I have a lot of workout gear here in my apartment. They include:

• A treadmill
  I got this for $35 at Out of the Closet. It’s old and doesn’t have any fancy programs or graphs, but it goes up to 5.5 MPH and is good for a brisk jog. I have gone about 90 minutes on it but won’t push it further because I’m afraid of overheating it.
• The Perfect Push-Ups
  I suck at these. Tim uses them and says they do make a big difference with push ups. I, however, struggle to do 2 push-ups with or without these. Grrrr.
• The Iron Gym
  This is the device you hang over a door frame so you can do pull-ups and chin-ups. It works great. Tim uses it often. I can do a good number of chin-ups but am working on increasing my strength with pull-ups.
• A Swiss Ball
  This is one of those giant inflatable exercise balls. I use it as my computer chair. I really should use it for ab exercises. I have the dusty DVD it came with somewhere…
• A jump rope
  I don’t know why I thought I could successfully jump rope inside my apartment without breaking something or whacking a dog.
• A twist board
  I got this before I had the treadmill to try to do cardio at home. It’s basically a round plastic board you stand on and then twist side to side along its based with or without holding the resistance bands. It really does work your core and get your heart rate up. I should use it more often.
• 10-lb dumbbells
  I have a pair of coated 10-lb dumbbells. They are great for arm exercises and the perfect weight for toning my arms. I just do high reps and feel the burn around 12-14.
• Boxing gloves
  For back when I use to hit the bag at the gym. Don’t need them for anything now.
• A curl bar and various weights for it
  This is like a barbell for lifting weights, but it has a bit of an S-shape in the middle. It’s designed for arm curls mainly. Someone in our apartment building moved and gave away a lot of weights and the bar.  We have about 150lbs of weight we can put on it.
• A standard straight bar - COMING SOON
  Tim just ordered this so he can use the weights on a straight bar for bench presses and lifts.
• A weight bench - COMING SOON
  To go with the above, we’re getting a weight bench.
• Dumbbell bars - COMING SOON
  Another thing to use with the weights.
• And the pièce de résistance:
  

  Total Gym Elite - $45 from Out of The Closet

So I have a ton of exercise equipment. The Total Gym in itself covers so many exercises and body groups. So why am I not totally ripped? Well, I’m getting there hehehe.. more soon!

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