Equipment Training Tools at Home
Yoga Mat
For every workout a yoga mat is essential if you will end up laying or kneeling on the floor, they help soften the floor to protect your back and knees, PhysiPole has their own Yoga Mat available for only $40 made out of eco friendly materials.
Alternatives: If you can’t get your hands on a Yoga Mat you can use a blanket, towel or camping foam mats that will do the same trick
Yoga Block
Yoga Blocks are a great tool to use for stretching for extra support, PhysiPole Studios have their own Yoga Blocks if your local studio has any left! Otherwise you can source these from K-mart or sporting shop.
Alternatives: Thick books, cooking pots.
Resistant Bands
There are a few types of resistant bands you can purchase some are a tube and come with handles, others are just a flat stretchy rubber, all kinds are great to use for a number of purposes. You can use them in a door frame like a fly machine for a good upper body workout. Resistant bands can be found at K-mart, Clark Rubber or sporting store.
Foam Roller
To help you stretch out and improve muscle recovery a foam roller is a must for home training, There are different types of foam rollers depending on what you want to use it for smoother ones are the most versatile with the lumpy ones better for trigger point self-massage treatment. You can source these from K-mart or sporting shop.
Alternatives: Drink bottle with a towel wrapped around it.
Weights
Weights are a great way to increase the difficulty of your workout and improve strength faster you could have kettle bells, dumb bells, weight plates, medicine ball just to name some.
Alternatives:Bulk food items, any weighty item you can pick up
Gym Ball
A gym ball or exercise ball is a fun way to complete several exercises that can target abs, legs or full body! These are available for purchase from several stores.
Chairs
We all have these at home already and can use them for several exercises including tricep dips, raised leg raises, split squats, standing push ups just to name a few.
Steps/Stairway
Get a leg burn using steps you have at home you can complete step ups, jump squats, calf raises etc.
Chairs
We all have these at home already and can use them for several exercises including tricep dips, raised leg raises, split squats, standing push ups just to name a few.
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