Popsugar Health & Fitness Fitness Tips Home Workout Equipment on Amazon Your Gym Membership Is Old News — Create Your Own Gym For $250 on Amazon 17 June 2019 by Samantha Brodsky Image Source: Amazon As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you'll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. Gym memberships are wonderful. They give you access to kick-butt equipment like the Stairmaster, kettlebells, and stability balls. But these memberships can be costly on your bank account. Even apps like Zeamo and FlexIt, which can cut the cost by letting you pay per minute at a wide range of facilities (in FlexIt's case) and purchase discounted passes while travelling (in Zeamo's case), might not be suitable for some people. Enter home workouts. Finding the right equipment for your home can be hard. So, we wanted to help you out and give you a good place to start — the basics, if you will. Ahead, check out seven pieces of equipment that will bring the gym to you. Together, they total under $250, and instead of paying a recurring fee, you'll get to spend the money one time until you, perhaps, want to add more to your personalized gym (we wouldn't blame you). No, this list doesn't include a Stairmaster — those are definitely on the expensive side (see?). And no, you don't have to buy all of these if you don't want to, but the following picks are great for building strength, perfecting stability, and training like a true fitness warrior. 1 Amivie Nonslip Circle Booty Bands Image Source: Amazon First thing's first: booty bands are great tools for adding resistance to glute (and even arm!) exercises. These Amivie Nonslip Circle Booty Bands ($23) won't move out of place or snap easily. Check out these trainer-approved booty band butt exercises for inspiration. Amivie Nonslip Circle Booty Bands $23 from amazon.com Buy Now 2 Yes4All Adjustable Dumbbells Image Source: Amazon Dumbbells are essential for moves like bicep curls, shoulder presses, and more. Add weights to squats and deadlifts to build strength. These Yes4All Adjustable Dumbbells ($45) weigh 40 pounds total and come with four five-pound and four three-pound plates, and you can take off plates as needed to adjust the weight of each dumbbell. Check out this arm and ab dumbbell workout to start. Yes4All Adjustable Dumbbells $45 from amazon.com Buy Now 3 Kettle Gryp Image Source: Amazon Convert dumbbells to kettlebells with Kettle Gryp ($35), which is something that I wish I knew existed a long time ago! This piece of equipment is efficient and is said to be able to hold dumbbells up to 55 pounds. Check out this CrossFit kettlebell workout that takes just 10 minutes. Kettle Gryp $35 from amazon.com Buy Now 4 Sunny Health & Fitness Mini Stepper With Resistance Bands Image Source: Amazon This Sunny Health & Fitness Mini Stepper With Resistance Bands ($44) is cardio made convenient. It's in no way a Stairmaster, but it can help tone your lower body and brings the added bonus of resistance bands to work your upper body, too. Check out Halle Berry's resistance band workout for inspiration. Sunny Health & Fitness Mini Stepper With Resistance Bands $44 from amazon.com Buy Now 5 JDDZ Resistance Training Straps Image Source: Amazon Like a TRX, these JDDZ Resistance Training Straps ($47) are just what you need for upper body, leg, and core exercises like deltoid flies, pistol squats, and pikes. They'll take bodyweight exercises up a notch. Plus, these come with rubber booty bands (because you can never have too many booty bands!). JDDZ Resistance Training Straps $47 from amazon.com Buy Now 6 UrbnFit Exercise Ball Image Source: Amazon This UrbnFit Exercise Ball ($14-$27) comes in a range of sizes and will challenge your balance and stability. Need ideas? Check out this five-move ab workout using an exercise ball. UrbnFit Exercise Ball $14 from amazon.com Buy Now 7 ProsourceFit Folding Exercise Mat Image Source: Amazon This ProsourceFit Folding Exercise Mat ($28, originally $35) is essential for ensuring that you can work out safely and comfortably in rooms that may not have carpet suited for floor exercises. Plus, you can even do yoga on it — like these superchill flows for stress. ProsourceFit Folding Exercise Mat $28 from amazon.com Buy Now Fitness TipsHome WorkoutsWorkoutsFitness Gear