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what exercise equipment do you have @ home and do you use it?

i have a treamill at home but only use it if i can't go to the gym because my kids are sick or something like that.

Public Comments

1. i use my equipment every nite - its 2 pieces, my bed and my man :) best equipment ever and the work out can be totally awsome!!!!!
2. I have two steppers and use neither of them :(
3. I have a treadmill, too. You need to have it set up all the time (there's no way you'll use it if you have to get it out of a cupboard and set it up first!) and you need to have it in front of a tv. Then, if you were going to sit down and watch something you'd feel guilty about wasting time watching, you walk the treadmill watching it and feel virtuous instead! It cost me about the same as a year's gym membership and I decided I never went to the gym often enough for it to be worth the money... but the treadmill is a capital investment that's still there even if I haven't used it for a while. And if you haven't used it for a while, don't worry about it, it doesn't mean you're "hopeless" and "never going to get fit" - just use it now - after all, if a small child topples over when it's learning to walk, we don't pick it up and hand it back to the mom and say "aw, no, not going to be a walker, this one." Just like the toddler, keep trying till you get into the habit.
4. I have an elliptical...Schwinn 438. I use it daily!
5. i have the pull up thingy and the massage chair, and the running and walking machine. And one huge excercise tool. i donno what it calls. however, no one uses any of um
6. I just do some push-ups and go running...can't afford "equipment"...
7. I have a treadmill and a stationary bike but don't use either one! I really really need to but am not motivated for some reason
8. I have a really nice tread mill and i use it in winter. or if i don't want to go to the gym
9. i have a tred mill and a bowflex and i use them both alot
10. Weight bench. Use it every other day in addition to 30 min/day of yoga.
11. I have an eliptical, a balance ball (I love using it!), weights, and steps for my "The Firm" workout videos. I use it all!
12. I have an elliptical machine that I just *HAD* to buy, and have only used it probably 5 times in 2 1/2 years. My husband hated having it in the living room, so he moved it to the unfinished basement. No TV. No windows. etc. There is a radio, but I've found that if I exercise at home, I'm too easily distracted either by my kids or my thoughts of "I really should do another load of laundry/dishes/dust/etc." So I either go to the gym or just jog the neighborhood with a friend.