What to use in place of hand weights?

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lizbeth436
lizbeth436 Posts: 40 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I am wanting to start Jillian Michael's 30 day shred but I don't have any hand weights and it's not in the budget right now. What can I use I'm place of them? All opinions welcome. Thank you.

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  • NuMe46
    NuMe46 Posts: 128
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    I've heard that cans of soup weigh about 1 pound. Maybe you could start with those.
  • OnionCookie
    OnionCookie Posts: 272 Member
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    I used cans of spaghetti sauce or peas. Though I only did level 1 I saw really good results.
  • emilyyann1234
    emilyyann1234 Posts: 2 Member
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    milk jugs!
  • Mamoonie
    Mamoonie Posts: 328
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    water bottles or soda cans... but don't try to open the cans right after exercise ;-)
  • RNewton4269
    RNewton4269 Posts: 663 Member
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    Soup cans. Water bottles. I think any of those would work. I bought some really inexpensive hand weights from Wal-Mart.
  • ambekat
    ambekat Posts: 9
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    If you find water bottle aren't heavy enough, try filling them with sand! This will work wonders!
  • jagh09
    jagh09 Posts: 555 Member
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    Agreed! I've used water bottles, cans of beans, laundry jugs with water in them, etc. You can get creative! Good luck with the program.
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
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    canned pumpkin is dense. Also water bottles work well, especially now that they're trying to make them ergonomic. You can get large ones and fill them up to the poundage you're looking for.

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