Separate vote for the anti-fatigue mat, because it is the thing people skip on the grounds that it looks like an accessory. On concrete or tile it is the reason your feet and back can tolerate standing at all. Mine was about 35 and the difference showed up the same afternoon.
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Consistent with what changed things for me. Squats did more for my hips than any hip opener sequence ever did.
For products a sheet of foam board plus a diffusion panel covers it for under 30, which leaves the rest of the budget for the flags.