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Dust Off Old Fitness Equipment

If you haven't ventured into your basement or garage in awhile, now might be a good time to see what you've been storing there. Most of us have old fitness equipment lying around, things we bought and never used or things we couldn't figure out what to do with. You don't want to use anything that's obviously in disrepair, but if you find things in good shape, use them for your workouts. A few things you might find lying around:
  • Baseballs, footballs and basketballs
  • Tennis rackets
  • Bicycles
  • Frisbees
  • Paddle ball games
  • Mini trampolines
  • Mini steppers
  • Medicine balls
  • Boxing gloves or pads

One idea is to take what you find and set up a few stations for a circuit workout. Spend a minute on your mini trampoline, a minute hitting a boxing bag, a minute dribbling a basketball, five minutes riding the bike around the block, etc. Be creative with what you have and you may find something you enjoy...or realize you need to have a garage sale, which will end up earning a little money.

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