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Gym Equipment at Home

  • 21-10-2011 9:43am
    #1
    Evonatron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48 ✭


    Hi All,

    Just looking for a bit advice on the above please. Basically for alot of reasons I cant get to the gym during the week and dont want to pay member ship just to go there on Sat and Sundays.

    Any advice on a few pieces of equipment that I could pick up to use at home? I have an old strider I bought a few years ago that I have pulled out of the shed.

    FYI I have never really excercised to any great extent so I am not looking for anything big and impressive. Just when the my toddler goes to bed something to do in the evening for an hour or two.

    Any help appreciated!


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  • #2
    marathonic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,684 ✭✭✭marathonic


    I’m of the opinion that cardio equipment isn’t the first thing someone looking to get fit should be spending their money on – unless they’re training for a sport that requires that equipment. A lot of it ends up gathering dust in the corner of the room. Something as simple as a skipping rope, a pair of runners and a few bodyweight excercises should be more than enough to keep the aerobic fitness levels up.

    What you buy depends on your goals, your budget and the space available for the equipment. Personally, I bought a Power Cage, Bench, Olympic weights set and skipping rope. I cycle to work rather than run but either’s a good option.

    Depending on your budget/space, something like http://www.powerhouse-fitness.co.uk/premium-strength-package.php is a very good option. If you join Fatcheese.ie and buy it via their website, you get a 10% discount. They charge £42 for delivery to Ireland meaning, after the discount, this would cost you about €770.

    http://www.irish-lifting.com/ is also highly recommended on these forums for a lot of equipment as are http://www.buykettlebelldublin.com/.

    If your budget and/or space are low, you could do a lot worse than this http://www.buykettlebelldublin.com/workshops at only €39.99 (if you’re located in Dublin). I’ve read reviews from people that have done this course and it sounds very good. You can then buy heavier kettlebells as and when you need them. If you’re not near Dublin, you could look for Kettlebell classes near you – they’re all over the place these days. Having read good reviews about Kettlebells, I plan to take some classes next year and buy a few myself.

    If you’re female, don’t worry about weights adding muscle – there is a common misconception amongst women that they’ll look like those bodybuilding women on TV if they do weights. Trust me, you won’t wake up some morning looking anything like that. Adding muscle for men requires a lot of commitment, hard work and dedication both in the gym and in what they eat – and it still takes years. Adding muscle for women is twice as hard.


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