Learn How To Build A Home Gym For Under $30 Per Month
Typically, the answer to that question is an emphatic "YES". One way I have found to be a great money saver is by ditching the gym membership and building my own home gym. You can do it for no more than the monthly dues you are currently paying at your gym. After about a year the equipment really starts paying for itself and you will see hundreds of dollars worth of savings all the while still being in shape, which is a long-term money saver as well.
Iron Gym
Over-the-door pullup bar
Pullups are about the best upper-body exercise you can do. They work your arms, back, abs, shoulders, and even your pecs. Yes, pullups are hard, but if you work at them every day you will find they become easy. I have found the Iron Gym over-the-door pullup bar to be the best health and fitness buy I have ever made and it is cheap. Jump Rope
Best Cardio Equipment
Aerobic exercise is just as important as anaerobic exercise because it provides a huge cardiovascular benefit that will make your heart thank you as you get older. Jump ropes top my list of best cardio equipment because they provide a burn along with taking up minimal space. Plus, they cost next to nothing. Medicine Ball
10-Pounds Should Suffice
Perfect Pushups
To Give That Extra Bit at the Top
Pushups paired with pullups are all anyone really to keep you upper-body in shape. You can easily do pushpus for free without any equipment, but the Perfect Pushup equipment help give a bit of variation to your pushups to help work your shoulders, arms, and back harder. As with the theme of this lens this equipment is less than $30. Ab Wheel
Excellent for the Abs and Lower Back
The ab wheel provides another variation for an excellent core workout. When using the ab wheel you can really feel your abs and lower back working together help you stay stable and complete the workout. This one is not for out-of-shape. Yoga Mat
Add a Bit of Comfort
This one may seem a bit frivolous, but I have found the added layer between you and the floor to be a god send at times. Especially when that floor is either a cold hardwood or garage concrete. I have also found it helps combat wear and tear on the knees and keeps the sweat from ruining your floor. Don't despair the yoga mats typically don't run you more than $20. Resistance Bands
To Condition and Tone Muscles
All workouts should incorporate resistance exercises. Your body burns more calories to feed conditioned and toned muscles. The resistance bands provide an excellent means to provide weight to many moves such as squats, biceps curls, triceps extensions, and chest presses. Fitness Ball
For Stretching and Adding Variation
The fitness ball is a staple of many gyms and fitness centers because they provide versatility. You can use a fitness ball to perform stretches and as a variation for many exercises such as shoulder presses, crunches, chest presses, and hamstring bridges. There are a myriad of moves you can do with the fitness and the great thing is they are cheap. by mzaun
Hello, my name is Mike and I have been a health and fitness fanatic for over 15 years now. It has just been recently that I have had to make budget c... more »
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