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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Laura Potter

‘Ten minutes a day will make you significantly fitter’: personal trainers on the best home exercise kit

Personal trainers recommend buying something versatile that can be used every day.
Personal trainers recommend buying something versatile that can be used every day.
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Who among us hasn’t bought a piece of exercise kit only for it to gather dust in a corner, or start a new life as a clothing rack? That’s because, if trainer Dalton Wong is to be believed, we’ve been buying the wrong stuff.

“Only buy equipment that you’re going to use as part of your lifestyle,” says Wong, who trains everyone from award-winning actors to elite athletes. “We should do most of our cardiovascular training outside because we spend so much time inside. At home, work on strength, flexibility and mobility.”

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