The Best Home Gym Setup

The need for Home Gyms has seen a phenomenal rise in recent years. The awareness of fitness and health consciousness has created this need. Having a HOME GYM is essential ,as well as needed for people who are either busy or keen to workout in their private vicinity, and not in public. But what makes a HOME GYM perfect and complete? This is often a question for the user. 

Abhishek Gagneja, Founder Chairman of PRO ULTIMATE EMPIRE, gives you a complete solution to your Perfect Home Gym.

The Need for a Home Gym.

Health and fitness should be the most essential part of one’s life. Prioritizing health and fitness is essential for a good quality of life. Investing in your health, and dedicating some part of your daily hours to fitness and exercise will be the best decision you make in your life.

For the fitness community, exercise is as essential as breathing, and it is not only an hour of workout, but it’s a lifestyle.  Many such people want to workout in the comfort of their home. The reasons vary from paucity of time to making a choice of a personal gym set up.

Having a personal Home Gym is not only convenient but also important for motivation, consistency and regularity. There are many people who have an  extremely busy schedule, with long working hours, and travel too. These reasons possibly impact the person's routine, in such a way that he/she is not able to take out that dedicated hour for the gym. But they do not negate the importance of exercises. So, they choose to make a home gym. 

Fitness enthusiasts and gym freaks, also have basic gym equipment at home, if the space permits. The reasons again here are consistency and regularity. The fitness fraternity understands the importance of exercise and movement, and hence, they ensure to not miss any day in their fitness journey.

For many people, other than time constraints, it is a comfortable and private set up that gives them a space to dedicate to their fitness. They prefer working out at home, and even hire personal trainers, or experts to guide them for their workouts. 

But what makes a Perfect Home Gym?

While  choosing the equipment and necessary accessories for a Home Gym, one can often be confused, or indecisive about the selection. WORKOUT , for the people who exercise, holds a lot of importance. It is not merely “working out”; but that one hour that they invest in themselves. Its not only for staying active, or body building; but for a dedication to their own health, which is the wisest decision ever.

Here is the Best Well Equipped Home Gym Setup that will enable you to do more than 100 exercises, in the comfort of your home. The Equipment market is flooded with multi- functional equipment, so having the best knowledge will make it convenient and useful for you.

PILOT FOR HOME GYM

Area: 2,000 Sq. Feet

A home gym set up will not only have a few Equipment, and a Cardio Equipment, but shall be a comprehensive pack of a Functional Smith Machine, a Bench, A Few Set of Dumbbells, Accessories as Stepper, Resistance Bands, Kettle Bells, Olympic Rods, and a Dumbell Rack. 

With the above-mentioned ensemble, you can have an Ideal Gym, which shall give you the freedom and possibility of over 100 exercises. The Budget for an ideal Home Gym in 2,000 square feet area, with a luxurious feel, can be assembled and accommodated in a budget of about 3 Lac. The cost can rise if you want to add more equipment to your Home Gym set up. Now that you have taken the step towards this wonderful decision, let us look at an ideal Home Gym Set Up.

EQUIPMENT

• FUNCTIONAL TRAINER + SMITH MACHINE + SQUAT RACK COMBINATION 

This mammoth machine is a huge massive machine that will give you the options of doing more than 100 exercises, targeting all body parts, and all muscle groups. 

This equipment will give you the feel of a proper gym. 

Features:

1. Movement

2. Range of Motion

3. Bio Mechanics

4. Multifunctional

5. 100 Kg Weight Stack

6. Cable Movements

This is a multifunctional Equipment, which is sturdy, strong and a weight stack of 100 kg. Along with this, there are multiple accessories that  are there with this equipment, that will enable you to perform various exercises. 

MUSCLE GROUPS/BODY PARTS

• Chest

• Back 

• Triceps 

• Biceps

• Legs

• Shoulders

The machine should be well made, and multi-functional, and it targets all the muscle groups, and body parts, and enables you to do every possible movement/ exercise, targeting all your muscle groups. With so much research in the field of  Fitness Science and Body Mechanics, there are new movements and workout patterns being developed every new day. The possibilities are infinite, and fascinating. 

