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It's a one-time payment. You can spend it on anything fitness or health related.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'd buy 100% whey protein (to hit my daily protein intake target) and monohydrate creatine. Everything else is bullshit IMHO. But that's just me.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (3 children)

What creatine brand do you use? I want to start taking it and I'm wary of buying it on amazon.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Been using this one for years. Optimum Nutrition Micronized Creatine Monohydrate Powder, Unflavored, Keto Friendly, 120 Servings (Packaging May Vary) https://a.co/d/2dVfIem

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

I bought a recumbent bike for like $180 a couple years now and replaced my lazyboy with it. It's amazing how many kms you can rack up lazily pedaling while watching a movie.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Probably bike parts like a Garmin Varia + maaaybe a computer.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I would put it in the bank and just go be active ..pickup a heavy thing and walk. Jog..hike...just do stuff.

Money is useless for fitness.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Socks from Feetures to avoid blistering when running (they're really good, so much so I've been slowly replacing all my socks with Feetures) and compression underwear and tops. Then do your working out at home or outside, depending what's practical for your situation.

Day 1: Sets

  • 20 pushups
  • 20 lunges
  • 25 calf raises
  • 60 seconds plank
  • 20 squats
  • 25 calf raises
  • 10 chinups
  • 20 lunges
  • 25 calf raises
  • 10 side planks (5 each side, the ones where you curl your shoulder down to the ground and then back up, buggered if I can remember the proper name)

Consider these one unit, and when you're not dying after doing one, add another one, and then another. My record was 6 in one day.

Day 2: Cardio

  • 15 minutes of intervals, on a treadmill or outside at your preference. The speed depends on you but jogging should use your calves more and running should use your thighs more - do not heel strike, land on the balls of your feet to avoid shocks to the knee joints. Nobody needs arthritis at 40.

Alternate and watch the gains roll in.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Get the rest of the just dance songs I don’t have I suppose

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Protein powder and dietary supplements.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Personally, a rowing machine, some dumbbells and maybe a kettle ball will do me for a long time.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

I sadly doubt $200 will go anywhere near that far. Maybe adjustable dumbbells could be had for $200 and would be very useful

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Really depends what you’ve already got and what you want, fitness is such a vague term tbh.

I’d personally start with putting it towards gym membership for however many months.

Assuming I already had that tho, I’d buy Versa Gripps for lifting. I say I would, I actually bought a pair today…

Besides lifting I only do cycling, so prob spend on a service and new parts.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

I'm not looking for recommendations so much as curious what other people would do. I'd love to hear an update on how you're liking the versa gripps after you use them for a while - been contemplating wrist straps for deadlifts myself

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Exercise bike or rower perhaps? But I'm a fan of cardiovascular exercise.

You could perhaps get some nice running shoes and weights.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'd get a unicycle. It's been a while, but I do know how to mount and ride them.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

A new crank for my road bike

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Practical and useful

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Wow, why is it so expensive? I might consider paying that much for a water bottle if it contained a magical spring.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's titanium. That's why it's so expensive.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'd say get an older or refurbished Apple Watch or other fitness tracker. I got one 1.5 years ago, haven't missed a single day of reaching my daily exercise goals. My SO got one years before me but I never saw the incentive, and now we both have one, we keep each other on track. From doing nothing ever I now have at least a 5km hike or run every single day.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

I have one and I agree that it's great for motivation and accountability

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I have $200 to spend on fitness. I don’t spend them.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Relatable, but I want to spend it once.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If there’s a secondhand store near you, I highly recommend that. A lot of people will buy, say, an exercise bike, and then sell it because they don’t use it. End result: you get something that’s practically new, but much cheaper!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Great suggestion

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Maybe a fitness club / gym membership? Or depending on where you're at maybe a consult with a personal trainer or something.

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