Exercise doesn’t have to be hard, and while everyone’s gearing up to embrace the “new year, new me” strategy, it’s important to remember that real change and routines start with manageable changes. You don’t want to jump head-first into fitness, or back into fitness, only to burnout. These amazing tools have helped me to get into (and back into… and back into because I’m a busy and imperfect human) the fitness game without overwhelming myself. I’m able to really enjoy the time I spend working out and it’s all easy to manage, even when life, inevitably, gets in the way!
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Yoga Your Way
Yoga might seem intimidating, but it really isn’t! And if you’re new to the practice, you don’t have to worry about what poses you should start with or how to get into one pose or another. These cards help you to walk through all sorts of beneficial yoga poses in varying degrees of difficulty.
A Gentle Workout
Workout balls like this are a great way to get a workout in that’s gentle enough to keep you from feeling overwhelmed but allows you to really work your muscles. The greatest thing about this is that you can customize it to fit your own workout needs — you can be as rigorous or gentle as you need!
Grow the Booty
These amazing Peach Bands come in varying levels of difficulty so you can decide just how much effort you want to make, or you can go up gradually as you work. They’re great at staying where you put them so you can get through an entire workout without having to unravel them again.
A Great Sandbag Alternative
This incredible sandbag alternative allows you to determine exactly how much weight you’d like to lift, and it doesn’t get much easier than that. You can empty it, fold it up, and lay it flat so you can take it wherever you go and you’ve got to love easy exercise that can travel, too.
Extra-Strength Resistance Bands
Resistance bands are a gym-free, easy way to really get into your exercise routine, and these resistance bands are designed for hardcore use. They’re going to stay secure while you get through your workout and they offer seven different levels of resistance for the best workout and so you can keep using these the stronger you get.
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Keep the Gloves On
There’s nothing quite like hitting the ole bag, but the bag can hit back when it comes to the health of your knuckles. That’s why the best thing to do is grab these incredible gloves and keep your knuckles covered and safe. No more split knuckle skin or bruised fingers!
Take the Gym Anywhere
What’s better than a home gym? A home gym that’s portable. The system is super easy to set up which gives you more time to actually work out and less time fiddling with confusing gym equipment. And the best part? It’s super sturdy! It’s sure to last you through hundreds of workouts.
Make Your Workout Hardcore
I’m sure you’ve seen the crazy rope-based workouts that have circulated social media forever now. They look like they’re absolutely insane, and they sort of are, but only because they do an insane job of working out all of your muscles. And these amazing handles are designed to keep your hands from chafing while you’re working.
Get Defined Abs
Engage your abs with this amazing roller often enough and you’re sure to get some of the most defined abs out there. My mom used an ab roller back in the 90s and she always looked like a model. And ab rollers haven’t gone anywhere in the last few decades. In fact — they’ve only gotten better!
You Can’t Forget Your Core!
Core Sliders are one of my favorite tools because they pack flat and you can take them anywhere, which means you don’t have to worry about pausing on your workouts while you’re away. And it’s just about the easiest way I’ve ever worked out, and there’s nothing better than that!
Easily Decide Your Next Workout
No guess work with these cards, they do all the work for you so all you have to do is pull a few and get going on your workout. They’re just about the easiest thing you can do in your workout and it takes the mental work out of the physical work you’re about to take on.
Relieve Tendonitis Pain
At first, when my husband brought this home, I wasn’t really sure what this was, but then he explained just how useful it is and now I’m a convert. As someone that writes for a living, I often find that there’s a soreness in my wrists. This resistance bar helps to ease that pain while also strengthening my grip.
Kettlebells FTW!
Kettlebells are one of my favorite ways to get my workout in because they’re just so easy to use. I love my dumbbells, but there’s something about the shape of the kettlebell that I find especially effective for squats or lunges. And the rubberized bottoms keep your floors safe and sound throughout your workout!
Nothing Easier
There’s no workout quite as easy as one that doesn’t require any real work at all. These weights attach to your ankles to increase the level of difficulty in your workouts without you even noticing. Plus, these pack flat so you can take them with you anywhere you may go!
Level Up Your Workouts
Medicine balls are pretty dang cool, if I do say so myself. They’re designed to distribute the weight evenly across the ball so you can toss and grab and whatever other exercise you need to do without worrying about the weight leaning one way or the other so you can get the most out of your exercise.
Gym in a Bag
You’ve got everything you need in this bag! Not only do you have resistance bands and booty bands, it also has a shaker bottle for protein drinks or your post-workout shakes. In this bag, you’ve also got an incredible suspension trainer which, if you haven’t tried, you absolutely have to!
A Sandbag, but Better
This is better than your average sandbag, because it’s a sand”bell,” which lets you keep the sand in a much more concentrated area so you can use it for things like squats and lunges without having to carry around that bulking and unyield-y sandbag. It’s also far safer for your floors than the average weights!
Add Something Interesting to Your Workout
This thing is pretty dang cool! It’s called a javelin, and it sort of is, but without the sharp end. It lets you really focus in on certain muscle groups and the above-the-head circular motion with this particular tool keeps all the weight balanced and even.
Be the Boss of Your Gym Experience
Keeping track of your interval timings on your phone can be a real challenge — you never know when you’ll get a text or when your phone is going to lock without a warning. This interval clock lets you keep an eye on your time easily and it’s a gadget dedicated to doing only that.
Get the Perfect Pushup
Not only do these relieve joint and muscle strain, they also help you to really dig into the muscle groups in a more precise and engaging way. The handles are non-slip so you don’t have to worry about your sweaty hands sliding around while you’re doing your hardcore strength training.
Elevate Your Workout
Literally! Trampolines are fun and bouncy, but they’re also a killer workout for your calves and your glutes and that’s always the goal (for me, anyways). Add cardio to your strength training workouts and do it in a fun way that might just even make you feel like a kid again.
Bring Back Your Childhood
Talk about embracing your childhood. This is a speed jump rope that really helps you to get into your workout, whether that workout is a full-blown cardio set or just a warm up for your strength training later on. It’s made of super durable material to last for years through all sorts of workouts, no matter how tough they may get.