What's your biggest waste of money related to fitness?
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ladyteapot wrote: »This is disappointing..I wanted a Fitbit
reviews seem to be bad
@Spencerport I'm with you on the graze thing ..awful!
I think they are good for some people. My sister loves hers. So much so that she bought me one and expects me to wear it all the time. I'd advise researching the features and deciding for yourself whether it's something you'd like.2 -
I bought a treadmill but when I moved I had to leave it behind.0
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Bought those meals that are prepared for you and you pick up. Wasted time and money. Also, did not learn how to prepare meals on my own.2
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ladyteapot wrote: »This is disappointing..I wanted a Fitbit reviews seem to be bad
@Spencerport I'm with you on the graze thing ..awful!
I love my Fitbit. I have the Fitbit One and it isn't a heart rate monitor, but I have had the same one for three years now and it still holds a charge more than a week. I synchronize it with my health insurance company and have used points earned there for hundreds of dollars' worth of Amazon gift cards, plus I synchronize it with Walgreens so I am earning points for free merchandise there as well.
I was quite into gimmicky things when I was younger (10-15 years ago, we'll say), so I wasted money on non-sit-up abdominal devices, thigh master-type things, CDs with subliminal messages, apple cider vinegar supplements, and other items like that. I do also have some workout DVDs that were worthless for me, and my Wii Fit is not getting used because I don't find it to be good exercise at my current fitness level.
I think I am getting better at choosing how to spend my money on fitness items; this year I have bought a home gym for $750 or so (used part of the proceeds from selling a condo) that has cables and a Smith machine and some Olympic weight plates to go with it, as well as Insanity for cardio and some heavier kettlebells, and I am getting a good workout from all of those. But it took buying a lot of junk to get to that point.5 -
A used Schwinn spinning bike. It's good quality but not as adjustable in terms of fit as a real bike or the Lemond bikes used at my tri club, it sits collecting dust most of the time while I ride indoors on a trainer in the winter.0
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vegan-style protein powder. not really a waste since i knew i was taking a risk and might not like it, but pleh. i think i got the vega brand that looks so snazzy and all, but it was like drinking diluted baby poop. i just couldn't.
and, for me . . . signing up for classes. any classes, any venue, any activity. i just freckin' hate them. they suck every vestige of joy out of me.3 -
canadianlbs wrote: »vegan-style protein powder. not really a waste since i knew i was taking a risk and might not like it, but pleh. i think i got the vega brand that looks so snazzy and all, but it was like drinking diluted baby poop. i just couldn't.
Same! I wanted to like Vega after looking at the nutritional info/ingredient lists, but I still have a tub sitting on top of my fridge that I just can't bring myself to consume. So gross.
Side note - Orgain's plant-based protein powder is really good!
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ladyteapot wrote: »This is disappointing..I wanted a Fitbit reviews seem to be bad
@Spencerport I'm with you on the graze thing ..awful!
I love mine! I actually won it in a raffle-type thing. So I didn't actually pay for it; but knowing what I know now, I would have! I have the Charge 2 with the continuous heart rate monitoring. (Without the heart rate, I feel like it really is just an overpriced pedometer.) I mean, it doesn't do the work for you, but I love seeing the patterns of my daily calorie burns, etc. And this one tracks exercise calories, too. I find it super helpful for really understanding what it takes to lose a pound or two per week and how a few lazy days can affect your week. Just my two cents.
Edited to say that I also love working out with a HR monitor. I guess I like having confirmation that I'm working as hard as I feel like I am, or have motivation to kick it up a notch if I'm not getting into my zone.3 -
Most things I've bought have gone to good use. The things that haven't are mostly cutesy exercise clothing that either only fits me maybe 3 times a year (usually during spring when I'm really on top of my calories to get ready for summer) or just functionally sucks *kitten* (doesn't stay where it's supposed to). Thankfully I usually don't spend tooooo much money on clothing in general. I bought an ipod nano (only $50) several years ago that I really only used for a few months till I got a new phone and used Pandora from then on.
My husband on the other hand....He's never been in to fitness but last spring decided he needed to lose some weight. He bought a $120 pair of running shoes, a $60 fitness video game, and a $150 garmin vivosmart. He used the game twice and gave up due to soreness. Then he ran too fast, too soon and got plantar fasciitis and hasn't worked out since. He still wears the garmin but doesn't even bother syncing it with the app, it's more just an expensive watch.0 -
Technically fitness is free. You can do bodyweight exercises and go for a run. A person could get a hell of a lot fitter than most people by simply doing that.
