This year I'm getting my own gym equipment.

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  • sphinxdust
    sphinxdust Posts: 59 Member
    Love the immense response! I am glad to meet all you hardcore home gym enthusiasts! I'm doing this because I will clear out part of a garage that has a high ceiling, and really for one person and only my routine that has worked for years, I don't need much space. I also stopped doing barbell squats, opting for dumbbell squats instead for at least the last three years, so dumbbells will cover a squat rack.
    And yeah, I do understand the change of scenery and the sometimes welcome social interaction, but still, because people. And always open.
  • ljones27uk
    ljones27uk Posts: 177 Member
    Yep.. Got a cheap treadmill 4 months ago and it's been a huge part of my weight loss. This weekend we upgraded the treadmill and bought a quality eliptical plus cage, bench and weights. Cannot wait to get home gym set up, for all the reasons above. Would definitely agree you get what you pay for. The compact elipiticals are barely fit for purpose IMHO , so you do need to spend a bit if serious about using it regularly, the cheap ones wobble and creak.
  • dnamouse
    dnamouse Posts: 612 Member
    Love working out at home! I'm still building on my equipment, but I started with the basics - rack, weights, bench. My husband cleared the garage and I get half of it for my gym. I'm slowly adding more over time.

    We get pretty much everything second hand from people upgrading. The squat rack was from a couple who were buying a new cage. Their purpose-built gym was amazing, and now I have big ideas lol

    I really enjoy being able to just walk downstairs, enter the garage and get a workout done. The ease of it is why I keep up with my 3-4x lifting a week.

    We also have a pool, so that's helps with extra cardio etc in the warmer weather (which is pretty much 8-9 months of the year here :smile:
  • rainbow198
    rainbow198 Posts: 2,245 Member
    I just finished my evening workout...I enjoy working out at home very much!

    It's very convenient, clean and I can workout anytime I want. I have a variety of equipment and items, plus I use fitness dvd's and Youtube as well so I have different workouts everyday and I'm never bored. I don't have to worry about weather, time or other people.

    I get a workout in first thing in the morning and usually a lighter one at night.
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