It’s a one-time payment. You can spend it on anything fitness or health related.

Edit: I’m not looking for recommendations, I’m curious what YOU would spend it on.

  • Echo5@lemmy.world
    2·
    17 days ago

    My 70ish lb kettlebell cost over 200 considering shipping D: but it’ll be worth for the gainz. If I had to spend another 200 I’d wonder if there’s a cheap bike or maybe an elliptical, which I doubt. Next stop is probably some kind of half rack that has a decent pull-up bar, because my tower ain’t the greatest

  • litchralee@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    18 days ago

    A sturdy, used, road-oriented bicycle. $200 won’t get anything too fancy, but cycling is a low-impact activity that – given the right places to bike – is meditative, improves cardio, facilitates independent exploration, and also happens to double as transportation.

    I specifically say “road oriented” because I don’t want to necessarily endorse all road bikes, like the ones with carbon fibre or “Tour de France” pedigree. Likewise, mountain bikes with full-suspension sap energy away from the steady cadence ideal for a good workout, in addition to generally costing more or delivering less-than-stellar performance at low price points.

  • GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml
    2·
    17 days ago

    Assuming:

    • I don’t own any fitness equipment
    • I’m at the very start of my fitness journey
    • I am completely untrained

    I would buy:

    • A yoga mat
    • A good pair of shoes

    For exercise I would do calisthenics and walk/hike/run.

    To upgrade the kit I would get:

    • Workout clothes
    • A bicycle
    • A fitness tracker

    Reasoning:

    For building good overall fitness, you want a combination of strength and endurance exercise. Calisthenics and walking/hiking/running accomplish both for someone just starting out. Exercise clothes are good but arguably optional, as you can work out in regular clothes. Adding a bicycle for combined transportation and exercise later is good, and having a device to track everything is good for understanding progress and keeping motivation high.

    • A Phlaming Phoenix@lemm.ee
      1·
      16 days ago

      Throw in some hand weights with detachable plates and a couple bars. You can do a lot of strength training with a $100 set of hand weights.

  • howrar@lemmy.ca
    2·
    12 days ago

    Kind of a boring answer, but I think the most logical answer for most people would be to use it on their gym membership. I know I would.

  • penquin@lemm.ee
    1·
    19 days ago

    I’d buy 100% whey protein (to hit my daily protein intake target) and monohydrate creatine. Everything else is bullshit IMHO. But that’s just me.

    • berryjam@lemmy.worldOP
      0·
      19 days ago

      What creatine brand do you use? I want to start taking it and I’m wary of buying it on amazon.

      • thrawn@lemmy.world
        3·
        17 days ago

        I use crea supps creapure. I believe that all creapure is functionally identical, just 100% pure Creatine marketed and backed by some German company. Amazon feels so sketchy nowadays that I wanted something simple and not well known enough to counterfeit. Plus creapure has quality seal verification to minimize chance of fakes.

        While checking for the brand I use, I now see that it is out of stock. That sucks, I will have to find another creapure soon