Many people enjoy gym memberships and actually use them to work out on a regular basis to stay in shape. Others purchase the memberships and use them to work out for a few weeks only to let the memberships languish from lack of use. It does require a commitment that many have trouble maintaining. Maintaining an active gym membership is more than the time and effort commitment of working out. It also requires the commitment of time required to drive to and from the gym, get dressed for the workouts, shower, and get dressed in street clothes again in order to continue the day’s activities. Working out in a public place can be intimidating as well, keeping many from joining fitness clubs in the first place.
A home gym offers advantages that overcome all of these problems and objections. With an equipped home gym, one can get a great workout at anytime of the day or night, whenever it’s convenient. Fashion isn’t an issue since the workout is in private and the time dedicated is entirely spent doing the workout, not traveling to and from the gym. A thirty minute workout takes thirty minutes from the day’s busy schedule, not an hour and a half or more like a gym workout requires. A home gym can also be more motivating, or at least lacking in excuses for not working out. It makes it easy to get on the Stairmaster for an aerobic workout while enjoying a movie in the evening.
What holds many people back from creating a home gym is the expense of quality exercise equipment. This is legitimate since new equipment can be quite expensive. For a complete workout, one needs aerobic equipment such as a Stairmaster and/or exercise cycle as well as muscle toning or muscle building resistance equipment, such as the Bowflex system or Brenda Degraf Air Climber. However, with a bit of looking, most of this equipment can be found used at greatly reduced prices.
Craig’s List and newspaper classified ads are filled with home gym equipment for sale. Some of it is like new, little used by those with the best of intentions but little follow-through. Even better
