What was your first exercise gadget? - Page 3

Elise7 · 02-21-12, 09:23 PM

A Jane Fonda Step (teal with pink and grey risers).
I've graduated to a Club Step but still use the Jane Fonda step for portability.

Kesal · 02-21-12, 10:00 PM

I won FIRM Vol 3 in an online contest... I bought a pair of 3 lb dumbbells and a 12" tall Rubbermaid tub that I used as a high step. Now I think how unsafe it was, climbing on that tub, but I used it for years and it never did collapse or anything. My first "real" gadget was the Fanny Lifter that replaced that tub.

workoutjunkie · 02-21-12, 10:06 PM

Hmmm......I can't remember which was first. Either my Brenda Dykgraaf step, my Tony Little Ab Isolator or my Suzanne Somers Thighmaster.

Fun thread!

bfit · 02-21-12, 10:07 PM

3 pound weights - blue plastic filled with sand - and I still have them. They were closely followed by a pink exercise band that came with a VHS workout produced by Nautilus with a very young Tamilee Webb in it. It was a circle band and really did look just like a big rubber band. It fell apart years ago now.

Jewels5 · 02-21-12, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by donnadc

The Thighmaster (Suzanne Sommers) !!

Same here! These are fun threads.

Helen · 02-22-12, 12:35 AM

1st: 1kg (2.2lb) handweights
2nd: 2kg (6.6lb) handweights
3rd: Reebok Step

Lorelai · 02-22-12, 12:45 AM

I'm going to take "gadget" to mean equipment, and say that the first thing I bought for myself related to fitness was a yoga mat, followed shortly by an exercise ball for pilates.

Though perhaps my Fluidity barre counts as more of a gadget? That was a post-VF purchase though.

sm4987 · 02-22-12, 02:13 AM

The thigh master. Thing did nothing for my legs.

rose2boys · 02-22-12, 08:05 AM

The original STEP w/purple, aqua, pink risers. That was probably like 15 years ago & although I don't really do step anymore, I still have it! Will probably never get rid of it -- I've used it as a regular step, slanted or flat as a weight bench (before I got a real one a couple years ago), aid for push ups, whatever...

Oh, and a set of Denise Austin hand weights (2, 4 & 5#s i think) that came with a white plastic stand.

Kellie · 02-22-12, 08:30 AM

I'm not sure the Mark Eden Bust Developer counts as an exercise gadget, but I bought one when the Weider 5 Minute Body Shaper didn't do so much for my bust, and didn't make me look like Betty Weider. Sadly, neither did the Mark Eden Bust Devloper!! (It was two plastic paddles for your hands with a strong spring in between and you pushed them together.) Isometric exercise at its finest!

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02-21-12, 09:23 PM
Elise7 Join Date: Jan 2011	A Jane Fonda Step (teal with pink and grey risers). I've graduated to a Club Step but still use the Jane Fonda step for portability.

02-21-12, 10:00 PM
Kesal Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Upstate NY	I won FIRM Vol 3 in an online contest... I bought a pair of 3 lb dumbbells and a 12" tall Rubbermaid tub that I used as a high step. Now I think how unsafe it was, climbing on that tub, but I used it for years and it never did collapse or anything. My first "real" gadget was the Fanny Lifter that replaced that tub.

02-21-12, 10:06 PM
workoutjunkie Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Florida	Hmmm......I can't remember which was first. Either my Brenda Dykgraaf step, my Tony Little Ab Isolator or my Suzanne Somers Thighmaster. Fun thread!

02-21-12, 10:07 PM
bfit Join Date: Nov 2005	3 pound weights - blue plastic filled with sand - and I still have them. They were closely followed by a pink exercise band that came with a VHS workout produced by Nautilus with a very young Tamilee Webb in it. It was a circle band and really did look just like a big rubber band. It fell apart years ago now.

02-22-12, 12:35 AM
Helen Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia	1st: 1kg (2.2lb) handweights 2nd: 2kg (6.6lb) handweights 3rd: Reebok Step __________________ 2024: 👏 STRIVE rather than settle.👏 💪STRONG rather than soft.💪 • No exercise can compensate for a poor diet. 😖 • Walking is phenomenally good for me. 😊 • Resistance training is critical. 💯 ¹ Walk first ² Weights next ³ Cardio for fun ⁴ Add stretch & balance.

02-22-12, 12:45 AM
Lorelai Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Missouri	I'm going to take "gadget" to mean equipment, and say that the first thing I bought for myself related to fitness was a yoga mat, followed shortly by an exercise ball for pilates. Though perhaps my Fluidity barre counts as more of a gadget? That was a post-VF purchase though. __________________ Laura "Practice makes progress." Jessica Smith "There's always an option before we quit." Jessica Smith "You don't have to be a ballerina to feel like one." Ellen Barrett

02-22-12, 02:13 AM
sm4987 Join Date: Oct 2005	The thigh master. Thing did nothing for my legs. __________________ Sheree

02-22-12, 08:05 AM
rose2boys Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Annapolis, Maryland	The original STEP w/purple, aqua, pink risers. That was probably like 15 years ago & although I don't really do step anymore, I still have it! Will probably never get rid of it -- I've used it as a regular step, slanted or flat as a weight bench (before I got a real one a couple years ago), aid for push ups, whatever... Oh, and a set of Denise Austin hand weights (2, 4 & 5#s i think) that came with a white plastic stand. __________________ Keep smiling and sweating!

02-22-12, 08:30 AM
Kellie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Oklahoma	I'm not sure the Mark Eden Bust Developer counts as an exercise gadget, but I bought one when the Weider 5 Minute Body Shaper didn't do so much for my bust, and didn't make me look like Betty Weider. Sadly, neither did the Mark Eden Bust Devloper!! (It was two plastic paddles for your hands with a strong spring in between and you pushed them together.) Isometric exercise at its finest!