Okay, I’ll be the first to admit I don’t have great pictures because I honestly wasn’t planning to post this. BUT, this works!! It really does.
If you do not have weights or any workout equipment, I highly recommend trying this.
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FREE DIY Exercise Equipment Video
FREE DIY Exercise Equipment
What you’ll need:
- Two bags that can hold weight. Can be book bags, tote bags/shopping bags, diaper bags- whatever you already have!
- Heavy stuff to fill the bags with. Can be a bunch of water bottles (each regular sized water bottle weighs one pound), canned goods, tools, etc.
- A stick like a broom stick, but nothing that is super unbalanced with one heavy end. Example, no mop!
What to do:
You are basically going to make the equivalent of a barbell and dumbbells with all of this. I highly recommend watching the video above for a good visual. However, if you cannot watch the video right now, here are the basics.
- Open up your bag and stuff each one with the same amount of weight. I like to use water bottles because I know each water bottle weighs a pound, so I can easily distribute the weight evenly. I usually do 10-15 water bottles per bag. The bag pictured below has 8 water bottles in it.
- Each bag can work as a dumbbell/weight on it’s own once it is filled.
- You can hold the bag by the straps to use it as a dumbbell to do arm exercises.
- You can hold the bag in front of you, as if you are hugging it, to do things like weighted squats, lunges, etc.
- If you want to turn this in to a barbell, grab your broom stick and hang one bag from each end. Now you have a FREE barbell with 20-30 lbs (or whatever you decide on)!
Again, I highly recommend watching the video above to make the most sense out of it and to see some of the exercises you can do.
Hope this helps!
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Xoxo,
Jessica
