Thinking about getting a home gym

Something like a Crossbow (now called Crossbar) or Bowflex, something
like that. Any ideas or personal experiences would be greatly
appreciated.

On 10 Aug 2004 15:57:14 GMT, Ignoramus29819
wrote:

In article , Avatar wrote:
Something like a Crossbow (now called Crossbar) or Bowflex, something
like that. Any ideas or personal experiences would be greatly
appreciated.


Ask this question, definitely under an unknown pseudonym, in
misc.fitness.weights.

Perhaps adding a random number after my name, changing it each day?
*s*


The unanimous consensus is that those whome gyms are ripoffs.

Thanks for the input. You may be blunt at times, but your advice is
almost always dead-on.


Google misc.fitness.weights for bowflex.

i

Will do.

On 10 Aug 2004 15:57:14 GMT, Ignoramus29819
wrote:

In article , Avatar wrote:
Something like a Crossbow (now called Crossbar) or Bowflex, something
like that. Any ideas or personal experiences would be greatly
appreciated.


Ask this question, definitely under an unknown pseudonym, in
misc.fitness.weights.

Perhaps adding a random number after my name, changing it each day?
*s*


The unanimous consensus is that those whome gyms are ripoffs.

Thanks for the input. You may be blunt at times, but your advice is
almost always dead-on.


Google misc.fitness.weights for bowflex.

i

Will do.

On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 at 10:51:35, Avatar wrote:

Something like a Crossbow (now called Crossbar) or Bowflex, something
like that. Any ideas or personal experiences would be greatly
appreciated.

Only times I've ever bought stuff to exercise with at home, I've used
them a lot at first and then gradually they have gathered dust!
--
Annabel Smyth
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Website updated 7 August 2004 - for a limited time, be bored by my holiday
snaps!

"Annabel Smyth" wrote in message
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Only times I've ever bought stuff to exercise with at home, I've used
them a lot at first and then gradually they have gathered dust!

Same here -- the only one I've stuck with is my treadmill which gets constant use in
the winter when I don't want to walk outside.

Mary

"Mary M - Ohio" wrote in message
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"Annabel Smyth" wrote in message
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Only times I've ever bought stuff to exercise with at home, I've used
them a lot at first and then gradually they have gathered dust!

Same here -- the only one I've stuck with is my treadmill which gets
constant use in
the winter when I don't want to walk outside.

Mary

There are probably many of us who have done the same thingg

I have a well equipped gym in my spare bedroom - treadmill, weight bench,
dumbbells, bosu ball, exercise ball, jump ropes, exercise bands, etc. The
cat probably uses the bosu ball and treadmill more than I do - she likes to
nap on them. I do use the treadmill in the winter and the other equipment
occasionally. I seem to use something for a few weeks, put it away and then
get it out again months later.

Beverly

"Ignoramus29819" wrote in message
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In article , Beverly wrote:
I have a well equipped gym in my spare bedroom - treadmill, weight
bench,
dumbbells, bosu ball, exercise ball, jump ropes, exercise bands, etc.
The
cat probably uses the bosu ball and treadmill more than I do - she likes
to
nap on them. I do use the treadmill in the winter and the other
equipment
occasionally. I seem to use something for a few weeks, put it away and
then
get it out again months later.

I have an exercise bike that I bought when I was fat, and also some
strange rowing device. I used them about twice. Need to sell them on
ebay now...

i

My kid is disabled, so I can't get out of the house to exercise unless he
can do it too (single mom, too) so I use my exercise bike daily. If I
didn't have it, I wouldn't do cardio. I also have free weights - if I
didn't have them, I'd not be using free weights. So, depending on your
situation, having stuff at home may be the only way you can easily work out.
But... I wouldn't get a bowflex. free weights are cheap and easy to get
started with - there are whole workouts for people who only have dumbells.
I think that's the way to go if you are interested in doing weight training
at home.
-Jennifer

"Ignoramus29819" wrote in message
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In article , Beverly wrote:
I have a well equipped gym in my spare bedroom - treadmill, weight
bench,
dumbbells, bosu ball, exercise ball, jump ropes, exercise bands, etc.
The
cat probably uses the bosu ball and treadmill more than I do - she likes
to
nap on them. I do use the treadmill in the winter and the other
equipment
occasionally. I seem to use something for a few weeks, put it away and
then
get it out again months later.

I have an exercise bike that I bought when I was fat, and also some
strange rowing device. I used them about twice. Need to sell them on
ebay now...

i

My kid is disabled, so I can't get out of the house to exercise unless he
can do it too (single mom, too) so I use my exercise bike daily. If I
didn't have it, I wouldn't do cardio. I also have free weights - if I
didn't have them, I'd not be using free weights. So, depending on your
situation, having stuff at home may be the only way you can easily work out.
But... I wouldn't get a bowflex. free weights are cheap and easy to get
started with - there are whole workouts for people who only have dumbells.
I think that's the way to go if you are interested in doing weight training
at home.
-Jennifer

"Aquarijen" wrote in message
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"Ignoramus29819" wrote in message
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In article , Beverly wrote:
I have a well equipped gym in my spare bedroom - treadmill, weight
bench,
dumbbells, bosu ball, exercise ball, jump ropes, exercise bands, etc.
The
cat probably uses the bosu ball and treadmill more than I do - she
likes
to
nap on them. I do use the treadmill in the winter and the other
equipment
occasionally. I seem to use something for a few weeks, put it away
and
then
get it out again months later.

I have an exercise bike that I bought when I was fat, and also some
strange rowing device. I used them about twice. Need to sell them on
ebay now...

i

My kid is disabled, so I can't get out of the house to exercise unless he
can do it too (single mom, too) so I use my exercise bike daily. If I
didn't have it, I wouldn't do cardio. I also have free weights - if I
didn't have them, I'd not be using free weights. So, depending on your
situation, having stuff at home may be the only way you can easily work
out.
But... I wouldn't get a bowflex. free weights are cheap and easy to get
started with - there are whole workouts for people who only have dumbells.
I think that's the way to go if you are interested in doing weight
training
at home.
-Jennifer


Jennifer,

I have a handicapped daughter (soon to be 40) who lives at home. She's
able to ride a bike so I take her out with me as often as I can convince her
it's fung

What type of exercise is your child able to do? Getting my daughter to
exercise is tough. I can't complain too much as she does a lot of walking
daily to and from her job. I just wish I could get her to do more. Do you
have a similar problem? It's often tough to convince them that exercise is
needed.

Beverly

A friend of mine bought an "easy to store" Bowflex home gym thing.
Turns out - it is NOT easy to store and wouldn't even fit in the space
she had set aside for it. She had to dedicate an entire extra bedroom
for the "compact, easy to store" bowflex. If you decide to get one,
better make sure you have vaulted ceilings!

Avatar wrote in message . ..
Something like a Crossbow (now called Crossbar) or Bowflex, something
like that. Any ideas or personal experiences would be greatly
appreciated.