Belong to a gym? Or workout at home?

Uptopargolf

Do you belong to a gym? (That you activity go to). Or do you workout at home?

Personally I workout at home with P90X. I absolutely love working out at home. However, I am thinking about joining a gym after this round. I am still a bit unsure tho. I feel as tho, I would make more excuses to not go, if I had to leave the house. However I know that for what I want to do, the gym may be the only option left.

aaddaammggoolleeaaffss

I do both, mainly the gym though

Scorpiomom222

I'm a gym member, but if a friend wants a running buddy, I go with them to run trails.

♥Faerie♥

Can't stand the gym.....
I have a treadmill at home that I use almost everyday....don't have to wait in line....or get someone's sweat on me...
I also have EA sport active for xbox....so between the two I get all the exercise I need right at home.....and love having to option to be able to workout whenever I want...and not have to go anywhere to do it...

meggonkgonk

I workout at home- mostly running and body weight workouts. I have some DVD's that I do to change things up once in a while (for either boredom or convenience)

Uptopargolf

I love working out at home. Have my free weights, pull up bar, and of course tons of push ups for chest. However I'm slowly becoming concerned that I probably won't ever get the results I want by just doing these.

MissingMinnesota

I belong to a gym and I love going. I have to be around others exercising so I can't do it at home. I go to the gym 5-7 times a week. The thing is to test out multiple gyms and find one that fits your style the best. I tried a smaller 24 hour gym and an all womens gym before I found the one that I go to.

prettier_me

i work out at home, with weights, dvds, youtube and sparkpeople videos, jump rope, walking/running, and bike riding. every now and then i do go to the gym at my school for the elliptical and treadmill.

JMun

I mostly work out at home but now that theres a couple feet of snow outside I've been hitting an indoor track to run 2-3 times a week.

I own a bowflex & recumbent stationary bike along with a bunch of free weights and other miscellaneous exercise goodies.

goron59

Both. Mainly gym for proper workouts, home for stretching, and the streets/local area for walking etc.

Nubyia

Both work. I did them both. IO don't push like I do, when I pay 4 memberships. I like to get my money's worth. I go M-F and take the weekends off. Do both.
After my 2nd round of P90X, I started getting bored. Now I am doing a 3rd round but loosely following. I do C&B on Mon. but not necessarily the exact exercises.
Hope I helped

edorice

Both. We do P90X and Insanity at home. We still have a gym membership. I run @ lunch and on the weekends at the gym. I don't have a quality treadmill at home. I like working out at home because I've been less sick. I've been doing P90X since February of this year and I've only had the sniffles from time to time. I like to hit the gym to people watch and to see how much they bullsh*t.

Yeah, I said it.

Gogo76

Both! I go to the gym for lifting weights, swimming laps, and sitting in the sauna & whirlpool. But I have a treadmill at home, so on my off days from strength training, I just stay home and run/walk for cardio.

edorice

Both work. I did them both. IO don't push like I do, when I pay 4 memberships. I like to get my money's worth. I go M-F and take the weekends off. Do both.
After my 2nd round of P90X, I started getting bored. Now I am doing a 3rd round but loosely following. I do C&B on Mon. but not necessarily the exact exercises.
Hope I helped

Nubyia is in the house! I watch you on youtube girl.

kgs0201

i work out at home doing exercise dvds mostly and walking my dogs... of course I am positive my goals are not the same as your goals.. I just want to be fit and tone.. no extra muscle needed :-)

also i don't do the gym because it costs money and if I don't go then I'm wasting money... and because i feel bad getting home from work and then leaving to go to the gym (no kids... just dogs that I feel guilty leaving.. lol)

fit2sit

I live 30 miles from the nearest gym I can use. I have a hand me down weider plate machine, DVDs and when the weather isn't terrible, miles of open country roads.

MartiWillett

I do both so I don't get tired of the gym. However, i feel like the gym has a lot more variety to offer me in the form of classes, cardio machines and strength training. It helps that I live on an army base and its a short drive from my house.

jamiesgotagun

I just recently got a membership to a gym and it was the best thing I could have done!!!! I have 2 kids so trying to fit in a workout when I get home doesn't usually happen. So luckily I own my own business and am able to take 1 1/2 hours to get my workout done during the day. Plus you can't beat the scenery!!

SandraMay1982

I go to the gym.

I have a 17 month old who likes to climb on top of me when I am doing ANYTHING. Since my gym has a creche (child care facility) it makes it handy to go there for up to two hours a day.

I do have an elliptical collecting dust now though since I bought it just after he was born and immobile. ha.

Egger29

Depends on what kind of training you're doing and what equipment you're looking for.

I've done home workouts, led bootcamps and even Martial Arts clinics, but those will all differ from various types of sport training I might want to do from one time or another. eg...I don't have a 300 Lb Squat rack at home nor will I be buying one anytime soon.

I've worked in alot of gyms and the general rule is if it's further than 11 mins from your house, you won't use it as much. I personally have all the tools and knowledge o workout at home (including body weight exercises) but that doesn't make me motivated to do push-ups in my kitchen or crunches in the living room.

