Home workout equipment list
Ordered by how much use each thing gets per pound spent and per square metre occupied. The first group covers most training; the last group is where money dies.
28 items
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The items
- Buy these first
- Exercise mat
- Resistance band set
- Long loop band for pull-up assistance and stretching
- A timer, or an app you actually like
- The next step up
- Adjustable dumbbells, or two fixed pairs
- Kettlebell in a weight you can press
- Pull-up bar, if a doorframe allows it
- Skipping rope
- Foam roller
- If you have the space
- Adjustable bench
- Barbell and plates
- Squat rack
- Rubber flooring, for the neighbours below
- Gymnastic rings
- Small and genuinely useful
- Yoga blocks×2
- Suspension trainer
- Ab wheel
- Massage ball
- A mirror, to check form when nobody is watching
- Where money usually dies
- Vibrating plates
- Ab belts
- A treadmill bought in JanuaryRent or borrow before buying anything the size of a sofa.
- Anything sold on a twelve-week transformation
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Questions people ask
- What should I buy first for home workouts?
- A mat and a set of resistance bands. Between them they cover strength, mobility and rehab for the price of one dumbbell, and they live in a drawer.
- Are adjustable dumbbells worth it?
- In a flat, yes — they replace a rack for the space of a shoebox. If you have a garage, fixed weights are cheaper per kilo and never break.