What equipment is good to buy for home fitness?

For 90% of ordinary fitness enthusiasts, the most valuable thing to buy for home fitness is not treadmills or elliptical machines that cost thousands of dollars, but gadgets that are less than 100 yuan and suitable for your current exercise habits. In many cases, you can even achieve results by not buying anything and relying on bodyweight training.

I helped a friend move a while ago, and her balcony was stuffed with a folding treadmill that cost more than RMB 2,000. Three or four thick down jackets and two pairs of fleece pants were hung on it. The total number of runs was less than 5 times. In the end, half of it was sold and half was given to the scrap collector. People were reluctant to take it because it was so heavy. Don't think this is an exception. The people around me who have been working out for five or six years don't have more than two pieces of large equipment at home. It's not that they can't afford it, but it's really unnecessary.

Some people object to this statement, saying that only by buying expensive equipment can you force yourself to persevere. There is indeed a counter-example around me. Last year, a colleague gritted his teeth and bought a spinning bike worth more than 3,000 yuan. He rode it for 40 minutes every day after get off work. He lost 22 pounds in three months and even reversed mild fatty liver disease. But such people are really rare. It would be great if one out of ten people who buy big things can persist.

If you are still in the entry-level stage and are not sure whether you can steadily exercise for 30 minutes three times a week, it is enough to spend dozens of yuan to buy a non-slip yoga mat with a thickness of more than 8mm and a resistance band of about 10-15 pounds. , Oh, by the way, don’t buy the thin yoga mat that costs 9 yuan with free shipping. I bought it cheaply before. When I was doing downward dog pose, I just slipped it out and knocked it on the corner of the coffee table. The bag on my forehead was swollen for three days, and the soles of my feet hurt when I did aerobics. It’s really not worth it.

If you have been practicing for two or three months and want to add some strength training, there are two different opinions in the circle. One group says that you must buy dumbbells with adjustable weight, which feel good and accurate. The other group says that you can still practice with bottled water at home and a tote bag full of books. I bought a pair for 15k. g is adjustable and does not take up much space when placed in the corner of the balcony. It is convenient for shoulder and back exercises. However, when I rented a house and moved frequently, I also used 5L bottled water to practice for less than half a month. The muscle stimulation is not much different. To put it bluntly, it just depends on whether you want to pursue a better training quality.

If you want to do aerobics, you don’t need to buy them randomly. If you live in a building and are afraid of making noise downstairs, you can spend dozens of yuan to buy a high-density soundproof mat. You can wear soft-soled shoes and dance Pamela and aerobics with bloggers. My neighbor bought a weight-bearing ropeless skipping rope last year. He jumps on the balcony for 20 minutes every day. He has lost 18 pounds in half a year. He didn’t even spend 100 yuan on the skipping rope and soundproofing pad.

In fact, after all, equipment is always an addition to training. If you can really move, even if you do 30 squats and 20 push-ups at home every day, you will see changes for two months. If you just buy equipment without practicing, it will be useless even if you move the gym home. Don't end up spending thousands on the most expensive clothes drying rack. That is a real loss.