@Ciardelo
What kind of equipment are you looking for with your home gym and how big of an area do you have for this? Are you an overly heavy person or a scrawny wafer of a fella? Your first answer depends on this. Also, having a home gym makes it easier to put off your workout until 'tomorrow' will commitment and self motivation be an issue?
A stationary bike in the spare room at the end of the hall does not count as a home gym, but you likely know this. Right?
Right. Whew, I didn't expect to get all verbal about this but here goes:
I have my share of "health issues" including COPD, CHF and some other things along with an auto-immune thing that causes arthritis. So I'm a big guy. Not George Senda big, but I was on my way. I've been eating better, no carbs (or very little) and tracking what I eat. I've lost about 40 pounds which makes moving a lot easier. I'm wanting to reduce probably another 60 at least.
I was walking the malls, but the Covid 19 closed everything down. When things started opening back up I joined a community center basically to walk on the treadmill. But community center is closed on the weekends so I also joined a local "24hr gym" It's been fine, but I also wanted to do some strength training so a friend of mine got me started on the Precor machines. It's starting to get crowded as things open up and we progress. They require masks to walk in, but hardly anybody wears them working out, of course. I don't either. I "get it" about the resistance to masks but people aren't cleaning their machines and it's a pain to have to stop and clean each time I use a new one on my circuit.
I was at Costco and saw they had a pretty decent home treadmill (2.5 CHP motor, 330# limit, $579) so I got it and set it up. I've been enjoying the shit out of it. It's connected to the iFit app so when you are walking along, the video trainer changes the speed, incline or whatever. I'm still just walking, but with a purpose. Currently I'm walking thru Egypt (lots of flat land!) with this guy who tells you about the history of the sites you are walking thru. It's pretty cool.
My local Dick's sporting goods had a set of the Bowflex Selecttech 552 dumbbells
on for sale ($349) so I got a pair of those. And Costco had a pretty cool spin bike ($519) so I picked it up for better Cardio. It's connected to an app as well but I haven't set it up. I have a couple of adjustable Bowflex Selecttech 840 Kettlebells ($179) coming and a stand for the dumbbells should be delivered today.
I've paid not exactly sale prices, but not eBay rape-you prices see for this stuff, It's just kinda evolved. People will probably tell me
"Hey! I only paid $200 for this or that!" but that was then, this is now. It's a challenge to buy workout equipment at decent prices now.
It's all out in the living room but I have a 10X12 guest room I'm working on the clear out to set it up. There's some fairly think pile carpeting in there now. I'm shopping gym flooring but I'll probably end up putting in hardwood with mats instead of a whole rubber floor in there.
I'm pretty committed and still go to the gym to workout with my buddy, but I'm walking the treadmill every day at home. With the sloppy weather coming and with the Covid not going away until after the election, I'm content enough to workout at home. My buddy is also knowledgeable about resistance training using ones own body weight but I'm not at that point yet.
I've only been doing this for a couple of months and I feel better, feel like I have more strength and sleeping better.
Country life now? Very cool. Thanks for the condolences. Billie Holiday was a great cat. I saved Hooper from someone in our neighborhood who abandoned him. He is in my new profile picture. Good to hear. Yes it can be. I got gifted a treadmill from my Mom she wasn't using. I need to use it more than I do. Interesting about Rollye, she hasn't done much politics lately, at least from what I read on her website. I get the local host thing. Apparently she took the job as a favor to a friend of hers. She is on whenever the White Sox aren't during the week. I am all for less politics in radio myself. So burned out! Good to see you!Thanks GS! Hope you are doing well!
All these posts about bikes makes me realize I need to go ride mine before it gets cold here. Nothing like a bike ride to clear your head.
Indeed. My bike was stolen from storage but I might get one next spring. GNS!
