So yesterday I was hanging with my bestie and she was telling me about some contraption she wanted to buy to tone her abs. I gave her the side eye and said “Well, you already have that big exercise ball, what do you need that for?” So then we started talking about how she could use stuff that she already had around her apt to make at home gym. I also started thinking about the from the comments on my posts Being for real about our weight, parts 1 and 2 – if women really don’t want men to see them without makeup/sweaty/frizzy hair, etc, this is the perfect way to get in shape and save face.
So what do you need: worst case, if you are super broke, you can start off with nothing at all, and just use your body weight (with squats, lunges and push ups) and lift canned veggies or books to tone your arms.
If you do have a little money to spend, I would suggest getting:
yoga mat
exercise ball
weights (start with 5 lbs, then work up to 10lbs)
exercise bands
DVDs (if you feel like you need some encouragement or you just don’t know what exactly to do with all this stuff)
If you want to go hard core with your home gym, you could also get:
medicine balls
balance trainer
So what do you lovely ladies have in your home gyms?
peace,
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My “home gym” currently consists of a jump rope and a hula hoop. I use whatever I can as weights (I’ve read about using cans). Plus my music: laptop, ipod, TV. The TV also has workout channels (or youTube channels) that can be helpful and FREE!