How Working Out In My Basement with Home Gym Equipment Changed the Way I Got in Shape

Not too long ago, before the thought of owning any home gym equipment, I used to work out at the local fitness club. I would commute about 20-30 minutes (depending on the traffic) just to get there. Since I like to be time efficient, I would arrive at the gym already dressed and ready to hit the weights (I mainly used free weights, although on occasion I would use some commercial fitness equipment like a Nautilus pec-dec machine)