Comments on: Top 9 Must Have Gear for Your Fitness Lifestyle

By: aaron

aaron — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:27:36 +0000

Ive read a few articles that say SIGG bottle plastic liners are still made with BPA, although SIGG claims theirs do not leach due to a special formula. I have no conclusive proof, but isnt this the claim made by every other BPA plastic manufacturer? just a thought. investigate for yourself.

By: Thursday 11/5/09 « Get up, get fit!

Thursday 11/5/09 « Get up, get fit! — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:17:06 +0000

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By: Tom W

Tom W — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:03:22 +0000

Hey guys, great list. The only thing I’d take out is the pullup straps and replace it with gymnastics rings. You can do the same basics with both but a ton of other very advanced strength movements with the rings. This would be a key addition to a list that doesn’t include strength training equipment. Thanks for the post and the site!

By: Mike OD

Mike OD — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:04:02 +0000

Gyms were created in the last 100 years…..people were fit way before that with active natural lifestyles (and yes, they did lift and carry heavy objects). Weights/Gyms are a (good) supplement to use instead of going back to a lifestyle of moving/lifting/carrying natural heavy objects….unless you are a lumberjack or live on a farm. But as far as a “lifestyle” approach goes…one can still be plenty fit running, jumping, climbing, using body-weight exercises and just moving…..other people/cultures with little/no access to modern gyms have proven that to be true.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:56:34 +0000

Then state is as such, instead of lumping weightlifting in with some vague “working out” category, as if you’d do it for wasting time in a gym but not for “fitness”. It’s like saying weights will make you bulky and slow.

By: skustes

skustes — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:32:55 +0000

Stuart, it’s not that weights “aren’t appropriate”. It’s that they aren’t necessary to be healthy and fit. Mike never said weights weren’t important…but they aren’t very portable. Further, gymnastics, sprinting, and any number of other activities can improve bone density, strength, and force generation.

Cheers
Scott

By: Stuart

Stuart — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:40:56 +0000

I fail to see how weights are not appropriate for a “fitness based lifestyle”. Surely Crossfit and Ross Enamait, to name but two, should make it obvious that the opposite is true – training with heavy weights is tremendously important for increasing your bone density, strength of your connective tissues and of course your ability to generate force.

By: Perry Rowland

Perry Rowland — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:10:21 +0000

Oh yeah, forgot to mention the watch – I leave it at home!

By: Perry Rowland

Perry Rowland — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:46:13 +0000

Things I do not need to exercise:
Water for a run under an hour.
Sometimes ride with no helmet and am not dead yet.
Like listening to birds not annoying music.
Let the doctor check my heart rate.
Over priced plastic wear people call workout clothes.

By: Fit Jerk - Flawless Fitness

Fit Jerk - Flawless Fitness — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:50:57 +0000

Mike OD- Hellz yeah! I totally forgot about that part… you can TRAVEL with them. It’s like a gym in your back pack! When I’m out meeting clients or attending seminars or competitions, there’s nothing better than having my bands when I wake up in my hotel room in the morning.

THEN I go out in the halls and skip with it, while people stare as they walk upstairs from breakfast.

If you guys care, visit my blog at: fitjerk.com and look for the post “Replace An Entire Gym For Under $150″

Wrote it up a while back and it’s kinda like this pot. It has the most essential equipment you need to replicate EVERY exercise that you find in the gym… RIGHT at home.

No more excuses people. GET MOVING.