Who has a home gym........

[mede8er]

Had mine for a couple months...WAY better than going down to Golds...I have everything I need for legs and upper body right in my den.....

[TheWizardOfMudd]

1. Yes. I call it "the den."

Trampoline, weights and a bench. ;)

[Misunderestimator]

2. Bowflex, Treadmill and Bicycle...

in a spare bedroom, and some free weights I never use anymore... Love not having to sit on someone else's sweat... :puke:

[pocket]

7. bowflex is great

I love mine.

[Misunderestimator]

9. It's pretty perfect.... compact and easy on the body....

I also have the pull down bar and the leg extension... Don't need more than that. Love it!

[mede8er]

3. I wasn't gonna mention.......

the Trapeze....hehhehheh......

[Champ]

4. I do

It's called the Flex-Ctx or something like that, it's kind of like the boxflex except miles cheaper and you have to provide your own weights.

[cheezus]

5. Dance Dance Revolution and resitance bands

it's not great, but I can never go to the gym consistantly

[laruemtt]

6. way better than the gym!

i've got universal 8-station, spinning bike, recumbant bike, eliptical trainer, gazelle, rebounder, 4 barbells, 4 body bars, and 10 sets of dumbbells, ankle weights, and oh yeah, yoga mat. even have aquabells for traveling. no waiting in lines. no other people's sweat on equipment. can work out nekkid if ya want! and your own music! tis the way to go.

oops! forgot flexbands.....

and don't forget books and DU for the brain!!!

[prolesunited]

13. WOW!!!

That's quite a set up. Can I come work out at your house? :hi:

[DS1]

18. all that and you still found it necessary to buy a Gazelle?

are you a collector?

[mede8er]

8. Cool......

I've got a Weider free weight system with leg and butterfly attachments. I like the free weight concept for its versatility...and nobody elses sweat!!!!!!!..........

BTW...My den is just that...faux painted like the inside of a cave. I love it in here.....(Men are from Mars thing I guess)........

[Dying Eagle]

10. I Do

At least I think I do, either that or I have dust piles in the shape of Exercise equipment.

[mede8er]

11. A zen experience....

Working out at home alone gets you to the 'void' in no time......

[BiggJawn]

12. Rollers and a wind trainer in the "spare room"

Neither of which gets much of a workout. maybe this winter....

[laruemtt]

14. how do you like your windtrainer, bj?

i've got a spinning bike now but think i got a better workout using my road boke on the windtrainer when i had one in florida.

[BiggJawn]

15. Two Words.....

"Hamster Wheel"

But then, I feel the same way about ergometers and treadmills, too. I think I put a grand total of 40 miles on the fans last winter, and still haven't gotten the hang of the rollers yet (I can let go for maybe 30 seconds begfore i start weaving)

There are several benefits that I have noticed. the biggest one is that you're riding a bike that's already set up to fit you, so you don't have to be annoyed with stuff like pedals and seats that aren't right. the resistance from the fans is smooth and exponential, unlike what I've heard about the magnetic ones that supposedly have "bumps" in the resisitance, nor are they prone to leak like fliud units,. also, there is no heat build-up to worry about. On the DOWN side, the fans are noisy as hell, but you knew that already.

I found that the load level closely matched a level road with a slight tailwind. I can spin 88 RPM at 16 MPH for about an hour.

I use a heart-rate monitor to check that I'm actually getting a workout, and not just going through the motions. I use one on the road, too.

So how do you like the spinning bike? Is it almost as good as being on the road?

[laruemtt]

16. the plus is no traffic to deal with -

"So how do you like the spinning bike? Is it almost as good as being on the road?"

but you've really got to use your imagination to get into it. the spinerval videos are really good and really hard! you get anywhere from a 45-minute to a 3-HOUR! grinding workout.

i like riding trails much better. just not single track - don't like falling!

i used a vetta trainer in florida and i think it's a lot sturdier / no wobble factor than the wheels. you might want to check it out.

www.spinervals.com has some kind of pricey ones, but you might be able to google or e-bay something better.

ps: just wish it would stop raining long enough to be able to get out and do a real ride!

[BiggJawn]

17. No traffic out here, either...

But if I ride out of cellie range and stack it, they'll find my bleached bones someday....MAYBE! Nothing but miles and miles of corn and soybean fields here...

I have heard that "Spinervals" is pretty rough, not sure if I'm gutsy enough to try it.

You're gonna laugh (I hope) but I find that a mix of Giorgio Moroder Disco and Sousa marches make it less brain-numbing...

[Paragon]

19. Yoga mat.

Maybe $20.

[geniph]

20. Yeah, we have a treadmill and a weight machine

the treadmill gets used a lot, the weight machine...sometimes.