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Build a home gym
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items Having the option to work out at home has been critical for my physical health over the past 10 years. We've slowly built our home gym over that time, adding one bigger purchase a year. No matter the budget, there is a way to get a good workout at ho...
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The Foundation
Next Level
Top Tier
Other
The Foundation
There are several good options for strength training with body weight and resistance bands. Something along these lines is a great first option in a home gym.
Fit Simplify Resistance Loop Exercise Bands
Kettlebells are another great strength option, and one or two can add some great options. I recommend something heavier than you think you need, start with a 20 or 30 lb option.
Kettlebell Kings | Kettlebells That Feel Great In Your Hands
Good for making a solid foundation for your lifts. Either carpeted or hard floors can make it hard to keep solid footing. A no-slip option minimizes that issue.
Yoga Mats
Great for interval work.
Tangle-Free Rapid Speed Jump Rope
Next Level
These are a really nice option for a home gym. It's easy to switch between different weights. We've had these in our home gym for several years.
PowerBlock | Adjustable Dumbbells and Home Gym Workout ...
Ive owned two of these. The first was a base level option. It was perfect for me to find out that cycling would be the first cardio I enjoyed. Ive since upgraded to the option with a cadence monitor, and electromagnetic resistance.
Sunny Health & Fitness: Bikes
There are some great options for upper body work on a pull up bar, and using your resistance bands, you can make a progression if you can't do a full pull up (like me).
Strength Training Pull-Up Bars
I have a 3-sided wooden box from Yes 4 All that is 3 different heights, perfect for progressing step ups, or doing box jumps.
Yes4All: JUMPING TRAINERS
Top Tier
This is the squat rack I want! We found one second hand years ago, but I would love to upgrade to a Rogue option some day.
Rogue Rigs & Racks
Since we're talking top tier, it's really nice to have two squat bars. I've done workouts where I want to be set up for a deadlift and a bench press.
Rogue 32MM Squat Bar
I prefer the bumper type. Somewhere around 300 lbs of plates is a nice place to start, we've got closer to 400 in our home gym now.
Rogue Weightlifting Plates - Bumpers, Metal, Competition
This is a fantastic, low impact, but high intensity cardio option. I really like doing HIIT on the rower.
Concept2 RowErg
We've had a treadmill for 4 years now, and I love the option to run inside when I need a quick workout, or the weather sucks. We have a used one, but when I upgrade I like the Nordictrack treadmills.
Home and Exercise Equipment by NordicTrack - Treadmills ...
A stand-alone option is fine if you've got a squat rack.
Weight Benches | Workout Benches - Rogue Fitness
Other
This is my go-to lifting routine. I've been following in and off for the better part of 5 years.
Alwyn Cosgrove - The New Rules of Lifting Supercharged - 2013
Foam rollers are a special form of torture when you're sore, but wonderful for recovery.
Foam Rollers / Balance Trainers: Sports & Outdoors
Whenever it's time for new running shoes, I'll try several options. I never like anything as much as the Ghosts.
Brooks Ghost 15 Women's Cushioned Road Running Shoes