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In order to build your affordable home gym successfully, there are many things that you should consider. The first and most important thing, is to develop your plan. Write your plan to include a list of variables that affect the design of your home gym. Some things to include in the list are available space, gym usage, equipment requirements, and your budget.

Your available space to exercise is the most important factor to build your affordable home gym. The amount of space for you to exercise will determine how many family members can exercise at any given time. Also, the amount of space to exercise will determine the type of workout that you can perform and what exercise equipment you can use. The location of your exercise space will likely affect when you can do a workout.  Location factors include, proximity to a family room, den, home office, or a bedroom. Your ideal space for an affordable home gym can include a finished basement, a garage that is climate controlled, or a bonus room. If you are creative, you can make most any space available to build your affordable home gym.

Another important factor to consider is usage when building your affordable home gym. What time of day will you workout.  Do you workout at different times each day or specific time such as early morning, mid morning, afternoon, evening, or later at night. This will be a factor in terms of the impact that temperature and lighting may have on the quality of your workout. You should look at family schedules and the impact your workout may have on them. If other members of the family exercises, their workouts can be strategically scheduled. A larger space where multiple persons can workout can mitigate the need for scheduling. In order to have family members on board, you must consider the impact you will have on their privacy and space.

When building your affordable home gym, the type of equipment you require is determined by the amount of available space you have, what type of exercises you perform and your budget. The amount of available space you have affects what exercise equipment is feasible to use. In turn, exercise equipment will affect what types of exercises that can be built into a workout. For example, you may be able to use dumbbells but not a barbel set because of limited space. Your budget may limit the purchase of multiple sets of dumbbells or kettle bells of varying weights. Perhaps your workouts are are high intensity and using body weight, bands, or light dumbbells. Then this type of workout would require less space and be more affordable.

Benefits of a home gym

To build an affordable home gym, takes planing. Important things to consider are available space, gym usage, equipment requirements, and your budget. Once you make a decision to go forward to build an affordable home gym, it is a rewarding experience. One benefit of building your home gym is its convenience of use. Other benefits include eliminating the waiting time to access equipment and your cost of gym membership.

Reference: NASM.org Blog Post: How To Build An Affordable Home Gym 4/2020, Pete McCall NASM-CPT, PES, CSCS

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