You have made a decision. You’ll be serious about getting fit and building muscle to get that physique you’ve always dreamed of. So now you’re thinking, “Should you invest in a home gym?” Well there are advantages of home gym and there are disadvantages of exercising at home.
In this article we will address some of the downsides of exercising at home.
Immediate Costs
The immediate cost of a home gym is clearly a disadvantage when it comes to working out. Although it may be cheaper in the long run, it can be difficult to come up with the $400-$1000 to buy a home gym outright.
This can be more difficult than paying the $30-$40 monthly costs of a gym membership. You can try to ease the cost of a home gym by looking for used equipment in the classified ads or garage sales. But it may still be more profitable in the short term to buy a gym membership.
lack of variety
Another obvious downside to working out in a home gym is that you won’t have the variety of equipment that you’ll find in a fitness center. So you’ll have to make do with whatever equipment you have on hand and try to get the best workout possible at home.
You will usually find better equipment in a gym. This is especially true for isolation exercises when you start looking to tone your muscles after bulking up.
Entertainment
This third disadvantage may not be an obstacle for everyone, but it can be for others. Sometimes just being home can make you feel lazy. We often think of home as a place to relax after a hard day at work.
So if you stay in that mode when you work out, it can be too easy to take a break every few minutes to watch the game, grab a bite to eat, or have a drink. Now don’t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with breaks. You need rest between sets for most workouts, but sometimes you can go overboard.
When you work out at the gym, on the other hand, you can feed off the energy of those around you and even be motivated by the people in the gym who are where you aspire to be.
However, the opposite can also be true. Sometimes people get distracted in the gym. Those people are the ones who spend more time socializing in the gym than they do exercising. So this one can go both ways.
So deciding if you want to invest in a home gym is not a clear answer. There are home gym advantages, but there are also some disadvantages of exercising at home to consider. Immediate costs, lack of variety of equipment, and distractions at home are some to consider.