Weight Training/Resistance Training follows a pattern. Every individual makes or designs a workout program for themselves, which targets 1 or 2 body parts a day, and they make a weekly split or workout schedule for themselves. It is the best way to exercise for the best results, and a proportionate physique. Many people do this under the guidance of a qualified trainer . For each body part, while earlier there were traditional exercises, limited to 4 or 5 in number. For example, for Chest workout, traditionally one would do only 4 exercises: Push-Ups, Bench Press, Pecs Fly, and some variations as Incline or Decline Bench. Of course there were many more exercises targeting the smaller muscle groups, but the major focus was on these 4 exercises.

Over the years, with so much research and innovation in Movement, and introduction of Calisthenics, and Weight Training Equipment, the exercises for targeting a muscle group are endless. It is the technique, and the movement that matters, and with the variety of equipment, well , the world is your canvas.

TARGET EXERCISES :

• Cable Cross Biceps

• Triceps

• Lat Pull Down

• Rowing Movements 

• Dead Lift

• Squats

• T-Bar

This equipment has many benefits. It has 10 years of life, rather much longer. And it is absolutely Zero Maintenance. There are handles, where you can hang the accessories, such as the small rods, Handles, resistance bands, etc. 

• SMITH MACHINE : 

The Smith Machine is a multifunctional machine and is used for some of the most important exercises. While you perform free exercises, then you require a supporter, but as this is for a Home Gym, we get the maximum support. This will give you the best counter balance. With the highest level of research and designing to give you the best of bio-mechanics, and the push-pull balance mechanics,  and support , this also eliminates the chances of injury, that makes it very safe. 

Let’s highlight some features:

• COUNTER BALANCE: An essential feature that adds to the safety.

• PULLEY COVER: Enhances the overall look

• PULL UPS AND DIPS HANDLES: Gives you the opportunity for variations. 

• T BAR WORKOUT

An essential exercise for strengthening your Back Workout, The T-BAR here gives you a land mine support, and you can go with progressive overload as well. Triceps Dips and Bar Dips are essential exercises, and a must do for everyone. You can have variations in Dips Stand too, and focus on Triceps Dips and  Pull Ups.

In this multi functional machine, you can perform many exercises, and target all muscle groups, with proper range of motion. It is limitless, and this, itself, is very motivating.

It is a valuable addition to your home gym. 

• ADJUSTABLE BENCH 

A strong and sturdy bench, with a weight of 50 kg and above, and strong pipes of over 20 kg, shall be the right one for your HOME GYM. It also has wheels that will make its movement easy. It won’t have any negative impact on the flooring too, as sliding it or changing the placement will be easy. 

Dumbbell Press, Bench Press can also be performed on the Smith Machine.

• DUMBELL RACKS (MULTIPURPOSE 3 TIER RACK)

A multipurpose 3 tier rack is a wonderful choice for your personal home gym. Let us see how you can organize it. In the topmost shelf of the rack, you can keep your accessories, ropes etc. The next two racks can be used for the placing of your dumbbells in pairs. 

• ROD STAND

Add a Rod Stand which will hold all your Olympic Rods, as you will having at least 4 rods of different lengths.

• CARDIO SECTION

A Home gym is incomplete without a Cardio Section. Choose a Spin Bike, which is a wonderful choice for a home gym. It takes less space, and is value for money. An ideal spin bike could be 60 kg in weight with 21 kg fly wheel.

• TREADMILL

If your budget allows, them you can go in for a Treadmill too.

• FLOORING

A basic flooring for a 200 square feet area will enhance the look of your home gym. 

This is a sample for the best HOME GYM which is well equipped and will be ideal for pursuing your fitness goals, and maintaining your health and fitness in the best way.

ADDITIONAL ACCESSORIES:

• Stepper

• Yoga Mat 

• Fitness/Resistance Bands

You can add accessories as per your fitness levels, and your workouts. There will be different choices for BEGINNER and ADVANCE LEVEL. Also, you can keep making additions as and when you enhance or elevate your fitness levels. This will not only motivate you , but also challenge you continuously  to grow. 

CHOOSE WISELY

There is no dearth of equipment in the market, which might be available at a lower cost, but won't last long, and will simply land up being a showcase and will be an entire waste of your money. It is important to be wise, and make the right choice. Investing in a home gym is a wonderful decision, and the right step towards your health.