Advice on affordable home equipment?

Hi all-

I've never posted here before, so please let me know if my question is
wrong for this group!

I just moved up north, and am learning that the winter up here is long
and not very conducive to outside aerobic activity (running, walking,
etc). I am looking into buying some kind of ellipses machine (or even a
treadmill, though I am historically more of an ellipses kind of girl).I
really don't make that much money so I am trying to stay in the
$300-$400 range. I know that's not gonna get me anything top of the
line, but it's what I can afford.

My goal is really just to get a decent cardio workout and get my
heartrate up before I start my free weights routine.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Or am I better off with a jumprope or
something?

Any advice is appreciated.

Best Regards,
Kerry

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> Hi all-
>
> I've never posted here before, so please let me know if my question is
> wrong for this group!
>
> I just moved up north, and am learning that the winter up here is long
> and not very conducive to outside aerobic activity (running, walking,
> etc). I am looking into buying some kind of ellipses machine (or even
> a
> treadmill, though I am historically more of an ellipses kind of
> girl).I
> really don't make that much money so I am trying to stay in the
> $300-$400 range. I know that's not gonna get me anything top of the
> line, but it's what I can afford.
>
> My goal is really just to get a decent cardio workout and get my
> heartrate up before I start my free weights routine.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions? Or am I better off with a jumprope
> or
> something?

A jumprope will work just fine. Jumping jacks, squat thrusts, even
running up and down the stairs if you have them - all fine choices.

If you already own a bicycle, you can buy a gadget to use it as a
stationary indoor trainer for well less than your budget and end up with
something that fits you much better than your typical exercise bike.
I've got such a widget on one of my bikes in the basement that cost me
$10 at a garage sale, and I think decent new ones go for $100-200 or so.

Personally, I prefer to warm up with joint mobility exercises because
they warmup the joints and also warmup the muscles. Google "joint
health" or similar, or look at this link http://www.kbnj.com/sj.htm for
the book I used to learn these - you'll also find the book if you Google
its title, "Super Joints".

> Any advice is appreciated.
>
> Best Regards,
> Kerry

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