What piece of equipment should I get? Come on..you know you
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Check on Kijiji or Craigslist, you can probably get an awesome piece of equipment for under $100. That's what I'm gonna do. I was thinking that I'd wait until February when a lot of people who had a new years resolution to work out give up and want to be rid of the piece of equipment that reminds them of their failure.0
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Check on Kijiji or Craigslist, you can probably get an awesome piece of equipment for under $100. That's what I'm gonna do. I was thinking that I'd wait until February when a lot of people who had a new years resolution to work out give up and want to be rid of the piece of equipment that reminds them of their failure.0
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I have a mini trampoline and I love it and so do my nieces and nephews : )0
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This!!
That's the ticket!0 -
kettlebells! Or if he's really generous, a Cybex lower body arc trainer!:laugh:0
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I can think of a fun piece of equipment to purchase...0
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Boxing gloves for you, blocking pads for him. You can hit/kick him as hard as you want while also working out!0
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This!!
:noway:
Uh...don't think I'm ready for that one yet.
All the cool kids are doing it.
That is a good one. Squats rock!0 -
This!!
That's the ticket!
This was the first thing that came to my mind.0 -
Some thoughts on the pieces you mentioned. A mini trampoline. If you haven't tried one, do so first. I used to get headaches on them.
A Gazelle? I have one and I am weak, old, and out of shape, and it's really not a big challenge for me to do. Get something more challenging if you are in better shape than I am! I am using it to make my body move with little stress on my joints, but that seems about all it's good for. It uses momentum. It IS kind of fun to put music on and get going fast on it. (Fast for you would be too fast for me, no doubt.)
It's fun in a way, and gives someone like me a place to start. But if you are relatively strong, aren't rehabbing yourself, and are agile, I'd suggest something else.
There may be other people who know how to make the Gazelle more challenging than how I use it too. So, don't totally discount it just based on what I say. And again, if you can find one on display, ask if you can try it out.
Frankly, I think that weights and taking walks and pushups and pull ups would be a great and inexpensive way to get going.
I do a variation when I lean back and use my arms to pull, or lean forward and use my arms to push. This way my arms get worked out. For my legs, I bend my knees and hold them in a kind of squatted position. It makes my thighs burn!0 -
Go to MyOMyTV.com and check out this Irish gal and her Kettlebells. She has a bunch on YouTube also .I too am a firefighter (25 years service time) and I am just getting started on kettlebells. Also you can can check out my coworker at his site............BlueCollarFitness.com
Congrats Kiddo and good luck !0 -
I'd get a BOSU.0
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Go to a used sports equipment store and buy a ton of stuff!!! We have a "play it again" store that has great deals!0
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I would get:
Kettlebells
Dip Station
Dynamex ball0 -
Out of what you have listed, I would get the mini trampoline. I recently read an article about Tosca Reno of Oxygen Magazine and the Eat Clean Diet and she says she jumps 15 minutes a day on a trampoline and she is 50ish and looks AMAZING!0
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I can think of a fun piece of equipment to purchase...
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This!!
:laugh: that is a big piece of equipment!0 -
Bang for the buck and fun also would be a kettlebell. Look up a few videos on youtube.0
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