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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Paddy Maddison

From turbo trainers to running buggies: the fitness gear that made you fitter

Couple in park jogging with pushchair, rear viewGreenwich Park, London, England
Make hitting your fitness goals a family affair with a jogging buggy. Photograph: Howard Kingsnorth/Getty Images

If you’re anything like me, your social media feed will be awash with targeted ads for spurious fitness gizmos, questionable “supplements” and get-ripped-quick gadgets in January. “Get a rippling six-pack while you continue to rot on the sofa eating melted camembert,” they may as well say. Unfortunately, this is seldom the case.

The harsh reality is that there’s no shortcut to getting fit. But certain tools can help you get there … or at least make the process slightly less harrowing. With that in mind, we asked ordinary people who got themselves in shape about the kit they couldn’t have done without.

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