Setting Up a Home Gym With Limited Space and Budget
Gym memberships can be expensive. If you love working out, but the price of joining the local gym isn’t in your budget, you might benefit from setting up your own gym at home.
Start by considering which room or area of your home will be most practical to set up your equipment. If possible, pick an area that you don’t use daily so that your equipment won’t get in the way. Usually, people choose their spare room or garage.
If this isn’t feasible, think of where you will store your gym equipment when it is not in use. Remember, you don’t need to be reproducing everything a gym has! When you’re setting up a home gym with limited space and budget, it’s best to stick to the basics. Get only the pieces of equipment that you enjoy using the most.
You should also consider which equipment will give you the best ‘bang for your buck’. In other words, get the items that are highly versatile and can be used for multiple exercises. This is important when you have limited funds and will help keep you on budget.
When planning for a home gym, here are four pieces of equipment to start with:
- Mat
- Resistance bands
- Jump rope
- Weights