Which home fitness equipment is best to choose?

There really is no "best model" for everyone. When choosing the core of the equipment, it depends on "whether your usage scenario can meet your sports needs." Other fancy functions are all added value. Two years ago, I followed the popular foldable dumbbell bench. At that time, I thought I could do chest and back exercises without folding it up against the wall and taking up no space. As a result, the entrance hall of my old house is only 1.2 meters wide, and the thickness after folding is 30 centimeters. I have to move it every time I open the door. After using it three times, it just piled up in the utility room and gathered dust. Instead, I bought a pair of adjustable weight dumbbells, which only take up 20 centimeters square. They can be stuffed under the TV cabinet. Now I can take them out at least three or four times a week to do shoulder and shoulder exercises. The utilization rate is very high. I once heard a friend complain about the most useless yoga mats. After buying them home, they ended up being scratching posts for her cats. However, another colleague of mine with lumbar protrusion was told by the doctor to do 15 minutes of core activation every day. Her TPE yoga mat, which cost more than 100 yuan, was spread on the edge of the sofa and has been used for almost two years. It has a much higher utilization rate than the elliptical machine she bought during Double 11 last year, which cost more than 2,000 yuan.

There is a lot of quarrel on the Internet right now. Some people say that all large equipment is an IQ tax. If you buy it home, you will eventually end up being used as a clothes hanger. Others say that small accessories are ineffective and you will not make any progress despite practicing. In fact, both sides are right. It all depends on your personal situation. My upstairs neighbor's house is a loft, with an 89-square-meter free space on the second floor. He has been doing fitness for several years. He used to go to the gym three times a week to practice aerobics. Last year, he bought a water resistance rowing machine. He exercises for 20 minutes every morning. The pain in his shoulders and necks caused by sitting for a long time has been relieved a lot. It is more cost-effective than an annual gym membership. But if you are like the little girl I rented together before, the single room you rented is only 15 square meters, and there is no room to put the bed or wardrobe. She usually works overtime and gets home at almost 10 o'clock, and just wants to move and sweat occasionally, so don't touch big equipment. She spent dozens of dollars before to buy a soft kettlebell and a ropeless skipping rope, which can be placed in the gap next to the shoe rack. After get off work, she can break into a sweat after jumping for 10 minutes. After using it for more than half a year, it still has no effect.

Don't believe it, many people buy equipment without considering whether they can last for a long time. They just pick the expensive ones and move them home. My best friend wanted to lose weight at the beginning of last year, so she spent more than 3,000 yuan to buy an internet-famous spinning bike, but she felt tired after riding it twice. Now the handlebars are covered with her sweatshirts and bags, which take up half a square meter of space next to her bed. Based on her rent, she would have to spend an extra 50 yuan a month to make room for this "large clothes rack." She might as well spend 20 or 30 yuan to buy a resistance band at the beginning, practice with the video for two weeks, and then add equipment if she can persist.

By the way, there is another point that is easily overlooked. When choosing, you must consider the living environment of your home. If you live in an old community that is 20 or 30 years old, and the floor is so thin that you can smell the cooking next door, don’t choose an ordinary rope skipping rope or a metal flywheel. If you jump on a spinning bike twice, the neighbors downstairs will knock on your door. Change to a cordless ball with a soundproof pad, or just use an elastic band with moderate resistance. The effect of core training and hip and leg training is not much different, and you can't make the neighbors unhappy because of the equipment.