Do it yourself: why you don’t have to spend money on home fitness equipment?

Do it yourself: why you don’t have to spend money on home fitness equipment?

And what you can replace sports equipment with.

Starting to train at home, many are not sure what equipment should be bought in the first place, and whether it is worth it at all. Dumbbells, elastic bands, exercise machines – how to choose from a variety of options and whether it is possible to train without additional equipment? Tatyana Fedorishcheva, fitness blogger, creator and presenter of the TGYM YouTube channel, will help you figure it out.

Is it necessary to buy equipment for home workouts?

For those who want to work out at home, the main goal is to increase endurance and gain muscle tone. This can be achieved quite well with the help of training with your own weight. That is, except for free space and form at first you will not need anything.

Today there are different formats of classes that can be alternated to diversify your fitness routine. For example, tabata, HIIT, repetition exercises, yoga, dancing – it all depends only on your preferences and imagination. For six months of regular training, you will gradually increase your endurance, tone your muscles, and most importantly – learn how to perform exercises correctly. And after that you can start working with additional weight.

What can you replace sports equipment at home?

To save on expensive sports accessories, you can start with improvised materials. For example, you can take a bottle and fill it with sand or a bag of books – they will replace a small weight. Even such simple things will effectively make training and exercises more difficult.

If you decide to take real dumbbells, it is best to pay attention to collapsible versions. Such will take up less space, and in the long run you will be able to change the load.

What equipment to pay attention to beginners?

Buying solid dumbbells, “try them on” right in the store. Do one approach for 10-15 times, and if the latter are given to you hard, then this is your working weight.

Also pay attention to elastic bands. This is a very compact option that allows you to perform exercises on the legs and buttocks. Tapes come in latex and fabric. With the latter to work much more difficult, so they are suitable for more experienced people.

In general, everything depends on your desire. But there is no need to buy a whole home gym at once. Especially for beginners.