Too cold to hit the gym? You don’t need to splurge on Peloton to work out at home.

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It’s no wonder 73% of people swiftly abandon their New Year’s resolutions to get fit: Actually going to the gym feels like an impossible task when the weather is bitter, blustering, and below zero.

Instead of giving up on your dreams of a six-pack simply because it’s too cold to go outside, pimp out your home gym with this affordable workout equipment that’s on sale for the next few days. 

1. Resistance Door Gym

Resist!

Resist!

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Arms, chest, shoulders, core, back, legs? Check, check, check, check, check, and check once again — the Resistance Door Gym can tone it all. Featuring an adjustable design that attaches to any door without a fuss, this unique exercise tool lets you work out in full-body, high-to-low, or bilateral styles for a training session that caters to the specific body parts you want to target. Normally $69.99, it’s available for just $25 — a savings of 64%. Mashable readers can save an additional 15% off with promo code MERRY15. Read more…

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This home gym might actually get you to stop making excuses and start exercising

Unless you’re a multi-triathlete or SoulCycle instructor, chances are you could stand to exercise more. Working out isn’t all about getting (or staying) in shape: Regular exercise can improve memory, reduce your risk of chronic diseases, and make you…

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Take Peloton-style classes through a smart mirror

Imagine Peloton-style courses streamed to a smart mirror, and you’ve got a pretty close approximation of what Mirror is bringing to market today. The New York-based startup came out of stealth onstage today at TechCrunch Disrupt to show its self-titled flagship product to the world. It’s an intriguing product that turns the Peloton concept on […]

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This portable elliptical will allow you to work out while answering emails

There is an endless list of tasks that a lot of people would make excuses NOT to do, and the thing that easily tops it is pretty apparent: working out.
You repeatedly tell yourself that you’re too busy, too tired, or too self-conscious to drag your b…

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‘Plogging’ is a Swedish fitness trend that combines running with picking up litter

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Forget about Hygge, Lagom, and Ikea’s attempt to start a twin duvet revolution. There’s a new Scandinavian trend in town. 

This trend encourages people to pick up litter while out running. So, it’s not just good for your health, it’s also good for the environment. 

It’s called ‘plogging’—a portmanteau of jogging and the Swedish plocka upp, meaning ‘pick up.’ 

So hot is this new trend that fitness app Lifesum is allowing its users to log and track their plogging activity as a workout. 

Plogging combines going for a run with intermittent squatting or lunging (to collect rubbish), which actually sounds like a pretty satisfying workout. According to Lifesum, a typical user will burn 288 calories in 30 minutes of plogging, which is more or less the same as what’s burned off while jogging.   Read more…

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