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By: mac

mac — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:29:45 +0000

Thanks for the great tips Chris. I have one set of 15 pound dumbbells and treadmill in my house. That’s it. Even though I love using the stability ball at the gym, I haven’t bought one for the house yet. Keep up the great posting! Mac

@ Mac: Thanks for the comment, what you have is all you really need! Sometimes I wish I had a treadmill or rower at home for days when its freezing or raining. Definitely get yourself a swiss ball to complete you home gym.

By: Kristi @ Life With the Whitmans

Kristi @ Life With the Whitmans — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:35:35 +0000

Nice post. Like Anastasiya, I prefer dumbbells over a kettle ball too. Must be a girl thing. I also could not get by without my stability ball. There are so many good moves that you can do when you incorporate the ball. Here’s my minimalist at-home gym:

- stability ball
- resistance bands
- adjustable dumbbells (3-20 pound range)
- jump rope
- a few cardio dvds

I’d love to get a pull-up bar if I had a place for one.

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By: rose

rose — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:37:29 +0000

5) your favourite tunes to calm or energise you as you work out.

music makes the world of difference for me. Fave playlists at fitmix.co.uk.

By: Mike OD

Mike OD — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:32:19 +0000

Great stuff! Resistance bands are both cheap and portable…so no one has an excuse! (that’s why I love them the most…excuse killer!!)

I’d also add in a set of bodyweight straps (like the jungle gym/trx…although the jungle gym is much cheaper). You could also add rings in here, but the straps are easier to carry around and also easy to use in the house with a door frame. Allows to do angled body rows, pullups (or assisted for those needing that), angled pushups, planks (or roll in/out like the ab wheel), and so much more.

If I had to wander the earth and still keep in shape, bands and straps would be in my backpack!

@ Mike OD: No need for a gym with this stuff. I am yet to checkout the Jungle Gym but would love to get one as well as a PushupBoard, great old school BW training tool!

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:01:53 +0000

JML are selling a great pull up bar that fits over the doorframe. Great if like me you live in a flat (apartment) with no garden or garage.

I need a Kettlebell though, ordering online the postage is quite a lot… Anyone in the London area want to sell/give theirs away?