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lizzle 
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Posted: 05 April 2008 at 9:33pm |
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Following Stacey's lead, i am thinking of getting some exercise equipment, pretty much as the only exercise I am getting, is wlking up and down stair to my classroom.
So, what exercise equipment have you actualy used, and what turned out to be an expensive clothing rack?
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Bizzy
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Posted: 05 April 2008 at 9:45pm |
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get a skipping rope!!!
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MrsMojo
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Posted: 05 April 2008 at 9:49pm |
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The problem with most of the exercise equipment that I've bought is that I only use it a few times before it gets put under a bed or in a cupboard somewhere and forgotten.
What I do use is actually quite cheap (pity I spent all that money on other stuff)
* 2x 3kg & 2x 7kg free weights
* an exercise ball
* a hula hoop (don't laugh - this is great fun and fantastic cardio exercise targetting your core)
* DVD Denise Austin "burn your female fat zones"
* A yoga mat
I use my free weights and exercise balls when following the DVD instruction. The hula hoop is a bit of fun but also a great exercise tool (you can download exercise regimes using hula hoops off - just google it).
I also set myself a goal of doing a couple of hundred star jumps per day (it's actually pretty easy).
I also want to get an advanced yoga book or DVD. I used to do yoga regularly but haven't been to the classes for awhile and now want to do it from home.
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Bombshell
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Posted: 05 April 2008 at 9:50pm |
i love air walkers - one of those that folds up is better than anything else....
clothes racks....treadmill and exercise bike...oh and my real bike too! 
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BuzzyBee
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Posted: 05 April 2008 at 9:51pm |
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I'm going to keep an eye on this thread, I really like the steppers/ air walkers ...not sure of their exact name but your legs kinda sway in a walking/stepping motion and your arms get a workout too?
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Mama2two
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Posted: 05 April 2008 at 10:18pm |
My most used item - don't laugh - is a Richard Simmons DVD. I love it. 'Disco sweat'. It is so tacky, but always makes me laugh and the music is great!! 
We have a rowing machine in the spare room that was used once and is now an expensive storage rack!!
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fattartsrock
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Posted: 05 April 2008 at 10:24pm |
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ive got a dog.
Although she is getting fatter and so am I. I haven't taken her out for ages.
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mummy_becks
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Posted: 05 April 2008 at 10:34pm |
You and me both with the lack of exercise. We could alway bundle the kids in the prams and go for a walk at night??
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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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HippyMama
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Posted: 06 April 2008 at 7:41am |
We've got a crosstrainer at home which we spent a fair chunk on but gets reasonably decent use, and gets me a good cardio workout with both my arms and legs going at the same time. It lives in our lounge at the moment and I find it heaps easier to exercise watching something on TV anyway 
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my2angels
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Posted: 06 April 2008 at 9:42am |
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im just thinking of buying something myself. was going to get an exercycle or a home gym but not sure yet. hubby brought an ab king pro and never used it!
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kebakat
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Posted: 06 April 2008 at 10:39am |
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I've got a cross trainer, treadmill (my baby lol), swiss ball and free weights. My treadmill definitely gets the most use but it was also the most expensive. But I use my free weights every 2nd day (most of the time) too and I just buy heavier ones as I need them.
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