With the current pandemic going on and gyms being closed home or bodyweight workouts is the closest you can get to a weight training program.
If u set a good routine with home workouts and have all the required equipment at your home once the gyms open you can ditch the costly gym membership and have your anytime gym at home where you workout at your convenience at your own time and with your ease. Plus you don’t have to deal with bad workout music ever again your life.
Whether you have a proper gym set up in one of your rooms or just some essential required equipment like a yoga mat, a resistance band, and other small items in a corner in your room having your workout gear around the house will help you better in staying consistent. Your setup can help you turn your boring bodyweight workouts to a fully-fledged strength and conditioning workout.
So if you are ready to invest a little and have the leisure of anytime workout at your home read below as we have listed some of the best home workout equipment one should definitely have at home to make the most of your workouts at tougher times like the pandemic COVID-19.
1. Pull-up bar
Pull up bar is the most basic and essential equipment for bodyweight training. Pull ups and chin ups are the core part of any bodyweight training plan. Pull up bars have various models according to your needs. There are pull up bars for outddor areas indoor areas similarly with permanent wall fixtures or mobile pull up bars which can be taken and fixed temporarily anywhere. Also if you never have done pull ups or chin ups I would say you should buy one pull up bar and start today as there is no better exercise for core and upper body apart from pull ups and chin ups.
2. Gym rings
Gymnastic rings commonly known as gym rings are basically two rings made of wood or metal which are hung by strong rope. Gymnastic rings is another wonderful equipment one should add to their list of home workout equipment and the reason for the same is that gym rings are as important as a pull up bar in bodyweight training. You can do a lot of exercises on gym rings which will condition and strengthen your whole body. Gym ring workouts are a lil tuff for beginners and they do require a lot of strength but once you can use them with ease your workouts will become a lot more challenging and uyou can add a lot of variation for the same.
3. Paralettes
Parallettes also known as parallette bars is basically a smaller version of parallel bars we see in various parks and gyms. Paralletes can be used to do push ups exercises for core like l-sit and many more.
4. Weight vest & dip belt
A dip belt is a must have if u want to take your workouts on a next level. If you are a beginner you will not require a dip belt but if you have been working out from sometime and can do pull ups and chin ups easily then you should invest in a dip belt. Basically with the help of a dip belt you can add extra weights while doing pull ups or chin ups.
5. Resistance bands
Resistance bands is the most common and basic home workout equipment nowdays. They are available in various colors where colors usually denote different levels. There are a lot of exrcises you can do with resistance bands plus its cheap and take the minimal space in your room or a cupboard so this is one equipment we would surely recommend.
6. Push-up bars
Push-up bars is specially for doing push ups. If you are a beginner push up bars are a great accessory to add in your home workout equipment they will help to take off the pain and pressure one feels during push ups.
7. Jumping rope
Jumping rope commonly known as skipping rope. Jumping rope is a great equipment for warm ups. A long handle jumping rope with steel rope is always better and more sturdier.
8. Suspension trainer
A suspension trainer is again a great equipment for a full bodyweight workout. It utilizes a persons weight to build strength and resistance. A sling trainer uses very strong bands that can be a great use for upper body strength training.If one is serious about bodyweight training then suspension trainers are a great equipment they are costly but one of the best equipment one can find in the market.
9. GoFit Pro Exercise Ball
A fitness ball can be used for a range of exercises which can help improve stability, increase endurance and also strengthen the core.
10. Ab wheel
The ab wheel is a simple device comprising of two handles connected to a wheel. The ab wheel might look like an easy fun equipment lieng around in the gym but it is one of the most advanced training equipment. As the name suggest it targets mainly the abs. But if used correctly it helps train other muscles too like triceps and lats.
11. Chest Expander
The chest expander consist of pair of handles joined by cables or springs. However chest expander cant replace free weights or resistance machines but its pretty effective for building functional strength. Chest expanders promote ligament and tendon strength.
12. Aerobics stepper
An stepper is a raised platform of about 4-12 inches in height. An individual steps up and down and around the platform in different patterns according to the music to boost heart rate and breathing.