As an in-home personal trainer, what is your favorite piece of equipment to use with clients?
I answered this on a similar thread here. https://www.ideafit.com/answers/what-equipment-do-you-suggest-for-a-perso…
“Ah, this can be tough. Ideally, you want to have every tool in your toolbox available to you at the right time. Being in homes just simply doesn’t allow for that. But, it will depend on a lot of different things. I used to carry a small bag around for a couple of in home clients. First, make the best use of what you can with what they already have. If they have a fully equipped basement gym, great. Next, consider what exercises you do mostly as a foundation of training most people. Body weight goes a long way, but only so far. Changing their body’s orientation can help add “resistance” in that regard if you have something like a suspension trainer. http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-8024759-10812779-1422662341000?url=https%3A%…
Smaller exercises may be sufficiently performed with progressive resistance bands. http://spartatraining.com/blog/product-category/personal-trainers/person…
The biggest problem you’re likely to run into is not being able to get sufficient resistances for a lot of people. Consider learning how to do manual exercises or teach a group of two how to perform them using each other. This can take care of the lack of resistance problem, but can be exhausting for you. I kept various handles and straps that I could manipulate in such a way as to provide resistance while they held the handle and performed the exercise. For example, an adjustable cable handle or tricep attachment http://spartatraining.com/blog/product/multiple-position-adjustable-nylo…
The could perform an elbow extension with their hand behind the head while I provide appropriate resistance pulling down throughout the ROM.
With adjustable straps and handles, you can perform timed static contractions. Or, extrapolate that out into isometronic sets. With a pulley, handles, and a rope, you can perform what is called infimetric training. I can elaborate more on these if you need it.
There are lots of ways to introduce a good stimulus and make use of a variety of techniques with a few tools, but be sure to have what you need most often with you and let your creativity fill in the gaps.”