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How To Choose The Best Fitness Training Equipment For Your Home Gym
Fitness training equipment makes your home workouts extra potent. When you use equipment, such as a dumbbell or medicine ball, resistance is added to the exercises you do. Your muscles have to work harder, which means they grow and tone up faster.
You get more muscle growth and toning for less time spent exercising.
More equipment also means more variety. And with more options your workouts become far more interesting. You'll never get bored. You can't possibly, because there's just so many exercises to choose from.
If you choose your fitness training equipment wisely - which we can help you do - your muscles will tone up faster. Your body will shed fat. You'll get a boost in your energy levels. And you'll have fun doing it.
The nitty-gritty of it? You look and feel better than ever!
Build Your Own Home Gym
To maximize the payoff from your home workouts we recommend setting up an exercise room in your house. Or, if you don't have a spare room, an area of a room which is reserved for exercise. We've got an area with all sorts of equipment in it...
- Bowflex SelectTech Dumbbells
- Doorway pull up bar
- Resistance bands
- Exercise bike
- Exercise balls / Swiss balls
- Medicine balls
- Barbell
- Bench
- Ankle weights
- Ab bench
- Dumbottles
- Yoga mat
- Ab roller
It's very easy for us to just pop in there for 15 minutes and do a high-intensity non-stop workout. Afterwards we just carry on with our day feeling better than ever.
Now you might look at that list of equipment and begin adding up the staggering amount of money it will cost to buy.
First of all, consider this...
Yes, fitness equipment is an added expense. But a carefully chosen piece of equipment is well worth its money. If it helps you become more fit, healthy and energetic then you'll recoup that money by accomplishing more in your job/business.
And secondly...
Building your home gym doesn't have to be expensive
Most of the fitness training equipment we own costs less than $40 per part. In fact some of the most useful equipment was made from old boards, milk bottles and a little bit of gravel.
Also take note that we didn't just go out and buy all of our equipment at once. It was a slow collection process over the years which finally resulted in one highly useful home gym.
You can put together your own fully functioning home gym with far less money than it cost us. Start with one or two pieces and just add to the collection over time. You'll be surprised at how quickly it adds up.
"But what is the best home fitness equipment to buy?"
It all depends on you. So...
When Buying Fitness Training Equipment Ask Yourself Some Questions...
To get the best home exercise equipment for your particular situation it's worth thinking about it before you buy. Ask yourself...
- How large is the equipment? - Will it fit into that space at home?
- How much does it cost?
- Does it look like a piece of equipment that is going to last?
Also consider if it's a piece of equipment that "grows" as you do. Do you think it will still be worthwhile when you're stronger?
For example, A smith machine is a piece of fitness training equipment that is very good for beginners. The sliding track for the weights allow you to exercise with good technique and low risk of injury. However, after you're confident with it, you'll likely just find it restrictive. It doesn't allow you to strengthen the stabilizing muscles that you would use while lifting free weights.
The smith machine can cost anywhere from $500 to $3000.
From our point of view this not a good piece of fitness training equipment. You outgrow it rapidly. It takes up a lot of room. And it's very expensive.
Here's another thing you might ask yourself - "How many different exercises can I do on this machine?"
Abdominal workout machines typically just have a single movement which quickly loses its effectiveness. Ideally you want something which can be used in all manner of ways to keep your home fitness training interesting and challenging.
It's also worth reading exercise equipment reviews to benefit from other peoples experience.
Reviews like the ones below...
Exercise Equipment Reviews
We have reviewed some of the fitness training equipment that we have in our home gym.
In our reviews we try to be as objective as possible. We tell you...
- What the strengths and weaknesses of the equipment are.
- Whether or not we thought it was worth what you pay for it.
- Ways of using the equipment in your own home fitness training.
- Sizing, so you can see if it fits in your home gym.
- Anything else that we think might be helpful to you.
We also invite the FTAH community to share their views on equipment. This gives a more well rounded knowledge base so that you can make better buying decisions. We'd rather support makers of high quality equipment rather than con-artists who are out to make a quick buck.
It does take a bit of hard thinking to find a good piece of equipment. But once you're done, you can benefit from it for years...Even a lifetime if you're lucky.
Remember, you don't have to do it all now. Just buy equipment slowly over time. You'll eventually end up with a workout room, well stocked with quality equipment. It will actually be a pleasure to go in there and make positive changes to your health and fitness.
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