“An apple a day keeps the doctor away†just isn’t cutting it anmore. People have moved forward and are now becoming highly conscious about getting in shape. This can become very challenging for people who have busy schedules. This is why the home workout concept is becoming so popular. Driving to the gym adds a lot of extra time – not to mention costs.
Getting a great home workout is possible with absolutely no equipment, but it’s a little bit easier if you have the means to put together a simple home gym. Setting up a gym at home is certainly not an easy job, nonetheless not a difficult task as well. If you are already familiar with gym and work outs, undoubtedly you would be having a vague idea of the work out patterns which could help you set your gym. On the contrary for people who are new to work outs, it is necessary that you have a basic idea of exercise before you start with anything.
There are certain exercises that are common and necessary for both the beginners and expert body builders. They are the cardio exercises exclusively intended to make you perspire for a while. For body builders this is included in the warm up session but for a new comer this comes under the main session. Natural work outs that connect you with nature such as cycling, walking and skipping in your terrace are included in this section. When it comes to a gym, these cardio exercises are replaced with work outs from the stationary exercise equipments.
A treadmill is a great exercise that suits everyone. There are treadmills available for commercial purposes which are highly expensive, but for a home use that takes not more than 2 – 3 hours of equipment usage, there are used treadmills available at affordable rates. A digital stationary bike follows it. Bikes also help perspiration to a great extent. As the mechanism is too simple, stationary bikes are available at good rates, nonetheless sophisticated machines that can calculate the amount of calorie burnt and that can give you a count of the rotations per minute are also available. These machines are certainly expensive. Elliptical trainer could be considered as the third choice. This can make your upper and lower body work at the same time. On the days to go, gradually, rower, medicine ball, free weights and a small multi station can be added to make your home gym complete.
It is better to supplement your free weights with a bench. There are several benches such as abdominal, preacher, adjustable and so on, but see to that you have control on your bench. Make sure you can incline or decline it at your convenience. Free weights such as dumbbells, bar bells and weight plates helps you tighten your muscle. It helps you rotate your hand in any desired direction for the required result. Lower body exercise is also easy with the combination of bench and free weights. But make sure you have a partner next to you during the strength training. When it comes to a machine like multi station, make sure you purchase it after a thorough research online. Do not go for a machine endorsed by your favorite celebrity. Remember that your celebrity has a different requirement from that of yours. Have a happy, safe and long lasting training.
