The Top Ten Reasons to Build a Home Gym

So you've been a member of a public gym for a while now and the frustrations are mounting. We've all been there. One of the best solutions is to build a home gym. I know, you're thinking that buying and assembling home exercise equipment is a lot of work and a space/money eater. Well, it doesn't have to be. To get you started, here are some reasons to think about building your own fitness facility.

1. No competition. You feel like bench pressing? Go to it! How about hitting some cardio? Yep. Public gyms get busy, and you get to wait in line. In your own facility there's no line and no wait.

2. Cost Effectiveness. I bet you're thinking that a home gym will be a big outlay of cash! Well, a good home gym can be put together for a few hundred dollars. Most gym memberships go for at least $40.00 per month, so that's about $500 per year right there! Assuming your spending was under control it wouldn't take long to get your money back at that rate.

3. Time Convenience. Making it to the gym can be tough on most schedules. You've got to drive there and back, which takes time. If you don't work a normal schedule then you might be stuck trying to work around gym hours (unless it's a 24-hour facility). With your home gym you can work out when you want to, on your schedule, and there's no wasted time driving to and fro.

4. Sanitation. This is of course up to your personal sanitation levels, but you're not sharing locker rooms and showers with hundreds or thousands of people. Some gyms are cleaner than others, but even well maintained gyms can't match the sanitation you have at home.

5. Fuel/Transportation fare savings. You probably didn't think of this, but if you're driving or using public transit to the gym it isn't free. Since it's a frequent trip those costs can really add up over time.

6. Your personal motivators. Do you like to work out to loud country music? Do you enjoy watching Rocky movies while you do cardio? In your own facility you can listen to your music, watch your movies, put up your own posters, and decorate any way you like.

7. Rude people. Gyms can be a haven for rude people. It's just the way it is. You don't have to deal with it in your own place.

8. Nobody's watching you. Chances are people aren't paying as much attention to you as you think, but if you're self-conscious in a gym then this is a good alternative.

9. No limit on exercise selection. A lot of exercises like tire flipping, deadlifts, and olympic lifts are frowned upon in public gyms even though they're great and effective exercises. There won't be anyone to get in your way if you have your own little corner.

10. A constantly evolving facility. As your fitness needs evolve your gym can evolve. Nobody says you have to start out with the same equipment that you're going to end with. It's easy to get started with a few simple items and as you become more fit and/or your interests change then add, remove, or modify equipment as necessary.

Those are just ten easy reasons why it's worth looking into getting some home gym equipment. Even if you don't give up that gym membership it might be worth it to develop a small home gym for those days when making it in to the public gym isn't feasible.

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