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If you had $200 to spend on fitness, what would you spend it on? (lemmy.world)
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It's a one-time payment. You can spend it on anything fitness or health related.

Edit: I'm not looking for recommendations, I'm curious what YOU would spend it on.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

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.