health and fitness a top priority. All the other things I could buy with that money would be useless if I wasn't healthy enough to enjoy them.
  • nytrifisoul
    nytrifisoul Posts: 499 Member
    My Trimline Nautilus t350hr treadmill. And my Suunto t3c HRM. Cant even put a price tag on the amount of pounds i lost over the years using those two pieces of equipment. Not to mention the knowledge i have learned in the process.
  • dnamouse
    dnamouse Posts: 612 Member
    1. NROL4W
    2. Weights
    3. Gloves so the bar doesn't screw my hands lol

    I bought a HRM. I ditched it after a couple of months, but I use the watch every single day to time intervals and workouts.

    I just need to finish emptying the garage so I can set everything up in there properly along with a pullup bar. And get a punching bag & gloves. It might save me money on alcohol if I can hit & kick something of an afternoon after a looooong day instead of needing that glass of wine :wink: :laugh:
  • ninja8tofu
    ninja8tofu Posts: 76 Member
    1. weights for home/kettlebells
    2. good bras
    3. food scale
  • creativerick
    creativerick Posts: 270 Member
    The best thing most people can purchase for fitness goals is a book outlining how to set and accomplish goals. Most Americans don't have a fitness problem; they have an ability to accomplish goals problem.

    A book that fits this is - "Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals"
  • VBnotbitter
    VBnotbitter Posts: 820 Member
    Squat rack and weights
  • Tanana66
    Tanana66 Posts: 84 Member
    1. personal trainer
    2. shock absorber bra
    3. hrm
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    At the beginning i'd say my Wii Fit. I actually purchased it years ago when it was first out but it helped me get moving more when i began losing weight 2 years ago. My exercise bike and cross trainer also.

    Then my HRM, food scale and now fitbit.

    I agree with the Wii: no matter how lazy I feel, at least I can put in a few minutes on the Wii. Even when I am in recovery because I pushed too hard earlier in the week and aggravated my spine, I can do the Resort cycling sitting on the ottoman.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Fitbit One and a food scale
  • tomcornhole
    tomcornhole Posts: 1,084 Member
    The book Starting Strength. Started me down the path of strength training and now powerlifting.
  • Mav3rick54
    Mav3rick54 Posts: 180 Member
    1) Fitbit Force....it is my great motivator...to keep moving

    2) HRM
  • tjwanek
    tjwanek Posts: 10 Member
    1. My road bike (LeMond Buenos Aires with full Ultegra, for the bike geeks). :happy:
    2. Precor elliptical trainer.
    3. Garmin Edge 500 GPS for bike.
    4. Food scale.
  • dclark566
    dclark566 Posts: 330 Member
    Bodymedia
  • blgmw2
    blgmw2 Posts: 171 Member
    HRM!
    Fitbit
  • hellokimmy13
    hellokimmy13 Posts: 16 Member
    Gym membership
    Fitbit
    Food scale
  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
    My super awesome Chuck Taylors for lifting (purple with hot pink laces), an Again Faster jump rope cut to my size, athletic tape for my wrists, a yoga mat, creatine monohydrate, and good quality speedo swimming goggles.
  • mypersonalfitnessjourney
    mypersonalfitnessjourney Posts: 244 Member
    My Magic Bullet! It makes meal prep a breeze.
  • love2lift_85
    love2lift_85 Posts: 356 Member
    Measuring tape, Nike FuelBand, pole. Not necessarily in that order :-)
  • missyjane824
    missyjane824 Posts: 1,199 Member
    By far my fitbit. Still a huge motivator a year and a half later.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    Barbell and plates
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    burlap bag for holding weights at deep end of pool
  • besaro
    besaro Posts: 1,858 Member
    food and human scales, hrm. and most recently, a skull cap with bluetooth and headphones. no more earbuds!
  • pbrahan
    pbrahan Posts: 107 Member
    KETTLEBELLS - HANDS DOWN. No question. Completely changed my body. I can keep my exercises challenging and work out at home for FREE.
  • pbrahan
    pbrahan Posts: 107 Member
    My Polar FT4 HRM would be a close second!

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