Gym-iny Crickets!

We have a corporate membership at the state-of-the-art gym down the street. The company pays half our monthly dues. Why everyone at work isn't a member is beyond me.

I love to work out, and was pretty faithful about it until The Boy came home. I know it's the right thing to do for me in the long run, and ultimately The Boy will benefit from it as well, but I had a hard time justifying spending time away from him since he is in daycare. The gym is in Popular Town, where I work. I live 15 miles away in Small Town. I will not go home and make dinner, spend time with the boy, and drive back in. I won't go in the morning or at lunch because I have to shower after. I have waist length hair - it would just be too much to do that before work or at lunch.

My boss lets me leave early twice a week to go to the gym. My body is changing and so is my metabolism, and I feel that I now need more than that.

To the point - I am going to purchase home gym equipment. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what would be the most bang for my buck? I realize it would be hard to get cardio and strength training, so I will probably keep my gym membership to get a complete workout benefit.

Oh - I don't particularly like running (HATE.IT.), so I think a treadmill would be a bad investment. I will take any other recommendations under consideration.