Your Must-Have At-Home Exercise Equipment Guide
For those who enjoy working out at home or want to work out from home, I recommend you use my workout equipment guide to help you build strength, mobility, and balance.
Resistance Exercise Band
These high-end, heavy-duty loop resistance bands are 12″ by 2″ and come in 5 varying resistance levels.
These exercise bands complement any workout and give your body the extra challenge to improve your strength, flexibility, and mobility. You can incorporate them into your stretching, strength training, or power weight programs. They come with a convenient carry bag to store your bands or to travel with them.
Setup:
Begin lying on your back with your knees bent and a resistance loop around your knees.
Movement:
Tighten your abdominals and slowly lift your hips off the floor into a bridge position. Then, lift one leg off the ground, keeping your knee bent.
Pro-Tip:
Make sure to keep your hips level and abdominals tight throughout the exercise.
Tube Fitness Bands
These adjustable resistance bands come in a set of 5, 48-inch long exercise bands: Yellow (10 lbs), Blue (20 lbs), Green (30 lbs), Black (40 lbs), and Red (50 lbs). All bands combined together to provide up to 150 lbs.
These fitness tubes are perfect for multi-use workouts. You can use them for yoga, pilates, stretching, strength training, and power weight programs. These bands help you focus on building muscle strength without the need to invest in free weights or machines. You can combine the tubes to increase the resistance level for an extra boost. Furthermore, they are easy to store and travel with.
Setup:
Begin in a staggered standing upright position holding a resistance band in both hands that are anchored at your side.
Movement:
Press your arms straight forward. Hold briefly, then bring your arms back in and repeat.
Pro-Tip:
Make sure to keep your knees slightly bent and do not let your trunk rotate as you press the band forward.
Balance Stability Disc
This is a professional grade 13-inch balance disc with a pump.
Incorporating a stability disc into your workout routine is paramount for improving balance and strengthening core stability. It can also be used to decrease back pain and improve posture. With this easy-to-use balance stability disc, you’ll love the results!
Setup
Begin standing in an upright position on one foot on a stability trainer and your other foot on the floor.
Movement
Raise your foot off the floor so that you are balancing on the stability trainer with your other leg, and hold this position.
Pro-Tip
Make sure to keep your abdominals tight and maintain your balance during the exercise.
Kettlebell Set
This includes a 3-Kettlebell set: 5, 10, and 15-pound kettlebells with comfortable grip handles.
Kettlebell workouts provide the best full-body workouts. Furthermore, they are versatile, affordable, and easy to store at home. Kettlebells can provide power endurance to your workout routine and can improve your strength, tone your body, and aid in weight loss.
Setup:
Begin in a stance position with your feet slightly turned out to your sides, holding a weight in front of your body with both hands.
Movement:
Lower into a squat position, then using your buttock muscles press back up to standing. Repeat.
Pro-Tip:
Make sure to keep your torso upright and do not arch your low back during the exercise.
Half Foam Roller
This is a 6x36-inch half-round composite high-density foam roller.
A half-foam roller can aid in various workouts while also suitable for relieving muscle pain. Foam rollers can improve flexibility, range of motion, mobility, and circulation. When used correctly and often, it can also help prevent injuries.
Setup:
Begin lying with a foam roll horizontally along the middle of your upper back, knees bent, and your head resting on the hands.
Movement:
Raise your elbows together toward the ceiling, then slowly lower them straight out. Hold, then repeat.
Pro-Tip:
Make sure to only move your arms to an angle at which you can lie comfortably, and avoid arching your back.
I hope you found this guide helpful in purchasing and using at-home workout equipment. As you can see, you don’t have to buy or use big expensive machines to get a powerful full-body workout. Plus, they don’t take up much space, so you can easily store them when they are not in use. These equipment and workout suggestions can help improve your strength, mobility, and balance for years to come.
If you have questions or are interested in any of my programs, please contact me, and I'll be happy to answer any of your questions.
