home workout vs gym ?

I also love working out at home. But, as with anything, there are pros and cons.

Pros:
Privacy (can work out shirtless and in underwear if you want to)
Your choice of music
No queuing for machines
No ego getting in the way ("I can't be seen lifting less than that guy!")
No membership fee
Work out when you want

Cons:
Takes up space
Don't get the adrenaline rush from seeing other people pushing themselves
Less variety of equipment
Easy to half-*kitten* it, since you're the only one who sees it (not that people in the gym pay much attention, but the psychological effect is there)

bangingiron wrote: »

I prefer home I can listen to my music as loud and make as much noise as I want

Ditto!

Fortunately, we have a finished basement with plenty of space to house a home gym (we acquired the equipment slowly over the years). No gym fees. No waiting to use the equipment. Our own music. Our own big screen TV so we can choose what to watch. Ceiling and floor fans to keep cool. And our own shower after the workout.

If you can, start purchasing equipment little by little, even if they're used. But make sure everything is still in good working condition or have someone who know of these machines look at them first and check that everything mechanically works. That's if you like to use certain machines.

Now with regards to free weights, jut get yourself a power rack. A good one too. Don't buy any flimsy crap.

Powerhouse, Nautilus, etc. are all great commercial grade manufacturers.

I also prefer working out at home unless a buddy of mine hits me up to go lift or something and I'm not working on a tight deadline on anything.

But yeah, I've slowly built up my gym at home and basically have everything I need there, except I can't be doing deadlifts and dropping shyt like that at all.

I prefer home training but the gym has much more of a range and if I go to the hassle of going to the gym I'm going to make the workout count!

I've started buying free weights, a step, mats...and there is youtube. But I don't have a huge amount of space at home.

I think more and more people is going to lift in home.

Oh..one good thing of some gyms (at least at the US) is that they open 24/7.

I am all about the home workout. My husband and I both prefer the house over the gym. Over the years we have started slowly building a "home gym" and we have built up quite a collection of equipment, so I have plenty of options to choose from. I like being able to watch what I want on tv to keep from getting bored, not have to wait for any equipment, having the "privacy" to look like an idiot if I am trying something new for the first time and most important I actually get it done at home. If I had to drive to the gym, workout and then drive home, I would never go and would be wasting money on a membership.

I prefer home, however, I do go to the gym when possible. While at home I can be doing laundry and other stuff in between sets, exercises, etc. I've slowly built up my gym over the years-now I just need to get my husband and boys to use it! :-)

I'm fortunate to have a free gym available to me at our Navy base, however, it's over 18 miles away. I usually go there when I know I have a lot of stuff to take care of while on the base that day!!

I've done both - I prefer home. I've built up a gym as well - I have the following: treadmill, recumbent seat bike, elliptical, free weights and a universal weight machine. My gym is open 24/7 - for me, it 'fits' because I have a horrible commute to and from work - by the time I get home, I don't want to go anywhere else - my gym is waiting for me!