The Best Home Gym Equipment

If you prefer the convenience of working out at home so you don’t have to drive somewhere every time you want to workout, a home gym is a great  to have. 

To build a home gym, all you need is a little space and a small budget. The budget can be anything from a couple hundred dollars to $10,000. Here, we have put together a sample affordable home gym for sports specific athletic training as well as for normal weight training. Our sample gym you can put together for around $500.

THE BEST HOME GYMS HAVE THESE EQUIPMENT

A bench is the base of the gym. Several exercises can be preformed using the bench and usually extra pieces are easy to add for more variation.

A Bar usually comes with the bench so you don’t have to get that separately.

Free Weights give you a wide variety of exercises to train your muscles. The bench, bar and free weight allow you to do a full body work out.  

Leg Press or Squat Rack  this is what makes a good home gym a great home gym. To get a great leg work out, you must be able to lift a large amount of weight.

Exercise Ball  I recommend for everyone. With an exercise ball you can perform all kinds of different moves from balance to core.

ADDITIONAL MACHINES FOR CARDIOVASCULAR TRAINING

Treadmill

Elliptical

Bike

Stepper

Rower

ACCESSORIES

Jump Rope

Exercise Mat

Resistant Bands

Medicine Ball

Tennis Balls

Home gyms with extra equipment like the bowflex, weider home gyms and all other total home gym sets are great to add if you can.