Fitness Equipment You Need for the Perfect At Home Gym
The second I became a personal trainer it felt like my entire life became a traveling gym. From dumbbells to endless resistance bands and multiple yoga mats, my trunk and closet were always piled with equipment. With teaching classes on the go, in home training sessions and constant traveling, I make sure to always keep equipment on hand and through the years have truly perfected my list of equipment that I think makes the ultimate at-home gym. If you’re like me and you’re using this quarantine to kick it back in gear with working out or you’ve always been a work out at home kind of person but you’re looking for some new equipment, look no further than this list of my must-have pieces of equipment for the ultimate at-home gym space!
|1| Jump Rope
Amazon.com
$12.00
Try 8 minutes of Tabata Cardio with a jump rope. It’s fast, efficient and will leave you sweating.
|2| Ankle Weights
Bala.com
$49.00
Luxury meets comfort with these adjustable ankle and wrist weights. Use these for an added challenge during yoga, pilates or HIIT workouts or wear them on a walk to sculpt and tone your legs and arms.
|3| Nike Resistance Loop
Kohls.com
$17.99 (sale)
This Nike resistance loop is the ultimate of resistance bands. It doesn’t slip and slide around and it provides the perfect amount of tension for an added challenge during booty and leg workouts.
|4| Sliding discs
Amazon.com
$7.99
Sliding discs are are my go-to piece of equipment when I’m looking to up my core workouts. Not to mention they’re light weight and packable if you choose to take them on the go.
|5| Tubes
Amazon.com
$20.99
Resistance tubes are the perfect piece of equipment when you’re looking to switch things up. They provide just the right amount of resistance when strength training or can aid in physical therapy exercises and even stretching.
|6| DUmbbells
Amazon.com
$22.99
While dumbbells of varying weights would be ideal for an at home gym, if you’re just starting out start with a light set of weights. Contrary to popular belief you can still get a killer sculpting and toning workout in with 2 lb dumbbells.
|7| Smart Yoga mat
Amazon.com
$89.95
While this yoga mat may be a splurge, if you’re looking to create the ultimate at home gym it’s worth the high price tag. It rolls itself back up, can connect to your Alexa speaker for guided yoga, is non slip and 5mm thick providing a cloud like feel.
|8| Airpods
Apple.com
Price Varies
While you may prefer at home workouts with a surround sound speaker, sometimes headphones really help you hone in, block out distractions and push harder.
|9| FOAM ROLLER
Amazon.com
$34.95
No at home gym is complete without tools for recovery. Add stretching and foam rolling to your weekly workouts and notice how much better your body feels.
|10| Hypervolt
Bloomingdales.com
$299.00 (sale)
Another recovery tool must have! Massage sore muscles or tight spots you may not be able to reach with a Hypervolt.
|11| Barre Socks
Amazon.com
$10.50
Grip socks are a must have for any dance cardio, pilates and yoga lovers.
|12| Mirror
Amazon.com
$149.99
Every at home fitness studio needs a mirror! Check out your form and use it to see just how hard you’re working. Mirrors can be our ultimate motivators.
|13| Butter Soft Leggings
Amazon.com
$24.99
These Lululemon dupes are the real deal! Butter soft, high waisted and SO comfortable for any at home workout.
|14| Swell water Bottle
Swell.com
$35.00
An insulated water bottle that keeps your water ice cold or your tea hot during morning meditation.
|15| Kettlebell
Amazon.com
$15.00
Another weight piece that we all secretly wished we owned. Kettlebells spice up any circuit or weight training sessions.
|16| Mini Trampoline
Dickssportinggoods.com
$69.99
Amp up cardio session with a mini trampoline! They’re a blast to bounce around on and they don’t take up too much space.
