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home or gym

kevcren
kevcren Posts: 49 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Do you workout at home or in the gym? Why?

My answer - both. I see better results and feel more comfortable at home but there are more weights in the gym LOL so i go back and forth
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  • weightliftingbarbie
    weightliftingbarbie Posts: 156 Member
    Both, lighter weights at home, super heavy at my gym :)
  • PopeyeCT
    PopeyeCT Posts: 249 Member
    I find it a lot easier to put it off if I'm home. There are endless distractions and excuses. If I go somewhere for the express purpose of exercising, I focus better on getting it done.
  • kayrockit
    kayrockit Posts: 28 Member
    Gym!
  • maroonmango211
    maroonmango211 Posts: 908 Member
    Home and outdoors. No access to a gym nearby and honestly would rather be at home or outside even if there was. No excuses like too busy to commute, car trouble, bad weather etc.
  • rileyes
    rileyes Posts: 1,406 Member
    Home= no excuses, comfort, schedule and I can sing really loud in my underwear.

    My fitness room is well-equipped but it seems there is always an exercise I have to alter to fit with what I have --gyms have most equipment.
  • Zombella
    Zombella Posts: 491 Member
    Home
  • glasshalffull713
    glasshalffull713 Posts: 323 Member
    Gym all the way. I just don't get around to it at home and I don't push myself as hard alone. I like to take classes and at my gym I have to register for each one. Having a set time for it makes it happen, and having peer pressure/coaches pushing me makes the workout way better. Plus I think I like the social aspect and people watching.
  • K_saine
    K_saine Posts: 58 Member
    edited May 2015
    Gym. Buying all the equipment would get pricy and I don't have a lot of space for it. Plus at home my cat is always getting in my way.
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    Gym. I am a spoiled princess who has everything she wants at the gym. And almost never has to share or wait for equipment.
  • yusaku02
    yusaku02 Posts: 3,472 Member
    Gym right now. When I buy a house I'll make a glorious home gym.
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    There's no place like home.
  • FullOnBurn
    FullOnBurn Posts: 43 Member
    Home 100%
  • BigGuy47
    BigGuy47 Posts: 1,768 Member
    Home. My routine is mainly BWF with some dumbbell work.

    Upside - I use time saved from not commuting to the gym to enjoy a cup of coffee with my wife before heading off to work.

    Downside - The work out room is a shared space with the grand kids play room. Getting the toys out of the way is part of my warm up.
  • lwebsmfp
    lwebsmfp Posts: 297 Member
    Home. I like to workout with my own equipment and gear in a room that is free of distractions. I can adjust the temperature to my comfort zone, play my music loud and use my own bathroom. I know my home gym is clean because I do that myself. I love getting outside for exercise too.
  • lwebsmfp
    lwebsmfp Posts: 297 Member
    Home. I like to workout with my own equipment and gear in a room that is free of distractions. I can adjust the temperature to my comfort zone, play my music loud and use my own bathroom. I know my home gym is clean because I do that myself. I love getting outside for exercise too.
  • PAtinCO
    PAtinCO Posts: 129 Member
    I work out at home. I like not having to make a special trip and once I'm done I can immediately focus on what I need to get done around the house. I used to think it saved me money but the cost of equipment has added up over time so it's mostly just more convenient.
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    edited May 2015
    Home - the only time I have to work out is super early in the morning. I get up at 5 am to get it in, I just can't seem to workout during lunch or after work. I have a treadmill, some weights, a barbell & adjustable dumbbells.
  • strip3scat
    strip3scat Posts: 22 Member
    Home. I do bodyweight (dips, pull-ups, press-ups, etc) so don't really need a gym.
  • jrline
    jrline Posts: 2,353 Member
    home and jogging the streets for my cardio, much more economical and convenient.

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  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
    I do planks at home and run but when I go to the gym I always run to it, one mile away. I have to run a couple of miles past it to get a decent run in.
  • musclegood_fatbad
    musclegood_fatbad Posts: 9,809 Member
    I love my home gym and most of my workouts are there but I do use a crossfit gym a couple times a week.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    I belong to a gym but mostly workout at home. I like the fact that it is right in the house, so it's close, and I can wear whatever I like (I like to lift in socks or barefoot.) Plus I don't have to wait for equipment and I can leave things out plus I can superset and pretty much do whatever I want without having to work around other people.

    On the flip side, I like going to the gym because it has equipment that I don't have. For example, I like the back extension machine (or bench or stand or whatever it's called.) It also has nicer versions of some stuff that I do have (lat pulldown, pull-up bar, etc.)
  • rawstrongchick
    rawstrongchick Posts: 66 Member
    Home all the way. I don't know if anyone else suffers with this but I find clothes really irritate my skin, especially on my back when I'm laid out glute bridging/benching etc, and I get a painful rash. So basically I workout in the minimal amount of clothing possible which usually means underwear.

    Plus I like being barefoot, I leave barbells set up for how I want them next time, and I commit the cardinal sin of inputting weights into my phone in between sets. I'd be the least popular person in the gym if I went there to lift! I'd be that awful naked girl in the corner on her phone!

    I do yoga and the occasional gym class and cover up, but it's just not the same!
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    rawstrongchick wrote: »
    Home all the way. I don't know if anyone else suffers with this but I find clothes really irritate my skin, especially on my back when I'm laid out glute bridging/benching etc, and I get a painful rash. So basically I workout in the minimal amount of clothing possible which usually means underwear.

    Plus I like being barefoot, I leave barbells set up for how I want them next time, and I commit the cardinal sin of inputting weights into my phone in between sets. I'd be the least popular person in the gym if I went there to lift! I'd be that awful naked girl in the corner on her phone!

    I do yoga and the occasional gym class and cover up, but it's just not the same!

    Do you do glute bridge on a yoga mat? A few weeks ago I was super hot so I took off my shirt while gb'ing. I do them on a rug and didn't even think about how it would feel until I ended up with rug burn.
  • chesnity3
    chesnity3 Posts: 960 Member
    Home and trails
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Gym for weight training as I don't have the space nor the finances to have all of the equipment I would want/need. Beyond that I primarily cycle and do a bit of hiking in the mountains. I don't really workout at home unless you count the seemingly endless hours I spend tending to my almost acre of property.
  • subversive99
    subversive99 Posts: 273 Member
    Home. Whenever I want, dressed how I want, and no monthly fee to pay.
  • rhoule76
    rhoule76 Posts: 217 Member
    Home and outside. I find I push myself harder at home because I'm not afraid to look like an idiot doing it! :)
  • 365andstillalive
    365andstillalive Posts: 663 Member
    I'm cheap, so I work out at home or outside.

    I've moved 3 times in the past 3 years and a big deciding factor every time has been how close to trails I am. Street running is fine, but I've finally found the perfect neighbourhood. It starts with about 1-1.5k of street running, then changes to dirt for 1k or so, then is an endless (well 15+k) series of gravel (but through the woods). The different terrains challenge me, and running up a hill is way more fun than using an incline on the treadmill.

    I'm presently not doing anything other than body weight strength exercises, but I figure a used weight bench, etc is probably cheaper than a years gym membership, and would be usable for much longer than a year.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    PopeyeCT wrote: »
    I find it a lot easier to put it off if I'm home. There are endless distractions and excuses. If I go somewhere for the express purpose of exercising, I focus better on getting it done.

    Yep. This.
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