A piece of equipment
we should all have
I am someone who mainly works out at home, although I do go
to the gym now and then. I use very little equipment for my workouts and use a
lot of bodyweight exercises to keep fit and strong. To be fair, I am not someone
who is keen on developing huge mass so I do not need the biggest weights money
can by. However, there is one piece of equipment that I swear by, because it is
so versatile. I am referring to a doorway pull up bar (or wall bar).
What is a pull up bar?
A doorway pull up bar is, obviously, a bar that can be used
for pull ups. They are a piece of home equipment that fit into (most) doorways
so that we can do our pull up exercises from home. However, pull ups are not
the only exercise that can be done with this piece of equipment and that is why
they are so valuable to us.
What exercises can be
done?
There are so many exercises that can be done, as well as
variants of the basic forms of exercises too. There is of course the pull up
and chin up, with the many variants that come with them, such as one-handed
versions of these exercises. We can also use a door bar to do hanging knee
raises, which is a very tough abdominal exercise. Hanging leg raise is another
exercise, quite similar to the knee raise. A hanging hip knee raise is
fantastic for our abdominals too! Simple put, the number of exercises we can do
with one piece of equipment is fantastic.
Why should we all
have a door bar?
As well as all the exercises that we can do with them, door
bars are really convenient to use. Many fit to any door, and they are generally
very easy to store. If we travel they are also pretty easy to take to hotels
and use too.
