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Originally Posted by bubbsy
no idea about cardio machines for purchase.
Why not invest in a gym membership? You're more likely to go to the gym, than to get on the treadmill at home.... Or at least that's been the experience i've witnessed amongst friends/family.
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I have had the opposite experience. I was a member of the Y for over 10 years and found it to be a time waster for the fitness goals I have been working towards. In the time it takes me to drive to the gym, bump around the locker room to get geared up, log in to the fitlinxx etc. wait for machines to become available, and then spend 45 minutes on the machines I could be done two equally effective work outs at home/outside. I have dumbells and free weights at home, bike trainer, treadmill, etc.etc.and there is very little time wasted and when you feel like working out....you work out.....no more pressure to rush around to the gym just to justify a membership. One of the keys to getting in shape is to make it easy and stressfree and to do activities that you enjoy and luckily most of those things can be done very easily and in my case if you can do them outside even better. Run, Bike, Ski, Shinny etc.etc. so many options for cardio outside......many times I wonder what price I would pay to do each of these activites outside if they were somehow ever monetized
. Sounds like OP could go to Canadian Tire and get a bike trainer cheap or something along those lines or get some basic gear for around the house and join the crossfit minimalist movement WOD etc.etc.. The only thing I miss about the gym is the pool so maybe in the spring I will join one where I can bike to....
If you are a powerlifter.....ignore the above