Your Own Home Gym in 3 Steps with Rubber Mulch
Credit crunch eating into your budget for some of life’s luxuries? No matter how much you tighten your belt, do not sacrifice anything that has to do with your health or that of your family’s. If you do, you’d end up with a lot more (medical) bills than you started out with.
So now that your gym fees have gotten expensive, it’s okay if you cancel your membership. However, this doesn’t mean that your workout days have ended. Below are 3 steps towards recreating your favorite gym in your home. It will cost you a lot less, and you’d probably get more money for value in the long run.
1. Use all that you have learned
As soon as you’ve signed the cancellation sheets, make sure you walk out of your gym with the training and diet program you and your trainer have worked on. This includes all programs since the day you began going to the gym.
Your gym history is full of knowledge about which programs work and which don’t. You can dig a little deeper to know which particular program points yield the highest benefits under what conditions.
The reason I’m stressing this is that going through these will let you know what pieces of equipment you need to allot space for in your home gym.
2. Laying the foundations
If you’re lucky, you can occupy half the garage or the tool shed. However, a corner of your living room will also work just fine. Now, the best way to mark your territory is by way of installing the flooring. Rubber mulch is highly suggested as it absorbs impact—your body’s and that of your equipment’s.
Brightly colored rubber mulch is recommended to help get you psyched for your workout. Yellow and orange are the best color options.
3. Install equipment
After setting your rubber mulch flooring and putting up some half-naked Bruce Lee posters for inspiration, it’s time to bring in the equipment. This is tricky because it’s tempting to stuff your gym area to bursting capacity. Don’t. It could be a waste of space and money.
Go back to your old programs and determine what body parts you need to focus on. Purchase equipment online or from second-hand stores. Having just the right pieces of equipment will force you to focus and address what your body needs. And, it helps you save money. If it’s time for new equipment, sell the ones you don’t need.