I go to the gym for the convenience. And I consider it worth it, because I got 3 times a week, and I can go at any time, morning or night, it's always open. If I want to go to the gym at 5am, I can.
Anything other than a gym membership is not required in my opinion. Even protein shakes are not necessary. Have you heard of chicken breasts? 80g in one breast. People were getting fit hundreds of years ago with nothing. It's funny to me when people spend money and do everything other than the two things that actually matter: diet and exercise.
with a gym membership comes gym gear...fyi..more expense and running requires good runners...another expense.
I don't have a gym membership.
I don't regret any purchase I have made in the last 3-4 years in regards to my fitness that includes weights, treadmill, fitness tracker, gear, runners etc.
I am very careful with my fitness purchases and don't spend the funds unless I am sure...for example took me 3 months of research on my fitness tracker,....6 months on the treadmill purchase...
I have been on the treadmill everyday since it was put together btw...1 month.0 -
I have a treadmill I don't use. I have a pair of nike trainers that are so minimal they hurt my feet. I hate them.0
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A BOSU ball. Haven't used it once.0
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The number disappointed with the Fitbit are rather surprising. I've only heard good things about them.3
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i love my fitbit charge hr, it's my first activity tracker and i find it to be pretty accurate on tdee (though it took a while to hone in on it).
i've bought a kettle bell i've never used. . . yet? i've also bought a set of resistance bands i can't find, though i used them for a while with p90x. i still use a couple of the p90x dvd's but not regularly. i bought about 4 running apps before i found two i really like (ismoothrun and zombies, run!) i'm about to buy a hula hoop and i'm just going to preemptively put it in the wasted money category because i lack basic coordination for hula hooping. i once had a fitness trampoline that we called the trampoline of delusions, the first delusion being that we would regularly use the trampoline. it eventually rusted and tore. i'm sure i could think of more, but i'm getting depressed now.4 -
I spent like $20 on some preworkout once, and it just made me feel weird. Total waste.0
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Spencerport wrote: »Graze membership. It was ok, but I realized I could do a lot of the same snacks cheaper by buying food in bulk and mixing it myself.
I loved their snacks! But ultimately it was too expensive for me.0 -
canadianlbs wrote: »vegan-style protein powder. not really a waste since i knew i was taking a risk and might not like it, but pleh. i think i got the vega brand that looks so snazzy and all, but it was like drinking diluted baby poop. i just couldn't.
and, for me . . . signing up for classes. any classes, any venue, any activity. i just freckin' hate them. they suck every vestige of joy out of me.
i use plant fusion vegan protein powder and i like it a lot.2 -
Nothing - I'm so tight I hardly spend money on getting fit.
If I quit, I can always sell my plate weights to a scrap metal dealer.
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Bail
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So far most of the things I've bought I've managed to use at least a few times a month to not feel like a waste, however I do have a foldable bench that I next to never use, an exercise ball and one of those ab rollers. That in total was about $80 USD.
At one point I used the ball as a chair because I heard it was better for your back than a regular chair but I've since learned otherwise. The ab roller was from woot while on sale. I use it maybe once every other week or so. The bench I don't use as much as I used to when I bought it because I gravitated towards bodyweight exercises and don't usually feel like pulling my weights out of their container.
Sidenote: I've been wanting a pair of parallettes and instead of buying them already made I decided I wanted to try and make some, this time out of wood (I previously had some made out of pvc pipe but they were uneven due to the fact that pvc plumbers glue dries really fast, faster than I expected and things set a bit wrong -.-). So far the cost of wood and tools was $21.17. I'm hoping to use them to work on my l-sit and handstands.0 -
Re the Fitbit: I am a little skeptical of most trackers because I just don't trust that companies with limited resources can just crank out complicated measuring devices. I also hate wasting money on bad, cheap products. I saved up and bought a polar v800, which has its own limitations, but at least it's not a toy. (You can probably get almost the same technology in the cheaper m400 or a300 models). I bought mine refurbished but so far it's been great investment.
