rowers treadmills bikes and cross-country skiers are all effective -- if you use them! there is some suggestion that some individuals are more inclined to exercise at home with equipment than at the gym or a class. this is a personal choice and it varies for everyone and so you need to experiment until you find what works best for you. some individuals prefer to go to the gym while others are perfectly content to work out at home on their own equipment in front of their own tv. tv can make the time pass quickly and so can your favorite movie music scholarly courses taught by professors or recorded books. finding something that will distract you might just make that 30-minute workout bearable and believe it or not you might even look forward to it! after all it could be the only 30 minutes in your day that you have all to yourself.
is home exercise equipment effective?