What fitness equipment would you get for under $500?

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  • Dawnhasajeep
    Dawnhasajeep Posts: 180 Member
    Jump rope, a few free weights, yoga mat, new sneakers.
  • Brinasacat
    Brinasacat Posts: 505 Member
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  • stephyy4632
    stephyy4632 Posts: 947 Member
    A gym membership (here is around 360 for a family membership per year ) , some new running shoes , lifting gloves , and if I had enough left over one or two sessions with a personal trainer
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
    HRM, running shoes, and books. You can never have too much knowledge, and on top of that, equipment is useless if you don't know how to use it properly!
  • sunshine77493
    sunshine77493 Posts: 25 Member
    3 kettlebells (which are small enough to fit in your closet) say 15, 25 & 35 pounders; a good jump rope; medium and heavy resistance bands; 10 pound medicine ball; yoga mat; a step bench with risers that can go in the closet. All of these things can fit in a fairly small closet. Also, add in a good whey protein powder such as Jay Robb's. Depending on the deal you get on your kettlebells, you might add one or two more. That's it. You're set. Oh, you might need a kettlebell DVD unless you already know what to do.
  • runfatmanrun
    runfatmanrun Posts: 1,090 Member
    New running shoes, good set of dumbbells, a bosu ball. Yeah that's probably enough.
  • groomchick
    groomchick Posts: 610 Member
    Kettlebells!!! Good all around, no floorspace required!! :)
  • quixoteQ
    quixoteQ Posts: 484
    Pull up bar
    Push up handles
    Poster of Michelle Pfeiffer in catwoman suit
    Yoga mat
    Bowflex adjustable dumbbells
    $485
  • kalena1223
    kalena1223 Posts: 1 Member
    I agree with the folks that suggested resistance bands, dumb bells, fun exercise dvds that will show you creative ways to use them and I would add a jump rope to the list. Good luck!
  • bathsheba_c
    bathsheba_c Posts: 1,873 Member
    Hula hoop, dumbbells, leg weights, bike, resistance bands.
  • jimbo_a_logo
    jimbo_a_logo Posts: 26 Member
    Two kettlebells and a skipping rope. Under $100.
  • heidi10537
    heidi10537 Posts: 9 Member
    I love my Wii Game Console using the "Jenny McCarthy's Your Shape". It helped me shed 45 pounds in the last year or so. Takes up no room at all, other than the console on the TV stand and the little camera on top of the TV
  • Tat2dDom624
    Tat2dDom624 Posts: 1,226 Member
    Tapout XT
    Polar HRM
    Sparring gear for Tae Kwon Do
  • jonward85
    jonward85 Posts: 534 Member
    Pull up bar
    Push up handles
    Poster of Michelle Pfeiffer in catwoman suit
    Yoga mat
    Bowflex adjustable dumbbells
    $485


    I preferred Halle Berry as catwoman personally (at least visually since we're talking posters) .
  • quixoteQ
    quixoteQ Posts: 484
    Pull up bar
    Push up handles
    Poster of Michelle Pfeiffer in catwoman suit
    Yoga mat
    Bowflex adjustable dumbbells
    $485


    I preferred Halle Berry as catwoman personally (at least visually since we're talking posters) .

    Shame on you . . . next you'll be telling me you prefer tofu bacon over real bacon.
  • mdmcmillen
    mdmcmillen Posts: 97 Member
    Bowflex selecttech dumbells, or powerblocks. It's nice to have a complete set of weights that take up so little space.
  • atsteele
    atsteele Posts: 1,358 Member
    All of the following my husband and I have purchased and have put to good use over the years:

    gym membership
    Garmin/HRM
    running sneakers
    exercise ball
    various dumb bells
    resistance bands (my husband likes these, I rarely use)
    pull up bar (my husband uses this all the time, I need to use more)
    push up handles
    P90X DVDs (my husband used, I did not)
    Insanity DVDs (I used these quit a bit)

    and most recently (in last 2 years):
    sparring gear
    Wave Master punch/kicking bag
    breaking board
    clap kicker targets (for kicking)

    If I had $500 burning a hole in my pocket, I would love to purchase a home gym set... but honestly the one that I want is more than $500. :)
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    i'd get some kettle bells and a stand up punching bag

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