I live more than an hour from the closest organized gym; I don’t have enough time in my day to make that drive, but between my job, taking care of property jobs in addition to my teenagers, it can be strenuous to find an option to workout.
I often need to manage my exercise session at odd times of day or night.
Because of this, I have set up a home gym in the basement; There is plenty of space to accommodate a nice selection of equipment. I’ve invested into a set of free weights, kettlebells, medicine balls in addition to battle ropes for strength training. I have an incline bench that is great for doing weird types of abdominal crunches. I use a folding mat for doing squats, lunges, jumping jacks in addition to a variety of aerobic-type exercises. I recently saved up enough currency to purchase a bigger piece of equipment, however since the bigger machines are high-priced in addition to require quite a bit of space, I wanted to be sure I made a smart decision. I researched weird types of treadmills, stationary bikes, rowing machines, steppers in addition to ellipticals. I figured that I can consistently go for a run or ride my actual bike outside. If I want to row, I can kayak in addition to I’m not a fan of climbing stairs. I ended up choosing an elliptical. It is one of the few machines that works both arms in addition to legs. Since the feet never lift off the pedals, there is no difficult impact on the feet, ankles, knees or hips. The motion is wonderfully smooth in addition to the operation is especially quiet. The unit features a touchscreen that makes it easy to increase resistance in addition to track how much time I spend in addition to how numerous calories I burn.