I’m not saying that every piece of that home exercise equipment you see advertised on the television is trash. But let’s face it a lot of them are. The slick salesmen and stick thin models can easily persuade you that losing 20lb of fat every week is possible. The reality is unless you hack off a body part losing weight quickly is not only impossible but even if it were it would be down right dangerous.
At some level we know that we’re being sold snake oil but even so sometimes our heart rules our head and we succumb to the Sirens call.
I believe though that even the most disappointing piece of exercise equipment you’ve ever bought can be of some use. Okay so maybe if used as advertised you’d break it in 10 minutes flat but the likelihood is they could still be used occasionally to great effect.
I’ve bought almost every piece of exercise equipment you could possibly think of and mostly I’ll admit their trash. But I incorporate many of these gadgets in my normal work outs. I like to pick at least one and slot it in to my current workout. This has a number of benefits. Firstly it keeps my workouts more interesting and so helps alleviate boredom and therefore makes me more likely to actually exercise in the first place. And secondly because I’m always varying my workouts I’m much less likely to hit an exercise plateau.
I’m not suggesting you go out and spend a small fortune on exercise equipment but if it’s inexpensive (less than $100 and you can easily afford it) and its tickled your fancy then why not? Yes nine times out of 10 it will be a lemon but every now and then you’ll get a piece of equipment you really like and that you will use regularly and it will help your current fitness goals.
Remember though it’s never the piece of equipment that helps you reach your fitness goals it’s actually using the equipment! If you don’t use the equipment and you use it to hang your laundry on instead then nothing you buy is ever going to give you the results you desire.
Equipment Under $100
KettleWorx – Kettle Bell Workout
The Firm Wave Workout
PS I don’t consider either of the above trashy 
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