Archive : Equipment Talk

Since a Pull Up Bar or Chin Up Bar are #7 on my list of How to Create an Inexpensive Home Gym, I thought I would explain why and what you can do with one. A Pull Up bar is a great addition to your exercise equipment for working the upper body. They sell simple door attachment pull up bars which simply hand off the frame of your door without any screws and without damaging your door frame. By performing [...]

Since Weighted Vests are #10 on my list of How to Create an Inexpensive Home Gym, I thought I would explain why and what you can do with one. After performing exercises over and over, you will get stronger and stronger. Soon those workouts won’t be as effective. So by adding a weight vest to your body, it will increase your overall body weight significantly increasing resistance to workouts. A [...]

An Exercise Mat is #6 on my list of How to Create an Inexpensive Home Gym, because they are necessary, especially if the room you are going to exercise in has a hard floor. When we exercise, it’s best to be as comfortable as possible. By performing exercises on a hard floor you can risk hurting yourself or even the floor with some exercise equipment. You always want to keep dumbbells and balance [...]

Since a Jump Rope are #7 on my list of How to Create an Inexpensive Home Gym, I thought I would explain why and what you can do with one. We’ve all heard of jump ropes before. You see kids playing jump rope out on their drive way during the summer months having a great time. But, did you know that a jump rope is one of the most beneficial exercises a person can do because it’s an unparalleled [...]

Since a Balance Trainer is #5 on my list of How to Create an Inexpensive Home Gym, I thought I would explain why and what you can do with them. A Balance Trainer is great piece of equipment for working on your balance, core strength and stability. There are two sides to a Balance Trainer, the dome side and the platform. The dome side is great for exercises working on cardio to strength training. [...]

Since Kettlebells are #9 on my list of How to Create an Inexpensive Home Gym, I thought I would explain why and what you can do with them. For those who do not know what a kettlebell is exactly, it’s a cast iron weight, which looks similar to a cannonball with a handle. These exercise tools have become extremely popular. Exercises with kettlebells help increase strength, endurance, and balance. [...]

Since Medicine Balls are #3 on my list of How to Create an Inexpensive Home Gym, I thought I would explain why and what you can do with them. Medicine balls are also known as (weighted exercise balls, med balls, etc.). They are great for strength training exercises and to increase power. They are primary used to strengthen abdominal muscle with various different exercises. However, there are several [...]

Since a Physio Ball is #4 on my list of How to Create an Inexpensive Home Gym, I thought I would explain why and what you can do with them. A Physio Ball can add more variety to your workouts. They can be used to sit on and perform exercises with dumbbells, resistance bands, and medicine balls. And they can also be used to workout your leg muscle and even your abdominal without any other exercise [...]

Since Resistance Bands are #2 on my list of How to Create an Inexpensive Home Gym, I thought I would explain why and what you can do with them. Resistance Bands are a great piece of equipment to have when working out and exercising. Many think that resistance bands can be replace dumbbells, however that’s not the case. Resistance bands and Dumbbells each have their own workouts and their own advantages. [...]

Since Dumbbells are #1 on my list of How to Create an Inexpensive Home Gym, I thought I would explain why and what you can do with them. We all know dumbbells have been around for many years. They have greatly improved the dumbbells by making them more easily adjustable and inexpensive compared to other weight machines. They are extremely reliable and effective when you incorporate them into your [...]

For some of us, joining a gym or fitness club is completely out of the question because the cost each month adds up. Or we simply do not have to time to travel to the gym each day. So, it would be nice to get our exercise right at home, but this means you need to purchase a few pieces of equipment for you to use. You see them everywhere, those huge home gyms that cost a pretty penny making joining [...]