January had passed, but I am still
trying to be strong with my health kick. The other day I did a blog post about
Missguided launching their Active Wear collection and with that I looked
into other retail brand that are taking a piece of the sportswear pie and Poundland are
no different with the 'ActiveLife Sport' collection.
Now I like a bargain, but can weights
for only £1 really be any good?
The ActiveLife Sport range Poundland has introduced not only includes weights and training equipment but protein shakes and supplements.
I tested out some accessories and
equipment to help you work out at home on a frugal budget:
- Water bottle – this was a little fiddly to open, not an easy pop-top one but a perfect size for a workout.
- Exercise band - These sweat bands do the job nicely and in a simple black colour, they go with any gym outfit.
- 0.5kg
Weights- These are great little weights and if you are
a beginner like me, the weights are ideal to use during work out videos.
- Weight
lifting gloves - Not sure when I will lift heavy weights? But
these pink foam gloves will make you look the part.
- Stopwatch – Consistent exercise is key, so a stopwatch is essential to keep
you in time with your different exercises and I can’t fault this one.
- Pedometer - I don't think the ActiveLife Sport peometer is that
accurate and it’s easy to gain steps by shaking it, but which pedometer is
accurate. The Fitbit which costs around
£60 has been noted to be quite inaccurate so for just £1 and to keep you
motivated this is a great little gadget.
- Skipping
rope – I used to love skipping when I was
younger and it’s such a fun exercise to keep you motivated. The skipping
rope keeps track of your skips so you can set targets. This will definitely
be added to my exercise regime.
Remember
all of these products are only £1!
