Best Low-Cost Fitness Equipment for the Minimalist

We've used a lot of fitness equipment over the years. The cool thing is you don't need to spend much money in order to get upgrade your training from home. Here are some inexpensive, low-cost options for fitness products so you can be a minimalist and train from home or parks :)

Intro - 00:00 - 00:21
Gymnastic Rings 00:22 - 02:04
Parallettes 02:05 - 03:03
Door Frame Pull-Up Bar - 03:04 - 04:51
Weight Vest - 04:52 - 05:32
Weight Belt - 05:33 - 06:06
Kettlebell - 06:07 - 07:14
Resistance Band - 07:15 - 08:02
Jump Rope - 08:03 - 08:49
Slant Board - 08:50 - 09:50
Miscellaneous Items - 09:51 - 11:16
Wrap-Up - 11:17 - 12:04

All of these products can be found on Amazon, if you like a higher quality product consider Rogue Fitness Rogue Fitness.

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In this video, Josh and Trevor review the best exercise equipment that gets you a full body workout anywhere, anytime. This equipment is inexpensive, easily transportable and really gives you a lot of bang for your buck. You don't need much, but if you are looking for tools to further your calisthenics routine, check these items out. Let us know what you think and what you are most excited to try!

[Strengthside]

Hey yall! We posted some links to examples of these products in the description. We kept everything to the more inexpensive side on Amazon. If you're looking for higher quality products I recommend checking out Rogue Fitness (or any competitor). If I could recommend one thing over anything else it's to get somewhere to hang from at home! What did we miss? What do you enjoy using that doesn't break the bank? Let us know in a comment below.
P.S. We are thinking about doing this same video with some mid-range products... 100-400$ would you be interested? let us know.

[InspiredByBrad]

My gym rings and pull up bar saved my life. I had terrible upper body, rib, shoulder tightness and nerves being pinched. I started out with just hanging therapy and worked up from there. The freedom of upper body wellness plus strength is incredible

[GymGarageMan]

Awesome! Swapped expensive gym for crumbling garage lifting rocks doing PUSH UPS on paint cans pull UPS on beams money spent 0 WILLPOWER 100% where THERE'S a will there will always be a way!!!

[SaturnoMovement]

Hard not to start with Rings as numero 1 on the list 😉 I’ll keep saying it, the mountain scenery in your videos is so captivating. Awesome vid my dudes! ✌️ - Yassir

[Candolad]

This is brilliant guys. I've been doing calisthenics for about a year. Slowly progressing. I use rings, bands and parallettes. I love using rings because I can just hook 'em onto a tree in the park and away I go.

Consistency, determination, patience and time are emphatically required with calisthenics. Rushing it is some guys' biggest mistake.

[chopwoodcarrywater]

Solid advice for beginners or people wanting to explore other realms of fitness. I have a 20 lbs weight vest, dip belt, wooden gymnastics rings, and bands with 5 levels of resistance. They are extremely beneficial. The rings and bands are so versatile and are probably the biggest contribution to my gains.

[youtrades]

One of the things that I so INcredibly appreciate about you guys, is your focus on primal movement. This is what so many people in our times not only miss out on, but also don't appreciate. It's incredible how much improvement I had just by putting more effort into my everyday movements. Life and body just by doing more and consciously putting effort into my everyday doings and movements. These subtle changes and attention into making full movement into everyday happenings, made remarkable differences in my health and wellness. Thanks for everything you do and all the effort you put into this, I've shared this channel with my family, especially my kids, and friends!😊💜

[nicorellius]

Got some parallettes for a gift recently. They have completely transformed my upper body training. I'm using them for deep pause pushups, L-sits, and pendulums currently so I can work towards the aspired handstand. You guys are spot on as usual. Thanks for keeping it real.

[sytom]

Nice suggestions. I would add following...

Yoga Blocks:
Extended ROM for Push Ups, Calf Raises etc.

Broomstick:
Shoulder Mobility (Dislocates & Extensions), Assistance for Beginners doing Split Squats (saw this in one of your beginner leg workouts).

Towel:
If hanging from a bar get's easy...put a towel over the bar and it will challenge your grip. Also you can wrap it around Posts and do Bodyrows this way.

[APKyle]

My doorframe pull up bar and jump rope have been essential for my home gym set up, dating back to high school. Super cheap, super effective.

Nothing kills the momentum of a good workout than checking your phone. We only anticipate checking one text, one notification and then all of sudden you’re 5 minutes over your scheduled. The timer and Bluetooth speaker help to part from your phone and avoid those distractions.

Great video, gentlemen. Peace and blessings ✌🏼

[liffidmonky]

A set of adjustable weight dumbells and a tiltable bench are also cool

[oleg]

I have pretty much all of that equipment, but the slant board definitely looks interesting, and I would love to try that. Couple of things I would add especially for people just starting out calisthenics, are wrist wraps/guards, gloves if your doing exercises outside on concrete like me, and the right clothing. I think people overlook a good pair of compression shorts and a breathable shirt. I used to work out in like basketball shorts and some old t shirt thats been laying around my closet. Then I invested in a proper pair of compression shorts (shorts with a liner basically) and a breathable jersey/shirt, and it made me not only do more reps, but i did more comfortably with less fatigue. Awesome post guys!

[Athletic-and-Minimalist]

I'm surprised you haven't mentioned the yoga blocks, they can be so useful not just for flexibility stuff, but also to add range of motion to your push ups, HSPUs etc. You can do L-sits on them 💪Great video guys! (from someone who trains mostly on rings and hangs them from a beam next to my London City office)

[DtownsAngel]

I'm new to you guys I just hit 40 and feeling my age! I was in dance in my younger years but it's time to get back in shape!!! Thank you guys soo much great info! This is goin to be a great 2023! Thanks for tha info

[CaptChilly]

Rings are great not because of their instability but in spite of it. The versatility and freedom of movement they allow is unmatched, and ring exercises provide a potent strength and hypertrophic stimulus in addition to developing kinesthetic awareness while being easier on the joints for some movements due to their lack of rigidity. The vast benefits of rings make them extremely worth it.

[matttcameron_]

As a climber, I just use my harness instead of a dip belt in order to add weight to exercises. So if you're into climbing, just invest in a harness and you got a 2 for 1 tool. For kettlebells I have ones that are filled with sand and come as a set in a duffle bag thing, so you can change out the number of kettle bells in the bag to get it up to 50lbs for sandbag cleans or rows, or carrying.

[TheDavveponken]

I'm liking the vibe. It's really a promotion of a fun and active lifestyle more so than "let's get fit/jacked" and I like it.

[rzeszo]

Ultimate list for minimalist equipment! If I would add something to this list - it will be sandbag, sliders and 2-3 different clubbells.

[leonardoandrade]

My current setup is a 24 kg kettlebell, doorway pull bar, gymnastics rings, low paralettes and an ab-wheel. Eventually I'd like another kb, a lighter one for stuff like TGUs and halos, and a sandbag around 50-60 kg

[thewayofthejumprope]

Strength Side dudes enjoyable content as always and great to see the jump rope included on this great list of minimalistic but bang-for-bang pieces of exercise equipment.