Best fitness purchase you've ever made?

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  • RaggedyPond
    RaggedyPond Posts: 1,487 Member
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    Power Blocks
  • Slinky_BraveHeartBunsOfSteel
    Slinky_BraveHeartBunsOfSteel Posts: 10,891 Member
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    Internet access. All those workouts on YouTube for free! :bigsmile:
  • Swiftlet66
    Swiftlet66 Posts: 729 Member
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    1. Proper running shoes
    2. Fitbit One
    3. Dumbbells
    4. Proper exercise clothes (really puts me in the mood to exercise... Lol)
    5. A good leash and body harness for my dogs.
  • Daiako
    Daiako Posts: 12,545 Member
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    New Rules of Lifting (for women, in my case)


    My whole outlook changed with that one book
  • stuffinmuffin
    stuffinmuffin Posts: 985 Member
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    Crikey I wouldn't know where to start, there are so many things I have bought on my fitness journey that I would immediately replace should they break/stop working:

    Fitbit One (I LOOOve this little gadget)
    Polar FT Heart rate monitor.
    My resistance band - just great for mucking about with at home.
    My gym membership - truly money well spent
    Really decent trainers that are the most comfortable footwear I own.
    Dumbbell set (okay, I'm cheating on this one because the boyfriend purchased these).

    Also some great things have been free such as various fitness phone/iPad apps, like 7M workoutm yoga workouts, Runkeeper etc...
  • udamom
    udamom Posts: 65 Member
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    Heart rate monitor (Polat F4 I think...not at home at the moment)
    made me so much more accountable and encourages me to exercise.
  • Jaafke
    Jaafke Posts: 4
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    Foamroller!! (with spikes)
    Cant go wrong with a foamroller
  • Shropshire1959
    Shropshire1959 Posts: 982 Member
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    Foamroller!! (with spikes)
    Cant go wrong with a foamroller

    This 100% this. ....... no 'spikes' on mine
  • theCaityCat
    theCaityCat Posts: 84 Member
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    Dumbbells. I have a cheapo set by The Firm and they adjust from 1 up to 7 pounds. I bought them three years ago before I learned more about heavy lifting. Now that I'm exercising again, the dumbbells are tiding me over until I have the money for a better set (I'm getting the PowerBlock Sport 5.5 set soon!).
  • jtm4210
    jtm4210 Posts: 108 Member
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    My bluetooth headphones for running (no more wires!)
    Fitbit Flex
    Full weights set for home
  • TruckersWifeTruckersLife
    TruckersWifeTruckersLife Posts: 408 Member
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    My fitbit I love it gets me to get my daily steps in
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,811 Member
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    I was going to say bicycle as it's transformed my fitness but looking back further I would have to say buying a gym ball (a.k.a. Swiss ball) was the best purchase ever.

    It's what enabled me to rehab my injured back enough to train harder/longer/stronger.
  • fatcity66
    fatcity66 Posts: 1,544 Member
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    Currently, it's my elliptical. I bought it gently used for about $130, and I use it nearly every day. I used to have a HRM, which I also loved to wear while running, but I used it so much the strap broke. That will probably be my next big purchase. I think it was around $100. My P90X DVDs got a lot of use, also, as do my dumbells.
  • runforestrun35
    runforestrun35 Posts: 480 Member
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    Garmin forerunner 110
    My kayano running shoes
    2 of the best purchases I have made!!!
  • dakotababy
    dakotababy Posts: 2,406 Member
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    Hands down - Bodymedia Link Armband

    Or Turbojam, because if I never purchased the program, I would never be where I am today.
  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
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    My Oly bar and plates - I can lift whenever I want without leaving the house.

    Closely followed by my Fitbit - it's great for reminding myself to stay active.
  • dammitjanet0161
    dammitjanet0161 Posts: 319 Member
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    Recent motivational purchases that I love:

    - HRM (Polar FT4)
    - Weirdly, my new gym bag - my old one was falling to bits and the new one (from Roxy's Sugar Me Up range) is all funky coloured and makes me smile every time I use it.
    - Kettlebells: bought a cheap 12kg and 7.5kg to use at home
    - new breathable tank top found cheap at TK Maxx (new workout gear always motivational :) )
  • ElkeKNJ
    ElkeKNJ Posts: 207 Member
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    Hometrainer.
    It's placed in the bedroom, facing the television.
    It satisfies my inner couch potato, and keeps me reasonably fit.
    And for long stretches of time, it has proved to be a very artsy clothes hanger.
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
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    Mine would be:

    My bike
    My weights and squat rack
    Fitbit Flex
    Foam roller
  • DR2501
    DR2501 Posts: 661 Member
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    Gym membership

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