I personally find the focus is better in a gym and I can train for whatever program I'm working on at the time with a large variety of equipment at my disposal.

As a bonus, my gym is part of a full community rec centre that includes two hockey rinks, a climbing wall, hot tub, lane pool, recreational play pool, 3 gymnasiums and more. Somedays it's nice to just go for a swim and a soak. :-)

That being said, anytime I've had a client ask me what the best piece of home gym equipment is, I always tell them it's the piece that you're going to use as its intended purpose and not a $1200 clothes valet. :-)

Cheers!

championnfl

Both, but get intense cardio at the gym. Heavy weights one day a week. Home provides exercise but not the same results I'm looking for. Nothing like others watching you & providing incentive to do your best! [ego]
Do have tredmill,bike, weights,& use On Demand for instructors at home!

SkierElle

I go to the rec centre at my school a few days a week, usually between classes when I'm bored! But I have been doing insanity for 2.5 weeks so I do that at home every morning.. I like going to the rec center because when it's crappy outside, I have no excuses. I also like to do a variety of workouts and try new things, and the classes can be a good time. I really miss the Les Mills classes I took when studying abroad. An RPM sess would really stoke me right about now... I may have to hit up the local gym.

However I am graduating in May (and by that time I'm hoping to be in super good shape) and I wont want to lose that fitness! planning on grad school in Europe and I have no idea what sort of gyms they have there. I am sure i'll be doing plenty of walking though, and I'll definitely be bringing Insanity with me... as well as a bike Workouts should be exciting not the same all the time! If I had a choice I would ski, hike and snowshoe every day of my life... but apparently that is not an option?! maybe I should be a ski bum with my bachelor of science degree

jimmydeanbakker

I do a combination of home and in the gym. I have my own treadmill, and I use that first thing in the morning. After work, I might hit up the gym or run on the track. At least two days out of the week, I attend another gym where I teach aerobics. The only reason I go to the gym for a personal workout is to use the weights.

miqisha

I prefer working out outdoors, I also do P90X on weight training days....

I am not a gym lover at all......

xxthursday09xx

I ALWAYS make excuses not to go...gym is not my thing....

JodiS75

I go to the gym 5-6 times a week. I have an elliptical, Wii Fit and a ball at home for emergencies but that's the only equipment I have. I have two kids so if I try to workout at home it's not going to be a very good workout. I have a friend I workout with, and we really push each other pretty hard. I also meet with a trainer 1 day a week to keep me accountable, and on track.

Shash27

I workout at the gym. I found I get really lazy about at home workout and needed a way to eliminate the "skip the workout" mentality.

I figure I'm paying for it..I had better go..it's wasted cash (which I don't have a lot of) if I don't. I chose a gym that has several locations I can use (24 Hour Fitness). I have one less than 10 minutes from home and one less than 5 minutes from work, so even on busy days I have no excuse not to workout (lunch hour on the elliptical).

My gym is great! Clean, nice people, lots of machines (cardio and weights) and GREAT group fitness.

So far it's working..4 months working out 6 days a week and no sign of stopping :-)

badrianne

Right now I don't have a gym membership. But I wish I did, because I prefer doing cardio in the elliptical machine or treadmill. I like to do my strength training at home...just b/c a lot of big burly men are usually in that section and it makes me uncomfortable to be in "their" space. I dunno that may sound silly, but it's how I feel!

tigertchr23

I workout at home. I use exercise DVDs (I have "Insanity," "Yoga Meltdown," and "10 min Solutions Pilates"). I also make up my own crossfit type workouts with a variety of kettlebell, cardio, and strength training. I also run outside (I live in AZ so the weather is nice enough to do this). We used to have a treadmill but I get too bored on it. We do have a home gym and free weights. I'll admit that I don't use them as often as I would like to but I still get a good variety.

Mindful_Trent

For me there's no clear "best solution" - some days it's really hard to make myself go to the gym, but once I'm there I've noticed I'm much more likely to get a really good quality workout in. When I workout at home, sometimes I'll start something and get distracted or find a reason to shorten my workout... but I may be more likely to start a workout than if I have to drive to the gym.

Disciplined74

I have a hybrid plan. I prefer walking outdoors but it has gotten cold but I am fortunate that we have a local church that has a pretty good gym (walking track, full bball court, treadmills, ellipticals, weights, and an aerobic room) that they let the public use for free.

So, if I don't get the walking done at home I make myself go to the gym. Plus I go a couple of times a week just to use the weights.

BUT -

The reason I don't join a gym is because I go play in the pool or soak in the hot tub and then congratulate myself for spending two hours at the gym when the reality of it was that I didn't get diddle squat done.

BUT -

I have a gym membership planned into my reward system. I have set my rewards at 50 pound milestones (new shoes at 350, a HRM at 300, Gym membership at 250, personal trainer at 200). Each reward is intended to be a new tool to intensify my workouts and get me to my next mileston.

I say all to give you some pros (it may help you to intensify your workout) and the cons (don't view it as a social event where you go talk and play in the pool and soak in the hot tub).

Just something to think about.

I wish you the best.

- Eva