Best Low-Cost Fitness Equipment for the Minimalist
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 มิ.ย. 2024
- We've used a lot of fitness equipment over the years. The cool thing is you don't need to spend much money in order to get upgrade your training from home. Here are some inexpensive, low-cost options for fitness products so you can be a minimalist and train from home or parks :)
Intro - 00:00 - 00:21
Gymnastic Rings 00:22 - 02:04
Parallettes 02:05 - 03:03
Door Frame Pull-Up Bar - 03:04 - 04:51
Weight Vest - 04:52 - 05:32
Weight Belt - 05:33 - 06:06
Kettlebell - 06:07 - 07:14
Resistance Band - 07:15 - 08:02
Jump Rope - 08:03 - 08:49
Slant Board - 08:50 - 09:50
Miscellaneous Items - 09:51 - 11:16
Wrap-Up - 11:17 - 12:04
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In this video, Josh and Trevor review the best exercise equipment that gets you a full body workout anywhere, anytime. This equipment is inexpensive, easily transportable and really gives you a lot of bang for your buck. You don't need much, but if you are looking for tools to further your calisthenics routine, check these items out. Let us know what you think and what you are most excited to try! - บันเทิง
Hey yall! We posted some links to examples of these products in the description. We kept everything to the more inexpensive side on Amazon. If you're looking for higher quality products I recommend checking out Rogue Fitness (or any competitor). If I could recommend one thing over anything else it's to get somewhere to hang from at home! What did we miss? What do you enjoy using that doesn't break the bank? Let us know in a comment below.
P.S. We are thinking about doing this same video with some mid-range products... 100-400$ would you be interested? let us know.
Ill get ripped on some rubber bands.
Honestly a tennis racquet is great. Much more fun than jogging. Only need 1 friend to play tennis with. Most parks and highschool courts are free and decent shape. Probably like $50-$100 for a decent entry level racquet or a better used one. Nothing wrong with used equipment. Good way to save money.
I'll also vote for cones, low hurdles and a yoga mat. Sometimes I bring these items out to a basketball or tennis court along with my phone water bottle and speaker and you can create a real nice cardio and core circuit style workout (60 seconds rope, 30 seconds cones/hurdles, 30 seconds crunches/leg raises on the mat, 60 seconds water and rest, do it again, repeat cycle for 30 minutes). I've done this at hotels even with just my jump rope and some of their bigger pool towels
Great list, I think would add a med ball. Rotational strength is really important for athletes, so doing med ball slams/ tosses is great for your core and metabolic conditioning.
What is the large A style frame you have for pull-ups/rings??
My gym rings and pull up bar saved my life. I had terrible upper body, rib, shoulder tightness and nerves being pinched. I started out with just hanging therapy and worked up from there. The freedom of upper body wellness plus strength is incredible
very nice!
Fantastic!
th-cam.com/video/rV3guC-z56g/w-d-xo.html Zenkahuna Reloaded is 75 and has a lot of videos on using what he calls Longevity Rings. www.youtube.com/@izzybarish Izzy is 72 and in 1979 his wife asked if he wanted to make an exercise space in their basement or a Disco, so he started with a small gym. His motto is "Don't get OLD while getting older."
Ditto!
Awesome! Swapped expensive gym for crumbling garage lifting rocks doing PUSH UPS on paint cans pull UPS on beams money spent 0 WILLPOWER 100% where THERE'S a will there will always be a way!!!
Proving it on your channel garageman BRUTAL keep it up 🔥
very nice. simple
Perfect!!
One of the things that I so INcredibly appreciate about you guys, is your focus on primal movement. This is what so many people in our times not only miss out on, but also don't appreciate. It's incredible how much improvement I had just by putting more effort into my everyday movements. Life and body just by doing more and consciously putting effort into my everyday doings and movements. These subtle changes and attention into making full movement into everyday happenings, made remarkable differences in my health and wellness. Thanks for everything you do and all the effort you put into this, I've shared this channel with my family, especially my kids, and friends!😊💜
Hard not to start with Rings as numero 1 on the list 😉 I’ll keep saying it, the mountain scenery in your videos is so captivating. Awesome vid my dudes! ✌️ - Yassir
Thanks brother!
