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- This pedaling thing. Never have to choose between sitting on the couch and going on a bike ride again! (Can also be used for upper body, miraculously). Mabis pedal exerciser, $29.
- A weighted hula hoop. Turn that carefree childhood activity into ~fitness~. Danskin Now 2.5-lb fitness hoop, $13.51 at Walmart
- Your very own barre. In case the back of your couch is not quite the right height. Portable ballet barre, $99.95 at cardiobarre.com
- Adjustable dumbbells. So that you don't have a nuclear family of weights gathering dust under your bed. PowerBlock 24-lb adjustable dumbbell set, $159.99 at Dick's