Home Gym Setup for Cheap: Medicine Balls

Home gym medicine balls

Medicine balls can be used alone as a substitute for regular free weights, or in tandem to vary your moves so your muscles and your mind stay engaged more. They’re inexpensive around $20-$30 each. Exercise or stability balls are larger and meant to be used more for body positioning rather than lifting them like medicine…

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Home Gym Setup for Cheap: Free Weights

Home gym free weights

While you can use your body or things like milk jugs and cans for weights, having fun colored free weights make lifting easier and more fun. Deciding on what weight(s) you need to start at is the trickier thing.If you have access to a sporting goods section or a gym, trying out their weights is…

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Home Gym Setup for Cheap: Leg Lifts and Leg Weights

Home gym leg weights

Home Gym for Cheap: Leg Lifts and Leg Weights Walking really keeps your legs in shape, but it doesn’t work all the muscles evenly. Fortunately, you can do leg lifts with or without weights on them. I’ve got a pair of 8-pound weights shown here (approximately $25) that wrap around with Velcro. Note that yours…

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Home Gym Setup for Cheap: Exercise Bands

Home gym exercise bands

Having a few basics like exercise bands can make a home gym more efficient and fun while not being very expensive.  The downside is you have to be motivated enough to use them.  That’s why I have multiple options so I can switch up my exercises to keep from being board.  Additionally, most of the…

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