Solid advice for beginners or people wanting to explore other realms of fitness. I have a 20 lbs weight vest, dip belt, wooden gymnastics rings, and bands with 5 levels of resistance. They are extremely beneficial. The rings and bands are so versatile and are probably the biggest contribution to my gains.
I have pretty much all of that equipment, but the slant board definitely looks interesting, and I would love to try that. Couple of things I would add especially for people just starting out calisthenics, are wrist wraps/guards, gloves if your doing exercises outside on concrete like me, and the right clothing. I think people overlook a good pair of compression shorts and a breathable shirt. I used to work out in like basketball shorts and some old t shirt thats been laying around my closet. Then I invested in a proper pair of compression shorts (shorts with a liner basically) and a breathable jersey/shirt, and it made me not only do more reps, but i did more comfortably with less fatigue. Awesome post guys!
A set of adjustable weight dumbells and a tiltable bench are also cool
Got some parallettes for a gift recently. They have completely transformed my upper body training. I'm using them for deep pause pushups, L-sits, and pendulums currently so I can work towards the aspired handstand. You guys are spot on as usual. Thanks for keeping it real.
I love my paralettes also. Those leg through pendulums are an overlooked full body power generator. Keep up the good work!
Nice love the parrallettes
This is brilliant guys. I've been doing calisthenics for about a year. Slowly progressing. I use rings, bands and parallettes. I love using rings because I can just hook 'em onto a tree in the park and away I go.
Consistency, determination, patience and time are emphatically required with calisthenics. Rushing it is some guys' biggest mistake.
Ah so true. The one thing you can't buy is showing up every week :)
Strength Side dudes enjoyable content as always and great to see the jump rope included on this great list of minimalistic but bang-for-bang pieces of exercise equipment.
such a solid tool
Listen, the way you all explain is really appreciated!!
I love you guys! You are so real and down to earth. No bs. Thanks for addressing knee issues when talking about the jump rope. ❤
Two pieces of equipment similar to the slant board but that give you more movement options are the tri-stretch and mobo board. Your video really helped me out on deciding what to get for a minimal traveling gym!
SO helpful. I've been thinking about lo-fi ways to change my strength and these tools are great. The door frame pull up bar is going to be a must. Thanks so much!!
Awesome list. Really dig this channel. You guys do a solid job! Thanks for all the help over the years!
Thanks!
Nice suggestions. I would add following...
Yoga Blocks:
Extended ROM for Push Ups, Calf Raises etc.
Broomstick:
Shoulder Mobility (Dislocates & Extensions), Assistance for Beginners doing Split Squats (saw this in one of your beginner leg workouts).
Towel:
If hanging from a bar get's easy...put a towel over the bar and it will challenge your grip. Also you can wrap it around Posts and do Bodyrows this way.
Very nice recommendations! I agree. Love a good broomstick
I'm new to you guys I just hit 40 and feeling my age! I was in dance in my younger years but it's time to get back in shape!!! Thank you guys soo much great info! This is goin to be a great 2023! Thanks for tha info
crush it
You got this - let's goooo
WEB MD says Dance is an excellent form of exercise. I enjoy ZUMBA and Tae Bo. Joseph Pilates used his method for Dancers. Oh, and there is Line Dance and the Shuffle.
You gentlemen are such a blessing. Thank you for sharing all you share 💗🙏
Another excellent video. I’m in the process of accumulating some of these as part of my home gym. Overall, it’s a nice shift from working out the old repetitive ways, with the old tools. Not that I’ve gotten rid of all of them, it’s just nice to evolve and approach exercise and fitness in new ways. At least to me they are.
Nice nothing better than a minimal home gym setup
Thank you guys! Top quality content as always.
I'm liking the vibe. It's really a promotion of a fun and active lifestyle more so than "let's get fit/jacked" and I like it.
Getting started. Thank you both! great thought starter and framework ideas.. Thank you.
