Bruh I spend more to work with a personal trainer twice a week.
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Well, I just spent about that or more on 2 inch dumbbell handles, plates, a bench and rubber mat. So that, I guess.
A nice pair of running shoes, to get me motivated to stay jogging again. I need to do cardio.
Cardio sucks lol
Lol. Yes it does.
Kind of a boring answer, but I think the most logical answer for most people would be to use it on their gym membership. I know I would.
Free weights and a bench.
Shoes/hikers
A comfortable chair.
Assuming:
- I don't own any fitness equipment
- I'm at the very start of my fitness journey
- I am completely untrained
I would buy:
- A yoga mat
- A good pair of shoes
For exercise I would do calisthenics and walk/hike/run.
To upgrade the kit I would get:
- Workout clothes
- A bicycle
- A fitness tracker
Reasoning:
For building good overall fitness, you want a combination of strength and endurance exercise. Calisthenics and walking/hiking/running accomplish both for someone just starting out. Exercise clothes are good but arguably optional, as you can work out in regular clothes. Adding a bicycle for combined transportation and exercise later is good, and having a device to track everything is good for understanding progress and keeping motivation high.
Throw in some hand weights with detachable plates and a couple bars. You can do a lot of strength training with a $100 set of hand weights.
I recently got a plyo box from REC thats about that price. I'm really enjoying it so far
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My 70ish lb kettlebell cost over 200 considering shipping D: but it’ll be worth for the gainz. If I had to spend another 200 I’d wonder if there’s a cheap bike or maybe an elliptical, which I doubt. Next stop is probably some kind of half rack that has a decent pull-up bar, because my tower ain’t the greatest
steroids
In the US? A National Parks Pass and snacks for the long hikes.
I'd get an indoor spinning bike (if I didn't already have one). It's a really fun exercise option for any weather!
A really nice pair of boots that will last a long time. i already have some ok trainers but the boots I use for hiking are falling apart.
A speed bag. There's something about them that I just find so relaxing.
A sturdy, used, road-oriented bicycle. $200 won't get anything too fancy, but cycling is a low-impact activity that -- given the right places to bike -- is meditative, improves cardio, facilitates independent exploration, and also happens to double as transportation.
I specifically say "road oriented" because I don't want to necessarily endorse all road bikes, like the ones with carbon fibre or "Tour de France" pedigree. Likewise, mountain bikes with full-suspension sap energy away from the steady cadence ideal for a good workout, in addition to generally costing more or delivering less-than-stellar performance at low price points.
A decent pull up bar and punching bag and some knuckle strapper or whatever its called .
Liposuction.
A used exercise bike for days I can't ride outside.
Garmin GPS watch. Mine was about tree fiddy but $200 off would be nice.
I've used credits like this on a gym membership.
Okay, my answer:
- Try a class for a new type of sport/activity
- Get a massage
- New gear for your current favorite activity
- Something useful like sports bra, socks, water bottle etc.
A pair of running shoes, a heart rate monitor, and bodyglide. Intro to running kit more or less
Polar HR band is BTLE and ANT+ so compatible with many devices including phone and garmins.
Honestly I'd stay away from polar, both mine and my fathers polar hrt monitors basically stopped working. Don't remember what my current one is though.
Had to google bodyglide, but these are all good suggestions
That's one specific brand, there's others out there like squirrel's nut butter, but bodyglide is the one I prefer!
100% suggest body glide for a summer run over 4 miles
Fresh pair of climbing shoes
Eyyy have you seen my woody on my profile? It was $305 so it doesn't qualify for OP's question, but I feel it's in the same spirit. Plus, I always love seeing more of my people in this corner of the internet - hello!
(I need to learn how to make instance-agnostic links)
Yo your $305 woody really rocks
Talk about risky click of the day lol. That thing is sick! For 300 that is awesome, you got a build process or anything?
Thanks! :D Like a tutorial? So the plywood is screwed to five wooden spines, and the spines attach to perpendicular ceiling joists using joist hangers, simpson ties, and angle iron from an old bed frame. For the holds, you pretty much get a flat surface using a miter saw, drill a hole with a drill press, shape it with the miter, and then sand to comfortize. A router can also help with shaping if you have one. I wish I had a photo album to go with this but I didn't take too many as I went. Anyway, cheers! :)
Yo that’s perfect, I’ve been wanting to put something up in my side yard and I’ll definitely try your build.
Are shoes important for climbing? I did consider paying for a climbing gym session
Yeah you wear specific shoes and they make different styles of shoes for different types of climbing. I pay for a monthly membership so the 200 could go to that as well ¯_(ツ)_/¯