Home Work Out - For and Against...
For Home Training
- No monthly fitness fee is required.
- Inexpensive (basic equipment such as dumbbells, exercise mats, and stability balls can be bought inexpensively).
- No need to drive to and from the gym, thus saving time.
- Convenience - exercise facility is always available to you when you want to work out.
- There is no queue to wait for using your favorite fitness equipment.
Against Home Training
- Imagination is needed to keep interested in your training.
- The initial expense can be high if you plan to set up a home gym.
- Training alone all the time can become boring and frustrating.
- You need to ensure that your form is correct without the gym coach; otherwise, injuries may occur.
- In the public gym, you will find:
- More people and therefore, it feels more social.
- Probably a greater variety of equipment that you can’t afford for a home gym.
- Gym equipment is constantly evolving, so your local gym needs to update the equipment regularly, although this is not financially possible with a home gym.
Which Home Fitness Equipment Do I Need To Exercise At Home?
If you are still considering home training, what equipment do you need?
As with any activity, depending on your available budget, you can create anything from a dedicated gym facility to just putting up dumbbells and other equipment and setting it up as needed. There is a huge variety of equipment on the market, and the hardest part is deciding what not to buy. The following sections are designed to help you decide what you can and cannot do without for a home gym.
Economical Home Gym
With a relatively moderate budget, you can buy enough equipment, and if used properly, they can train all the muscles in your body. Besides, it only occupies a small space, so it is not necessary to sacrifice space. The following are some important items that need to be invested when setting up a home gym for the first time:
- Exercise mat
- Dumbbells
- Stability ball
- Exercise bench
- Heart rate monitoring
Dedicated Home Gym
The home fitness market is huge, with a wide range of fitness equipment. If you want to set up a permanent training facility at home, consider the following equipment:
- Free weights and dumbbells
- Special weight machines, such as the chest press machine
- Cardiovascular equipment, such as treadmill, rowing, cross trainer, stationary bicycle, etc.
More items you that can consider buying are:
- Weightlifting benches
- Heavy-duty carpets (to protect the floor from weight damage)
- Sound system and television
- Mirror
It is quite possible to build an impressive physique without highly specialized gym machines, but today's modern gyms also have excellent training equipment and facilities.
Training At Home without Equipment
You can complete a good fitness regimen at home, only with your body weight. Tricep dips, climbers, lunge, plank, and weight squat are good examples of conditioning exercises. As you progress with your training, you can increase the number of repetitions of each exercise, increase the number of sets, and also reduce the rest time between sets.
Another option for exercising at home is to watch training videos. These videos have many online options for you to choose from, and they rarely choose any other equipment except you.
What Bodyweight Exercises Are As Good As Using Gym Equipment?
When exercising at home, the most important thing is to cover up human "push, pull, squat, hinge, and lunge" movements.
Here are some top tips for achieving these moments at home:
Push: The classic push-up is an unexpectedly advanced move that works well. However, you can effectively bring the floor closer to you by placing your hands on a chair or stool to undo this operation. If you are advanced, this can be achieved by placing your feet on the chair to make the floor farther away. Perform 3 sets of 8-10 repetitions.
Pull: This is an exercise that is often missed at home because it is difficult to do without equipment. The simplest way is to improvise TRX by wrapping a bath towel around the top corner of the door and using it as an anchor point to make a row. Perform 4 sets of 8-10 repetitions.
Squat: It's easy to repeat as you do every time you get up in a chair. To begin with, you can do this simply by sitting in the dining chair and standing without using hands. Take the seat further away and keep any kind of load in front of you. Perform 3 sets of 6-8 repetitions.
Hinge: This term is used to describe any form of a deadlift. However, it doesn’t mean to bend over to lift heavy objects from the floor. Although dumbbells and barbells are designed for this purpose, you can use any object at home. Perform 4 sets of 8-10 repetitions.
The Takeaway
So are home workouts effective? The answer is yes. When you are ready to exercise at home, it can be just as effective as training in the gym. It all depends on the individual. Some people prefer that others work to find motivation and know that they do not even bother to exercise at home if they do not bother to go to the gym. For others, however, the prospect of going to the gym is daunting, and so it is more attractive to exercise in the comfort of your home.
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