Great video, guys! Thanks!! 🙏
Great video! Thank you!!! 👊🏽
I'm surprised you haven't mentioned the yoga blocks, they can be so useful not just for flexibility stuff, but also to add range of motion to your push ups, HSPUs etc. You can do L-sits on them 💪Great video guys! (from someone who trains mostly on rings and hangs them from a beam next to my London City office)
We thought about adding that in at the last minute :) Yeah yoga blocks are a great tool
Honestly there's been multiple instances where a pair of Yoga Blocks would of saved my ass in the gym. I was wondering....where are the blocks? xD !!!
I use small/short parallettes to add ROM for my HSPUs. Yoga blocks could work too, but parallettes serve multiple purposes.
i've used it on the highest height to tap my butt on in deep squats too :)
You guys rock! Such great advice.
The cherry on the cake for me was the bicycle at the end. I know so many people who drive to the local gym that's just over a mile away, and when they get there they start with cardio!?!?
haha so true! We miss a lot of opportunity for movement throughout the day
Very helpful content. Good job and thanks fellas.
Well done! Thanks for sharing this informative video!
Great job you've got everyone thinking of the possibilities and benefits... with the mimimum and less espensive of equipment.
Awesome info. Thank you!
Phenomenal video great explanations especially for the person just purchasing equipment for the first time! Awesome
Great suggestions, guys!
Since your video with Tim Shieff introduced me to rope flow, I have to say - a simple rope. I've got mine in the nautical store and have been enjoying using it for the past few months.
yes sir a simple rope can bring you to some cool places
Thank you! the slant board looks like something that can be relatively easy as DIY project
Very cool, lm motivated. 62 years old, I back to my very physical job in a month and a half. Going to install a hang bar, and aquire some of the other items mentioned. At my age it is more painful every year to start the season. Thanks
Great information from you guys....AGAIN💯. Thanks👍.
Thanks for the tips!
i`m so happy for all the inspiration. Today I made it a goal to do handstand within a year. I do have ME/cfs and can not train strenght or condition, but streching seems to actually make my health a bit better. even if I have to go very very slow. Also I sold all my stuff 1.5 years ago and have been fulltime travelling since. And I.m so inspired by the things you do without too much equipment... it`s very helpful. I also found that a lot of the joy of life for me is in not having plans... but to keep mye future and days open. It took me many years to find this natural joy of life back, like we all had as children... not knowing what tomorrow brings.. it`s not very highlighted in our culture. :D
Best wishes and thanks for the deep divings, inspiration, learning and your open sharings.
I finally was able to install a diy pullup bar in my storage room. The door frames in my house were too small for the door mounted ones which was such a let down for me, but now that I have one i plan to use it as much as possible
Thanks, really helpful, perfect,interesting information. Your enthusiasm is like an engine!
i would never of thought of the rings as i thought they would be expensive, thanks for the info cant wait to get some.
It's like you read my mind! I've got most of the items on the list. The rings, especially, kept me going through the pandemic.
Love it. I have gymnastic rings, weight vest, the mini bars from baseblocks, b bars from base blocks and basebench. All I’ve needed to make gains.
simple home gym right there
I hike and mountain bike a lot, and have always had decently developed calves. I started jump roping at work recently, and f-ing hell it kicked my ass. Great exercise, looks way easier than it is. I just ran into you guys and find your movement, strength, and matter-of-fact presentation inspiring.
Great content and an awesome list for the minimalist. These are the best bang for the buck. Just sprinkle on some motivation and change your life. Thanks guys!
yes motivation has to be there before all the equipment... good point! :)
Nice vid! great tips and equipments list
I have all those you described, except the rock-climbing board! great video!
Great setup!
Great video guys, thank you 🤜🤛
Omg you guys are so unbelievably cool. Yes! I have some 2 kilo dumbells
I hold them when I do sit ups and sideups. A frisbee. Also a small fairly tough bouncy ball that you can catch in one hand! Play a bit it increases one's reaction time and the playfulness is so good for the mind! Awesome brothers I thank you for your great Videos. Peace love and unity, from Norway
I like the content. Very useful. Keep going.
love ur stuff guys !
Calling from Hamburg, Germany. I just came here to say that I have the same freestanding Pull-up rack you guys use. Changed my life; you can basically do any exercise with that rack and a pair of rings.
