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The greatest percentage of infomercial space on television seems to be taken up advertising products for fitness and weight loss. There are diets, supplements, dance and aerobic programs, to name a few, but the largest list is that of home exercise equipment.   
The world is facing an obesity epidemic and a consequent epidemic of equipment designed to supposedly assist in exercising and the control of weight, health and fitness. This equipment all comes in a wide  range  with functions designed for specific objectives. Most do a great job but there is a cost involved and often this is significant.

Before launching  into the purchase of such equipment a  few pertinent questions need to be considered.
         
          • What is the cost?
         • Can I afford it on my income?
         • Is the machine value for money – does it do what I want or is it too specific?
         • Is there cheaper  exercise equipment out there for my situation?
         • Are there alternatives other than this equipment which will do the job?




 There are basically three categories of exercise - aerobic, strength training and flexibility.
  Aerobic, (also known as cardiovascular exercise) is about increasing the intake of oxygen to the body. It also increases the heart rate and blood flow which carries this oxygen to the muscles and rest of the body. .Strength training is also referred to as resistance training and the objective in this is to build muscle and therefore strength. Finally flexibility training is about keeping ligaments, tendons and muscles supple and free from stiffness. This helps prevent injury.

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Simple but effective equipment for aerobic exercise include a bicycle, stationary or exercycle and a pair of good quality athletic shoes. Cycling is a non impact activity that creates all the requirements of this type of exercise. While cycles are not necssarily inexpensive they do fulfil a role of cheap transport as well. I have a friend that made a frame up to support an old cycle above ground for use as a stationary cycle. Good quality athletic shoes enable one to jog without concern of injury caused by the jarring impact involved. The least expensive yet probably most effective piece of home exercise equipment in this category is a piece of rope. This can be used in a variety of ways such as skipping.

   For strength training, resistance for muscles is required and the easiest way to do this is to look at weight training. Inexpensive weights can be made up from everyday items found at home. Plastic pipe, old tin cans, water bottles etc filled with sand can be utilised quite satisfactorily. Instead of compressing springs I used to attempt to compress a length of 2x4 (4x2)  with very good results.

   Flexibility training involves the stretching of muscles and tendons and it is particularly important, along with warm up activities, at the beginning of an exercise session. This helps prevent injury to muscles, tendons and ligaments. I am sure we are all familiar with the phrase “pulled hammy” (hamstring injury) Very little equipment is required to perform these activities.
This is just a taste of what a little imagination can do in compiling your list of inexpensive home exercise equipment. If you are having to watch your dollars and cents then hopefully you have found some inspiration here.
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The Expense of Home Exercise Equipment

Do I really need this piece of home exercise equipment?

Is it possible to assemble my own home exercise equipment to meet the above requirements for little or no expense of note?

Aerobic

Flexibility

Strength Training

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