TheInsider Picksteam writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase.A home gym manages to solve a surprising amount of our best excuses for skipping a workout: you set the pace, there's no dress code or commute, and your only competition is with yourself. You don't have to find parking or change into more acceptable athleisure, and you can watch your favorite TV shows on loud while you beat your personal record on a stationary bike.If you're technically a morning personbut not enough of one to adhere to a daily 6 am drive and shower in a public locker roomyou can find a way to more seamlessly integrate exercise into your day-to-day. Suddenly, it becomes convenient, and convenience turns into routine.And if you're looking for the most valuable home gym tools, you should consider resistance tools. You don't have to spend a lot to get something effective, and you don't have to clean out the garage to fit a multifaceted weight rack in order to work every muscle in your body.Resistance training poses a lower risk of injury (something that's especially good if you plan to workout alone), the tools are relatively intuitive to use, and you're not likely to ever outgrow them, so you'll continue to see results even as your fitness level increases. You could, theoretically, use the same workout tool for many years to come.Below, check out 8 resistance tools perfect for an effective home gym:Resistance exercise bandsFit Simplify Resistance Loop Exercise Bands, available on Amazon, $10.95Especially great for beginners, resistance bands are about as simple as resistance training gets. You can mix them into your workouts seamlessly (squats, leg curls, bridges, band walks, standing abduction) to make them harder and more effective, andthey'recheaper and more versatile than a lot of other options.TRX home gymsTRX Home2, available on TRX, $199.95TRX Training Home Gym Bundle, available on Amazon $169.95Engineered by a Navy SEAL to fulfill a need for effective training he could use abroad, TRX suspension systems are a highly portable, versatile workout tool that turns your body weight into your own gym machine. Since its creation, it has become a mainstay in gyms across the country and been adopted by supermodels, pro athletes, US army, and Ivy League college sports teams as a canonical workout tool.Given its suspended design, your range of motion is more fluid and complete than with traditional weight trainingboth decreasing your risk of injury and allowing for greater flexibility and challenge.The TRX system can be set up virtually anywhere there's a doorframe and open space, and you can use the TRX app or booklet of different exercises to customize a workout that makes your body (+gravity) the ideal workout tool.An ab wheelPerfect Fitness Ab Carver Pro Roller, available on Amazon, $31.49The Perfect Fitness Ab Wheel is a cult-favorite with 2,500+ five-star reviews for a reason. It's simple to operate, but the wheel has an interior spring design that will actively work against each of your movements, adding resistance to actively engage your core and work against your every roll.If you're sick of the deterrents of a stiff neck or your spine digging into the floor during crunches, this is a great tool to lend some challenge and consistency to ab workouts.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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