How To Choose A Home Gym
If you are wondering 
how to choose a home gym and are looking for guidance, you’ve come to the right place.
With plenty of options out there and different price ranges, choosing a home gym can be absolutely hard whether you’re a newbie or a professional.
Before you choose a home gym, you’ll have to become aware of the different types of home gyms available in the market place:
1. Cardio style home gyms - Cardio style home gyms consist of fitness equipment that are purely designed for cardio workouts. A treadmill and an elliptical is a perfect example of the cardio style home gym.
But cardio style home gyms aren’t worth the investment any day. They cost over $500 and are a complete waste of time.
The conventional idea is that lots of cardio can help you lose weight. But it’s extremely far from truth. You’ll only lose a pound or two if you do cardio workout for an hour daily for over a month.
It can be helpful in reducing the porch, increasing your stamina and making you fit in the long run. But for someone who’s looking for instant as well as long-term results, investing in cardio equipment is no good.
Instead of buying a cardio style home gym, I recommend that you invest in a pair of high quality running shoes and go hiking/running regularly. You can also get yourself a cheap mountain bike and go biking every weekend.
The best form of cardio workout you can do at home is by using a punch bag. Buy a high quality punching bag and hang it in a separate room. Go in there and start punching crazy. Keep practicing. You’ll burn fat faster than you would with a treadmill style home gym.
I truly believe that a punching bag must be in every single fitness enthusiast’s home gym.
2. Weight training home gyms - Well… these home gyms are very popular. You might already be aware of these gyms. One of the most popular brands when it comes to weight training home gyms is the Bowflex and Schwinn.
Both the companies manufacture high quality weight training home gyms that rely on cable pulleys for resistance. It’s wise to invest in weight training home gyms because you are sure to burn fat and build muscle while training with these.
But the problem with weight training home gyms is that they can be VERY expensive. They are bulky and need a lot of space. You’ll need a separate room to keep them.
3. Resistance band style home gyms - I like these home gyms the best. These home gyms are inexpensive, light-weight, portable and effective. These bands rely on elastic for resistance and help you get the same resistance levels you’d get with normal weight training equipment in the gym.
With the traditional weight training home gyms, you can only perform a limited set of exercises. But with resistance band home gyms, you can perform over 100s of exercises. The market leader when it comes to resistance bands is Bodylastics.
The second best is Ripcords. If you have any doubts about whether resistance bands work, check out this article – do resistance bands work
Well… depending on your budget, your need and your spacing, you can choose one type of home gym that you like best and work with it.
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