Great video!!! Very informative! Thank you, so much! Ya'll are more shredded than a julienne salad! Keep up the good work
You guys are great!
I'm happy to see this from your perspective/experience! I have been interested in a hangboard to compliment my pull up bar. I might be able to get a full hang that way in my apartment! I am excited to start using my rings again as soon as the new england winter loosens it's grip (in like May)
Nice hangboard is a great investment
Adding the benefits to shoulder health have me considering the rings, thanks for the idea.
Great useful video👏👏👏
My doorframe pull up bar and jump rope have been essential for my home gym set up, dating back to high school. Super cheap, super effective.
Nothing kills the momentum of a good workout than checking your phone. We only anticipate checking one text, one notification and then all of sudden you’re 5 minutes over your scheduled. The timer and Bluetooth speaker help to part from your phone and avoid those distractions.
Great video, gentlemen. Peace and blessings ✌🏼
So true with the phone. Timer helps a bunch. Pullups and jump rope you can stay fit for ages
Rings are great not because of their instability but in spite of it. The versatility and freedom of movement they allow is unmatched, and ring exercises provide a potent strength and hypertrophic stimulus in addition to developing kinesthetic awareness while being easier on the joints for some movements due to their lack of rigidity. The vast benefits of rings make them extremely worth it.
I appreciate your videos!!! ✌
Doorway pullup bars are great - I still have my old one - but when we lost our house to flooding 7-1/2 years ago, our new home didn't have sills on it where I could hang it, so they're not practical in every living situation - it depends on your house or apartment. This is where having heavy-duty brackets I could mount on the double joist in my basement, and either slide a piece of 1" dowelling through or hang gymnastic rings from, really saved me.
Awesome content, very practical and approachable for many levels. I also used to live a few blocks from that park on Gillaspie. Miss the front range. I vote you guys the ones i'd most like to grab a java porter with.
My current setup is a 24 kg kettlebell, doorway pull bar, gymnastics rings, low paralettes and an ab-wheel. Eventually I'd like another kb, a lighter one for stuff like TGUs and halos, and a sandbag around 50-60 kg
WHat more is there? Great setup
@@Strengthside honestly the 2 things I miss from the Gym are heavy deadlifts and barbell OHP, but the Kettlebell will keep me challenged overhead press wise for a good while. Good weighted pull up weight, too.
Y’all guys really have it put together,really enjoy your videos
Thanks man
My vest has slots for 2lbs sand packs,,it holds from 2 to 20 packs
Great video. I will add sandbag and/or sand kettlebell :)
Great video. Thank you for your work. On a personal note, I love the ab wheel. it’s one affordable tool that can be very helpful training abs and core.
thnks guyz!! so so much! ;)
I love this channel. Great advice from nice people
Ultimate list for minimalist equipment! If I would add something to this list - it will be sandbag, sliders and 2-3 different clubbells.
ah sandbag is such a good one
Great video! Thanks for sharing
Such a great video guys 👍👍
Great video as usual! This suggestion is more of a home made minimalist idea. The latest minimal equipment I added was converting foot long shelf brackets into a dip bar. find your 16" oc studs in your house or maybe 20-24" in your garage and drill the shelf brackets in and walah!!! I do want to mention that I drilled mine into exposed studs in my garage so it allows me to lean forward. Not sure if it would work well without that allowance. I had a rag on each bracket for more comfort. I put dips high up on the calisthetic pedestal along with squats, pushups, and pull ups. I'm sure there are other home made alternatives or you can go the Amazon route!
Very nice! love the DIY stuff :)
Excellent!
Nice. Good info
Super gute Idee!!!!
A very interesting video! I liked particularly that inclined plane, very useful fo one-leg squats and mainly for stretching Achiles tendons.
Great video. Completely agree with rings at #1. Aside from "open floor space", they are the most versatile and scalable piece of equipment I use. The one thing that I feel is missing from your list is a heavy rope to use either as a battle rope or for climbing and power pulls.
good addition right there... a rope to climb
for last 3 months moved from yoga to your flexibility programs and also follow Mark's daily apple and starting to run and sprint doing HIRT , have to take a few days off to rest but feels great, thanks
Thank you for the videos, you guys are great. I’ve seen several of your vids separately, they’re all so useful. And the tone and delivery here is super, just low key sharing of info.
