I have bittersweet news that is mostly sweet: Soon, I will have a Tonal, one of those ultra-modern tablets that attaches to your wall and uses magnets to create resistance that mimics the use of a cable machine at the gym. I'm getting it so I can review it for you, which is good news for us all, but it's going to render a lot of my other at-home workout equipment useless for a while, so I want to take some time to memorialize the inexpensive tools I have accumulated that make even the most basic yoga on my living room floor a better experience.
Pilates tools have been most useful
It's no secret that I am a diehard Peloton fan and use my Bike and the company's app every single day. It just has so much to do, from walking to running to stretching to yoga. I've thoroughly enjoyed working my way through every class category, but in the end, we are all creatures of habit and inevitably return to what we like best. For me, that's Pilates. I go to fancy reformer studios around Manhattan, take mat Pilates class at my gym, and, naturally, follow guided Pilates classes through my Peloton app and even on platforms like YouTube. It is entirely possible to find and complete classes that don't involve any equipment, but I find those boring.
The real success came when I got a Pilates hoop and ball.
RitFit Pilates Ring Circle (Pink) $21.99 at Amazon Learn More Learn More $21.99 at AmazonThe mat is multi-purpose, too. I use it when I do strength training and when I do at-home yoga. I also picked up some yoga blocks, which have helped me when I'm on my own in addition to when I take classes in a studio or the gym. Here, I hesitate to recommend my cheapies fully, though. Unlike some blocks I've used at the studio, mine aren't very dense or textured. They're a bit flat, light, and almost slippery. I did, in fact, fall off one during a hot yoga session at a new studio a few weeks back. I chalk this up mostly to operator error because I'm simply not a graceful person and that goes double when I'm covered in sweat, but I do think if I had some higher-quality blocks, it might not have happened. Keep that in mind when going cheap, though I'll say I haven't had any other issues with my inexpensive goods.
On the other hand, dumbbells seemed inaccessible to me for home use for a while because, as you can see, I am a cheap person and the higher the weight gets, the higher the price goes with it—at least at Target or on Amazon. Unwilling to pay more than $25, I assumed I'd be capped out at five-pound weights forever and only ever use dumbbells at the gym. But then, by pure chance, I found myself in a Five Below last week.
Why this works
I try to get to the gym or a boutique studio at least four times per week, but that requires a lot of motivation and planning—which working out at home requires even more of, in my opinion, so when I do that, I need to buckle down and force myself. You'd think it would be easier, since I don't have to go anywhere, but it's harder because I can simply choose to stay on my couch. Having access to equipment that can enhance my time working out at home motivates me and makes the process of setting up, finding a video to follow, and actually completing some exercises feel more worth it. It wasn't expensive to build my arsenal, but if it had been, it still would have been worth it.
Covered at home or at the gym. Credit: Lindsey EllefsonAnd, yes, all my exercise equipment is pink. I'll do me; you do you.
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