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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Workout for a busy life and Black Friday

Lake Sammamish River Trail

Your workout doesn’t have to be perfect. Modify your schedule. Modify your workout itself so it fits into your busy life. This becomes more important with holiday weeks like Thanksgiving and Black Friday. If you miss a workout, remind yourself this happens to everyone. Just reschedule it with a firm deadline again. Look over your…

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Core Workout with Balance ball/Exercise ball

Abs exercise with ball

Here I’m lifting a balance ball/exercise ball with my legs and transferring it to my arms. After this, I’ll put the ball on the ground behind my head with my arms as my legs slowly drop to the ground. Repeating to build core strength in my abs again. This would be a great addition to…

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Work out like a black belt with correct form

Exercise with dumbbells

Now that I’m back to working out, I’ve been getting help with my free weight lifting form. Get some help from someone who knows what they’re doing so your shoulders are truly back in retracted mode. Keep your weights in the zone where your lifts will generate the most good; where there’s still tension in…

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