Home Gym:  Cardio Exercise Equipment In Your Living Room

Doing regular cardiovascular exercises has its numerous benefits.  Aside from weight loss and prevention of diseases, it could also help in promoting overall health like better sleep, improved mood, less stress, etc.  However, most of us have fast-paced lifestyle which makes it difficult to insert physical activity into our busy schedules.  Having cardio exercise equipments at home could resolve that issue. 

Signing up for an expensive gym membership may not be good idea if you are a person who dread walking to a room full of people and wait for you turn on the next machine. Aside from that, some people just do not have enough time to drive themselves to the gym.  

Working out within the comfort of your home is getting popular over the years.  In fact, in 2000 about $6.7 billion were spent on fitness equipment. The popularity of purchasing personal exercise equipment is increasing, making it possible for homeowners to find low-cost cardio exercise equipment without sacrificing the quality. 

Generally, there are several questions that would be able to help you set-up your home gym. 

 What are your goals in setting up your home gym?

 How much space would you need to setup your equipment?

 Are you the only one who would be working out? How many people would be using the gym?

 How much are you willing to spend on the equipment? 

Determining your goals would help you identify what equipment will be purchased.  For example, if you are after total cardio workout, then definitely a treadmill, elliptical, or stationary bike is needed.  If you plan on building more muscle, then you would probably need pull-up bars, push-up stands, weights,  etc. 

Once you have decided to set-up a home gym, then you should consider where in the house you could set it up.  You need to consider the space, since there are cardio equipments which cover a lot of space, like treadmills or the stationary step climber.  The good news is that there are exercise equipments which can be folded or stored easily. 

The home gym should also be in a room where it is properly ventilated and with enough sunlight.  Working out in a dark room is never inviting.  You would like to have your home gym look engaging, keep it organized and functional.  Keep towels in the room.  Make sure that there are water bottles in the room making it convenient for you to get a drink after a workout. 

Cardio exercise equipments are mostly stationary equipments.  For example, if you are on your stationary bike, then you will be pumping those pedals for the next half hour.  Boredom is one reason why people stop working out.  You could have a television in your home gym, so you could still catch up with favourite shows while sweating it out. 

Setting up a home gym is not just about working out.  You would also need to consider maintenance of your equipment.  Not taking good care of them could cause you problems or worse, accidents.  Be cautious when using them.  Dont just drop weights or shove things around.  When storing you equipment, make sure that they are not exposed to excessive sunlight, dampness or other factors which may damage the equipment.  
