Whether you have a gym membership or not, having a little equipment at home means you can get your workout in daily, no matter what. Make it easy and affordable. All these items are under $50 each.

— DUALBELL. You have dumbbells sitting around, but no weight plates. Yet you want to do barbell exercises. The Dualbell magically transforms your dumbbells into “plates” by allowing them to attach to a bar. Save space, save money, and do exercises like a squat, deadlift, shoulder press, and bench press. Dualbell

— BANDIT from TRX.  This takes your circular resistance bands / super bands and gives them handles. Imagine doing low rows, high rows, bicep curls, bird-dogs, etc. for a full body workout. If you already have bands, you can buy the handles alone; if not, you can get the BANDIT handles with a superbands kit. https://store.trxtraining.com/products/trx-bandit

— ADJUSTABLE TUBING KIT.  One set of handles, several sets of bands. Mix and match to do chest presses, flys, reverse flys, resisted squats, lunges, and more. Many brands make them. Here’s one good set on Amazon; it comes with a bonus pair of gliders. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07HG3K26F/

If you’re a morning person, commit to hitting the gym (or your home gym) before work. If you’re a night owl like me, make time in the evening, preferably before dinner.

Sign up for a workout class, hire a personal trainer, or recruit a friend to be your workout buddy. Many trainers offer Semi-Private or Small Group sessions as well. Friends who sweat together, stay together!

Lisa Snow is an ACE & NSCA certified personal trainer who sees clients in their homes & apartment building gyms in NYC and Westchester, and trains clients via Zoom. She’s available for 1-on-1 Personal Training and Small Group Classes.