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ej_maries
ej_maries Posts: 43 Member
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Looking for fun ideas to get a work out in my backyard. Anyone have any ideas on equipment/material? Preferably easy to set-up/tear-down and fairly dog proof lol.
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  • ej_maries
    ej_maries Posts: 43 Member
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  • LyndaBSS
    LyndaBSS Posts: 6,964 Member
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    Battle ropes, exercise bands, mini trampoline, jump rope.

    I wouldn't keep the equipment out when not in use if the dog is a chewer, though.
  • mom23mangos
    mom23mangos Posts: 3,070 Member
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    Me, I would add a set of bars or a portable rig for aerial silks/lyra/trapeze. Maybe a big ol' fat tire.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,978 Member
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    I've got battle ropes, a wt sled and a 200# tractor tire w/3 different wt sledge hammer in my backyard.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,978 Member
    edited September 2019
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    I've got battle ropes, a wt sled and a 200# tractor tire w/3 different wt sledge hammer in my backyard.

    If I could find/design a cheap/simple &safe way to rig one up, I'd also add a 20' rope climb.
  • pierinifitness
    pierinifitness Posts: 2,231 Member
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    If you’re capable, burpees and basic gymnastics tumbling and somersaults. Save your money and go out and eat a nice meal . . . after your minimalist backyard workout.
  • RealWorldStrengthLLC
    RealWorldStrengthLLC Posts: 552 Member
    edited September 2019
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    You can do A LOT with a moderately heavy tire, a sledgehammer, some battle ropes, sandbags, a pull-up bar, your bodyweight, and a weighted vest. If I didn't have access to a gym that would definitely be my set up.
  • ej_maries
    ej_maries Posts: 43 Member
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    Loving the ideas so far. Keep them coming please 😊. Tonight I used old flower pots as cones
  • ej_maries
    ej_maries Posts: 43 Member
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  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,754 Member
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    Fill up that wheelbarrow with heavy stuff and push it around. It is not an easy thing to do.
  • Jthanmyfitnesspal
    Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,521 Member
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    This thing is on sale today only.

    BodyBoss Home Gym 2.0 - Full Portable Gym + Extra Set of Resistance Bands, Green https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M3VETU9/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_4DLIDbTDJZ3N1

    I haven't used it, but I frequently use resistance bands (the kind that have handles).
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 27,906 Member
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    Looks like those raised beds need weeding ;)

    The last few falls I've done big gardening projects - last year we tilled up the strip alongside our driveway and planted ornamental grass. The year before I put in a perennial shade garden under a crab apple tree.

    In your backyard, I'd put in some tall blueberry bushes along a side of the fence with good sun exposure, and put in a bed for bulbs along another side.

    I'm near Boston and all the garden centers have started marking down perennials.
  • rileyes
    rileyes Posts: 1,404 Member
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    Sled, TRX, tractor tire and a big rock. You could also create a pergola with bars.
  • coppertop_4
    coppertop_4 Posts: 258 Member
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    Air bar! Check out Kiya Knight's Airbar on facebook or youtube! You can do it with a broomstick ;)
  • moonangel12
    moonangel12 Posts: 971 Member
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    I was going to say TRX/Rip:60 straps... I want to find our old sets and hang them from a tree or something.

    I do push ups and dips on our picnic table, suicides in the road out front with the kids (we are fortunate to now live on a stretch with three houses so very little traffic). Jumping jacks, jump rope. My dad used to have a big tire in his yard.
  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
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    Does it have to be in the backyard? Take up running or walking if your neighborhood is safe for it, and take the dog with you if s/he's able to keep up :)
  • wowfitness67
    wowfitness67 Posts: 7 Member
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    You could do strength training videos from Fitness Blender or PopSugar( both can be found on you tube) or you can go to their website. Fitness blender or Glow Sugar.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,182 Member
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    Back yard? Get a heavy tire and a hammer. Sometimes pick up the tire. Sometimes, bang it with the hammer.

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