| Have you ever wondered what type of exercise | | | | not burst while you are on it doing exercises with |
| equipment to purchase for your home gym? There | | | | weights.The third purchase should be a Bosu Balance |
| are a ton of choices and a wide range of prices out | | | | Trainer. A new Bosu will cost you around $120. It can |
| there. How do you know what is the best for you and | | | | be used for cardio, strength, yoga, Pilates, balance, |
| the space you have in your house? The sales people | | | | core conditioning, etc. It is extremely versatile just like |
| all give you a different answer and leave you feeling | | | | the dumbbells and stability ball. You will never get |
| like you are back at square one.Here is some advice | | | | bored because the exercises are endless.Your final |
| from a Personal Trainer on purchasing a home gym | | | | purchase for the ultimate home gym should be a |
| that you will never get bored with. This is because you | | | | personal training session with a qualified trainer. The |
| can use the same pieces of equipment whether you | | | | cost will vary depending on where you live and |
| are a novice or an advanced athlete. The equipment | | | | whether you purchase and in-home training session or |
| takes up very little space where you could purchase it | | | | go through an online personal trainer. If you have never |
| even if you lived in an efficiency or loft style | | | | used the above pieces of equipment I would highly |
| apartment.Your first purchase should include the | | | | recommend hiring a Personal Trainer to come into |
| following: dumbbells- get 5 sets of different weights to | | | | your home to design you a program and teach you |
| start. Example: 3lbs, 5lbs, 8lbs, 10lbs, 12lbs. This will cost | | | | the correct technique. If you have used the above |
| you around $58.As you keep building up your strength | | | | pieces of equipment, than either option would work. |
| you can go out and buy the next set of weights. | | | | Remember to look for a Personal Trainer that has a |
| Dumbbells are great because they are versatile and | | | | bachelor or masters degree in exercise science |
| can be used to strengthen your entire body from head | | | | kinesiology and is certified.The total purchase price for |
| to toe. There are numerous exercises you can do with | | | | your home gym (minus the personal training) will be |
| dumbbells so you will always be challenged and will | | | | around $200. Add in the personal training and you are |
| never get bored of doing the same thing.Second, go | | | | looking at another $35-$100. Now think about what a |
| out and purchase a stability ball. This will cost you | | | | universal machine cost and you just saved yourself a |
| anywhere from $16-$37 depending on what size ball | | | | ton of money, not to mention you will have equipment |
| you get. Remember to purchase your ball based on | | | | that you can use forever while getting results. If you |
| your height. The stability ball is great for conditioning | | | | saved enough money for that universal machine, put |
| your core, working on balance, increasing your flexibility, | | | | the extra money toward personal training sessions to |
| etc. It can take the place of a bench or a chair to use | | | | get you motivated toward achieving your goals.Kelly |
| with your dumbbells. An important feature to look for | | | | Gregozeski, a Certified Strength and Conditioning |
| when purchasing a stability ball is that it is burst | | | | Specialist, has been helping people reach their health |
| resistant. This is a safety factor so that your ball does | | | | and fitness related goals for over 6 years. |