If you want to commit to a fitness lifestyle but your current lifestyle and commitments keep you from getting to the gym, then you may want to entertain the possibility of setting up your own home gym. I’m sure we would all like to make fitness a full time priority. However, that becomes challenging (especially if you have daily commitments). We understand that we need to work out and be persistent with our efforts. However, we have little time blocked out to do it.
This is where a home gym can be effective for you. Don’t get me wrong, gym memberships are a great thing to have as well. However, having an area to set aside to exercise can be a valuable asset to people that make fitness a high priority. I will discuss a few advantages of having your own home gym:
“You don’t have to spend A Small Fortune In Gym Memberships Fees”
There are no membership fees when you work out at home because you own your equipment.
Therefore you can spend all the money that you save on membership fees on other things like more home gym equipment that you only pay for once.
In fact, you can put the money you save in gym membership fees into a savings account.
Okay, let’s take this example a step further by illustrating how much you will spend on average in one, three, and five years of paying gym membership fees.
Average Gym Membership Fees For One Person
| Year(s) | Cost |
| One Year | $300 ($25/month x 12 months) |
| Three Years | $900 ($25/month x 36 months) |
| Five Years | $1500 ($25/month x 60 months) |
Average Gym Membership Fees For Two People
| Year(s) | Cost |
| One Year | $600 ($50/month x 12 months) |
| Three Years | $1800 ($50/month x 12 months) |
| Five Years | $3000 ($50/month x 12 months |
Please keep in mind that $25 is on the conservative low-end, because some gyms are a lot more expensive. Most gyms are going to cost you more than $25 per month.
The $25 monthly gym membership fee doesn’t include any personal training. Personal trainers charge on average $50 and up per hour and their level of experience varies from trainer to trainer. Do the math, if you met with a personal trainer for an hour a day 3 times per week at $50 per hour. That’s $150 per week or $600 per month for coaching.
Now add the $25 gym membership fee to the $600 per month personal trainer fees. You will be paying roughly $625.00 per month to get fit.
Since you’ll have the opportunity to build a great looking body in the comforts of your own home, you will be able to…
Dress comfortable in the clothes that you choose to wear since there are no strict rules to follow.
Experience fast and efficient workouts because there’s no waiting in line to use gym equipment.
You have better things to do with your limited time rather than wasting it by driving to and from the gym.
No distractions by others that waste your valuable time by talking to you about meaningless things.
Not feel embarrassed about your body, because you may have put on a few extra pounds over the years.
Now that you work out at home, no more putting up with insensitive gym members that sometimes make you feel insecure because of their staring and rude comments.
In addition, no more feeling like a piece of meat by gym members going too far with the sexual comments. Don’t get me wrong, a comment here and there is great, but sometimes people can go too far.
Flexibility is a benefit that can have major impact on our lives. You will be able keep your commitment to your fitness. With Home Gyms, you can work out at any time. You will also have less time constraints to skip work outs. Home gyms are also a time saver for weekends. You can only allocate a half hour of your schedule to weight lifting and then spend the rest of the time being with your family.
One downside to having a home gym is that the equipment can be expensive. So it is important to do proper research on gym equipment. You do not have to buy expensive items for your home gym if you don’t want too. You could buy basic weights and a bench to start off with and then get more equipment as your financial situation allows for it.
We’ve created this buying guide to help you make educated decisions on what equipment to invest in that fits your criteria.
The Calorieburnology Store has purposely focused on the following criteria because we feel they are the most important factors to base your buying decisions on:
What The Equipment Is?
The Benefits Of Using The Equipment.
Things To Consider Before Purchasing A
What’s Your Budget?
How Is The Quality?
Is It A Trusted Brand?
How Is It Rated By Other Consumers?
Where Do You Go To Purchase?
There Are Various Types Of Home Gym Equipment
We focus on the fundamental types of home gym equipment that have always produced excellent body transformational results.
Here’s a broad category list of the equipment that we focus on:
Cardio equipment – The purpose is to condition your cardiovascular system (i.e. heart and lungs), boost your metabolism, which all leads to helping you to lose weight.
Fitness Technology – Wearable devices that tracks and measures your daily fitness activity (i.e. heart rate, steps walked, pace, elevation climbed).
Accessories – Are the miscellaneous items that often times enhance your overall workouts. Some of those items include Exercise Balls & Accessories, Exercise Bands, Exercise Mats, Fitness Planners, Gloves, Jump Ropes, Jumping Trainers, Medicine Balls, Protective Flooring, Sauna Suits, Step Platforms, Bodyweight Scales, and so on.
Strength Training – Use to build lean muscle mass, strength, anaerobic endurance.
Training Clothing – The only benefit to stylish workout clothing is how great they make you feel. The benefit is more physiological than anything, but this can motivate you to want to work out.
Footwear – It’s important to wear the proper shoes based upon the physical activities you will partake in. The biggest reason is to protect the joints, muscles, and ligament in your feet and legs.
Conclusion
Before you make any purchases determine which kinds of equipment will be the best for you and what your particular goals are in starting a home workout routine. Compare prices, warranties, and consumer reviews for the exercise equipment you are considering purchasing to make sure it fits your needs, your budget, and is safe for you to use.
Most types of exercise equipment that you can use in your home will work great if you use it on a regular basis. Decide what your goals are and what your budget will allow before you begin shopping for new exercise equipment and purchase the types that you will find fun and challenging to use.