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A home gym can put the power of exercise in your hands. It is perfect for those who work from home or don’t like working out around other people. When you cut down the commute to the gym alone, you can find it so much easier to commit to small, regular workouts that improve your stamina, cardio, and strength. If you are interested in building a home fitness gym, there are a few important essentials you will want to consider.
While these essentials will help you build a rounded routine that targets your entire body, however, it is important to remember space. If you have a spare room you want to convert, you can invest in all the tools and essentials you can fit, but if you are kitting out a corner of your room, you will want to stick with these top essentials and bare basics.
A treadmill is considered to be one of the top essentials for a home fitness gym. It can help you stay on track with your running goals even during inclement weather and can also help those who want to improve their cardio.
While there are many different versions out there, you will almost always be better off with a manual curved treadmill. Manual treadmills are powered by your body and your movements, which means they can be positioned without having to worry about plugs or wires.
Weights
Every home fitness gym needs weights. While a treadmill can help improve your cardio and certain muscle groups, it cannot help with building muscle in the same way weights can.
For the most customized experience, it is always a good idea to get weight plates and a barbell. It is very important that you can add or take away weight as necessary in order to build and continue to build muscle at home.
Resistance Bands
Resistance bands are an essential just because they are so effective and easy to store. You can simply put them in a drawer when they are not in use.
Resistance bands can be very effective at furthering your full-body workouts and can be especially useful when it comes to improving the muscle groups in your legs, arms, and abs.
Yoga Mat
Stretches are incredibly important for any workout, and while you don’t need to introduce yoga into your routine, you will need a means to safely and comfortably stretch both before and after your workouts.
A yoga mat is a great choice, as it can be brought with you if you go out and can be used to stretch in your home fitness gym safely.
Adjustable Bench
It can be very hard to target certain muscle groups without an adjustable bench, making this last item on the list an incredibly important addition to your home fitness gym.
With an adjustable bench, you can get greater use out of your weights and resistance bands, all while exercising more safely and effectively. There are many all-in-one systems as well that allow you to safely work out at home.
Final Thoughts
A home fitness gym is a great way to get fit and save money. By investing in a few key pieces of equipment, you can create your own fitness oasis right at home. What are you waiting for? Get started today!
What other essentials would you include in a home fitness gym?
Krystle Cook – the creator of Home Jobs by MOM – put her psychology degree on a shelf and dived into a pile of diapers and dishes instead. She is a wife and mother to two rambunctious boys, sweating it out in her Texas hometown. She loves cooking, DIY home projects, and family fun activities.
Great idea. If I had the room (and I once did, when I lived somewhere else), I had a Pilates reformer. OMG, it was the BEST workout, and made me feel so healthy! No place for it now, though. : (
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Great idea. If I had the room (and I once did, when I lived somewhere else), I had a Pilates reformer. OMG, it was the BEST workout, and made me feel so healthy! No place for it now, though. : (
I’ve seen some great things about those! I’ll have to think about getting one for our home gym.