Are you planning to create your own home gym? Here is some really good advice. Buy the very best home equipment that you can afford. It doesn’t matter how inexperienced or experienced you are; investing in a few really good pieces of equipment will give you the best result for your dollars spent and your time spent using that equipment. We are going to offer a few suggestions of the best equipment to spend your money on, so that you can make better educated choices.
A Cardio Machine
If losing weight is part of the reason you are starting an exercise program, then including regular cardio should be a very important part of your plan. Equipment to consider are a treadmill, or an elliptical trainer or a rowing machine. Any of these can keep your heart rate in the fat burning zone during your work-out. Invest in a good quality version of one of these to get the most out of your work-out.
The most expensive of the three can be the treadmill and the easiest on your joints can be the elliptical. Since they all can help you burn calories by getting and keeping your heart rate up, choose the one that you feel best meets your needs, your style and your budget..
Adjustable Dumbbells
Lots of people don’t have an extra room in which to set up a full time home gym. In that case, a good option is adjustable dumbbells. With them you can engage in any number of exercises with weights and yet not take up very much space in the room you choose for your exercise space.
While taking up very little space, dumbbells will assist you to build your muscles using such compound movements and isolation lifts as overhead press, tricep extensions, weighted lunges, bicep curls as well as many more.
The good news is that a well-designed work-out routine using dumbbells can address all you key muscle groups. So, even if you never go to the gym, you can accomplish exactly what you want..
A Pull-up Bar
How do you work your back and biceps and lats at home? A simple and efficient answer is the pull-up bar. You can adjust your grip so that you are targeting almost every one of your upper body muscles. These would include a reverse grip pull-up, a chin-up and wide pull-ups.
Since your budget is probably one of the considerations when putting together a home gym, another benefit of the pull-up bar is that even a high quality home door gym is relatively inexpensive. In addition, it is very space saving. You can’t ask for much more than being able to give your upper back a good work-out at home without spending a lot of money.
Power Tower
If you have a bit more space to give, consider investing in a power tower station. This piece of equipment allows you do pull-ups and leg raises and dips all with one unit. With this you can hit almost every major muscle group and yet not use an enormous amount of floor space.
Choosing the best home gym equipment can be a bit of a challenge, particularly for a beginner. If you follow the recommendations we have made in this guide, you will be able to select the right pieces without using too much space or spending too much money. And yet, you will still be able to address all you key muscle groups.