My only "wasted" purchase was a LeMond Revmaster spin bike. Not a bad bike, but got it because my wife wanted it and then she decided she didn't like it. In the the end, it worked out ok. I originally bought it with an "insider" discount. So when I sold it a couple of years ago (brand new condition), even at 50% of MSRP, I still made a profit.2 -
bcknudtson wrote: »canadianlbs wrote: »vegan-style protein powder. not really a waste since i knew i was taking a risk and might not like it, but pleh. i think i got the vega brand that looks so snazzy and all, but it was like drinking diluted baby poop. i just couldn't.
Same! I wanted to like Vega after looking at the nutritional info/ingredient lists, but I still have a tub sitting on top of my fridge that I just can't bring myself to consume. So gross.
Side note - Orgain's plant-based protein powder is really good!
Oh, yes, plant-based protein powder. I bought a YUGE tub of it because my go-to whey wasn't available and I needed something w/o sugar.
Worst. Sixty. Lunches. Ever.3 -
My running shoes...I hate running...I tried to force the issue, but I just prefer to cycle...and I have foot issues. They don't see a lot of action. $120 down the drain pretty much.2
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michael1976_ca wrote: »I bought a treadmill but when I moved I had to leave it behind.
Oh, wow...that sucks...0 -
SRAM Force 22
Can't have colored hoses, and the shifting paddles are metal!0 -
Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Technically fitness is free. You can do bodyweight exercises and go for a run. A person could get a hell of a lot fitter than most people by simply doing that.
I go to the gym for the convenience. And I consider it worth it, because I got 3 times a week, and I can go at any time, morning or night, it's always open. If I want to go to the gym at 5am, I can.
Anything other than a gym membership is not required in my opinion. Even protein shakes are not necessary. Have you heard of chicken breasts? 80g in one breast. People were getting fit hundreds of years ago with nothing. It's funny to me when people spend money and do everything other than the two things that actually matter: diet and exercise.
Random fun fact: per gram of protein, protein powder is always cheaper than even chicken breast (unless you buy overpriced "sucker powder"). Who's the sucker now?...well me, because I eat the hell out of both.
We had a nutritionist come in and give a talk for the company. She was very much against supplements. Told us peanut butter had more protein per dollar than powder. I don't know if that's true or not (we go for quality peanut butter) but I know the stuff has a lot more calories per gram of protein than the powder. Not like I can hit my goal every day by eating a jar of PB with a spoon.4 -
NorthCascades wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Technically fitness is free. You can do bodyweight exercises and go for a run. A person could get a hell of a lot fitter than most people by simply doing that.
I go to the gym for the convenience. And I consider it worth it, because I got 3 times a week, and I can go at any time, morning or night, it's always open. If I want to go to the gym at 5am, I can.
Anything other than a gym membership is not required in my opinion. Even protein shakes are not necessary. Have you heard of chicken breasts? 80g in one breast. People were getting fit hundreds of years ago with nothing. It's funny to me when people spend money and do everything other than the two things that actually matter: diet and exercise.
Random fun fact: per gram of protein, protein powder is always cheaper than even chicken breast (unless you buy overpriced "sucker powder"). Who's the sucker now?...well me, because I eat the hell out of both.
We had a nutritionist come in and give a talk for the company. She was very much against supplements. Told us peanut butter had more protein per dollar than powder. I don't know if that's true or not (we go for quality peanut butter) but I know the stuff has a lot more calories per gram of protein than the powder. Not like I can hit my goal every day by eating a jar of PB with a spoon.
Loads of people claim pb is an amazing protein source... I have no idea why!3 -
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I bought a road bike last year. I already had a commuter but I wanted a road bike so that I could go out with the road bike club. It wasn't expensive for a road bike, but expensive for me (over $2000). I hardly use it because even though I do go faster on it than my other bike I still can't keep up with the D group ride which is the slowest road bike ride... and if I want to do a slow roll my commuter is just fine.0
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The trail shoes that are half a size too small, so I took them out the box, tried them on, liked them, ran in them, then it wasn't until I got to 7 miles I realised they didn't fit properly. Can't take them back, can't really wear them so saving up for a new pair
They are great shoes as well if they were just a tad bigger.
Other than that, my Camelbak. Too heavy and cumbersome to run with, so I use a waist belt with holsters instead.1
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