A couple of questions:
1. What are you using for the A frame for your pull-ups and ring work? Any product you recommend?
2. I want to use rings but holy smokes they look tough. Any tips for new ring users?
Cheers and thanks again, jz
Awesome video.
As a climber, I just use my harness instead of a dip belt in order to add weight to exercises. So if you're into climbing, just invest in a harness and you got a 2 for 1 tool. For kettlebells I have ones that are filled with sand and come as a set in a duffle bag thing, so you can change out the number of kettle bells in the bag to get it up to 50lbs for sandbag cleans or rows, or carrying.
That's high bang for your buck right there!
Great idea... I actually use my carpentry work belt (about 15 pounds loaded up) to do weighted pull ups. Not that much weight but it slows me way down. I think I'll try that climbing harness trick. Sounds awesome.
Do you use a carabiner to attach the kettlebell or whatever else to your harness? Anyway, great idea, will try that!
@@benibf yeah, I loop a short bit of rope through the weight plate or kettle bell and then carabiner to the harness
And if its an old harness that is not suited for climbing anymore, just cut the leg loops off and it's even more convenient as a dipping belt :-)
Rebounders as good too. Great video.
Nicely presented. Semper Fi
Adding to your list a tibialis bar, hand grip, nordic curl strap.
Great point on the tripod/camera to record yourself. I recorded my workout yesterday for the first time and was so surprised with what I saw. I use my phone for guided workouts with voiceovers that make it easy to follow a workout for the first time including rest periods and warnings for upcoming switches so I used my gopro. The wide lens was super helpful since I didn't have my tripod but had a few things to set the camera on. Reviewing the footage was painful and felt time consuming but was also quite revealing for form improvements.
I'd be interested to see more detail around the ways you use your workout journal. I'm finding with the current program I'm doing, I haven't been tracking my reps/sets/times or anything about how I feel. Previously, I had built my program using a workout and manually entered it into an app called strong. It was mostly just tracking exercise sets and reps. A paper journal might be a good option since I'm already using my phone
Good list. I don’t have rings, but I do have a knock off TRX I’ve worn out! Bands are so great - unlike free weights the resistance increases throughout the range of motion. I would add a stability disc and sliders or even lower tech - paper plates to slide on!
Journal and timer- basics! I’ll incorporate these immediately
Oh, plus the hanging/pull-up bar
Thanks 😄
The pull up bar has been a staple in my house for years, recently bought parallettes for better push up exercises but my fave has been the rings. Work for the airlines and they are so easy to bring along, same for the parallettes.
Good information bro
excellent content
Let's gooooooooo!
I am so excited.
Great video, happy to say I got most of these during the covid lockdowns
Nice setup!
Great video
Very nice. Now if you're REALLY a brokie, you can get a dip station for around 10 bucks or maybe LESS at just about any thrift store...Disguised as a WALKER. Yep, the ones the elderly use. Plus, these Walkers are rated for people over 300 lbs. So they're durable AF, and you can also get creative with them and also use these walkers for inverse rows!
Best idea ever!!!
Repurposing them is a fabulous idea...
I need to see this in real-time lol
My friend tag me on some of ya videos and man ya both been a life saver thanks 🙏
Nice Video!
Excited about the equipment and may have to use what's available in the limited environment which is not my own. The resistance bands are helpful and used them in the hotel recently received from my daughters. I work out my upper body strength and additional a chair 🪑 for lower body strength. I want and desire my mid section to be back and people says I'm not overweight and I feel it that I am. When you are use to how your body was with 3to4 hour work out usually at night 🌚 after 9 or 10 pm. I feel do refresh and great especially in morning. One day will be able again to exercise with natural or interesting equipment that targets a women body concerns same for men I'm sure. Thanks for sharing and your ideas are helpful. Great business brothers.🙏📖😇
This is a cool concept.. I dig it! I've always said a skipping rope and a kettlebell is all an able bodied person would ever need
excellent video guys Greece is watching!!!