11 Questions You Must Ask Yourself Before Building Your Home Gym

Are you unsure where to start with building your home gym? There are a lot of factors that you should consider and questions you should have answered before building your gym. Addressing these questions in advance could potentially save you thousands of dollars and a great deal of frustration. As a fitness professional who has helped hundreds of people design and build results-producing home gyms I can assure you that answering these questions in advance will benefit you greatly.

Without further delay, here are 11 questions you must ask yourself before building your home gym:

1. What is the purpose of your home gym? Will it be a supplement to your health club membership or will it be the sole location of training for you? Having a clear vision of what you want your home gym to deliver for you is essential to have from the start.

2. Will you start small and expand later or go big right from the start? Do you want to completely outfit your home gym right away or gradually add equipment over time? Personally I started small and gradually added select pieces of equipment over time. I started with a pair of dumbbells and a stability ball. I eventually added a barbell, kettlebells of various sizes, a weighted vest, fitness bands, and a dragging sled. Every once in a while I ll come across another piece of equipment that I ll add to my wish list and eventually purchase. Slowly over time you can build a nicely outfitted home gym in this manner.

3. How much space do you have available? The space that you have available for your home gym is going to dictate what equipment you should buy. For example, you might not want to buy a large multi-gym machine if you have low ceilings and a small amount of space available. I would recommend starting off with a stability ball and some dumbbells as these could easily be used to a get a great workout in minimal space. They key thing is to learn how to use the equipment properly and learn how to get results from your training. Any good fitness professional can teach you how to do that.

4. What is your budget? If you have a large amount of money available to you then you might not have a problem outfitting your entire home gym with the newest and best equipment. If you don t have a ton of money to spend on your home gym you can start for free with bodyweight training exercises like squats, push-ups, calisthenics and eventually add small pieces of equipment over time. Remember, there were people getting great res