7 Essential Reasons You Should Have a Home Gym


The home gym is an amazing resource that you should be taking advantage of. Between hectic schedules to the non-sense going on in commercial gyms, home gym training is the safe-haven for people looking to train in a manner that actually produces results. There are many reasons why you should have a home gym and I encourage you to read on as one of these reasons could be very pertinent to your individual situation.

1. Life Gets In The Way: It is always a good idea to have a contingency plan. Sometimes despite our best laid plans, life gets in the way and unforeseen obstacles can interrupt your training schedule. Having a home gym that you can rely on will ensure that you can fit in your training sessions and stay on track despite the uncertainty of life.

2. Home Gym Training Fits Your Schedule: If you have a home gym you don't have to worry about driving to the commercial gym and fitting training into your schedule. Quoting Coach John Davies, "It doesn't make sense to drive 40 minutes to the gym to workout for 20 minutes only to drive another 40 minutes back home!"

By training at home you can also completely avoid the busy times at the local so-called "fitness center." Having your own home gym gives you the freedom to train when you want to train.

3. A Training Environment That You Enjoy: A key benefit of having your very own home gym is that you get to set up a training environment that you enjoy. No need to worry about dropping the weights on the floor a little too loudly and scaring the people doing the machine circuit.

There is also no need to suffer through Britney Spears signing "hit me baby one more time" while performing Squats and no need to stifle your primal yells during your next set of squats so as not to offend others. In your home gym you can play whatever music you like at whatever volume you like. You can put up posters and pictures that motivate you and set up your home gym in a way that is conducive to your Renegade training style.

4. Focus: One key benefit of having a home gym is to avoid the distractions found in most chain gyms. I recently interviewed Coach Dan John and he said the following, "Look. I could train at a chain gym in Las Vegas so that I could look at all of the beautiful girls working out but if I really want to get something accomplished during my training session I will continue training in my garage gym so that I can achieve the results I am looking for." As someone who is looking to achieve real results you need to focus on the task at hand and training in your own home gym can help you keep your mind focused on hard training. Once you try home gym training you may never go back to training in a commercial gym (if you can help it).

5. Privacy: If you have your own home gym you can train how ever you want and invite whoever over to train with you. You also don't have to worry about dress-code and you can train barefoot without being yelled at. It is also nice not to be stared-at the entire training session and to avoid people hitting on you every time you go to them gym (some people are shameless at some of these commercial gyms!).

6. Save Money On A Gym Membership: Let's face it. Gym memberships can be expensive. I encourage you to calculate how much you spend on your gym membership every year. For some people this total approaches a thousand dollars! Now fast forward ten years and total up how much you have spent on a gym membership.

Wow! That total adds up to a staggering number for some people! The great thing about getting into training that works is that when you develop an in-depth understanding of the key training concepts that knowledge allows you to achieve phenomenal results from the simplest and cheapest equipment. You could conceivably save yourself many thousands of dollars by slowly building up your very own home gym over time. I address what equipment actually has value in my e-book and newsletter available at www.HomeGymSecrets.com

7. Train with Intensity: Once you learn how to train in a manner that actually produces results you will become very familiar with intensity in your training. Unfortunately, most commercial gym goers are not.

Training with Intensity in a chain gym can lead to disapproving looks from fellow patrons, disruptions in your training plan while waiting for the 14 year old boy to finish performing his set of biceps curls in the power rack, and of course, the thing that bothers me the most is when the local ACE-certified "trainer" comes over and tells me that I should not perform Snatches or Clean because they are "dangerous!" These annoyances can be completely avoided by training in your fully-equipped home gym.

There you have it. I have provided you with seven compelling reasons why you absolutely should have a home gym. Once you get set up your home gym training will allow you to train in a manner that produces results and allows you more versatility in your training.

Train with purpose,

Kyle Battis CSCS, ATC, NSCA-CPT

Kyle Battis owns and operates Professional Fitness Coaching based out of Concord, NH. Kyle specializes in body transformation programs, athletic performance enhancement programs, and home gym training. If you want a collection of ideas to add some variety to your training please visit http://www.HomeGymSecrets.com You'll have access to some amazing audio interviews Kyle has done with top-fitness professionals and you will receive a Free Special Report, "The 7 Biggest Mistakes People Make When Building Their Home Gyms" just for visiting. Kyle can be contact be e-mailing him at kyle@homegymsecrets.com.





Latest News:



Site: Yahoo! News Search Results for news
JCDecaux in talks for News Outdoor Group in Russia (AP via Yahoo! News)
French outdoor advertising firm JCDecaux SA said Thursday it is negotiating to buy Russian rival News Outdoor Group from global media company News Corp. JCDecaux and News Corp. in talks to combine outdoor ad groups (International Herald Tribune)
The News Corp. chief executive, Rupert Murdoch, has recently expressed nervousness about investments in Russia, where News Outdoor generated the bulk of its revenue last year. News Corp tightens grip on Premiere with new CEO (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Rupert Murdoch tightened his grip on German pay-TV broadcaster Premiere by appointing News Corp executive Mark Williams as CEO in a move to get the company back on track. SEC Looks Into UAL Stock Scare; Implications For Online News? (CBS News)
A ton of digits have been devoted to this in other spots but the SEC's decision to investigate takes it to another level. The backstory: a six-year-old news story about UAL declaring bankruptcy made it into the Tribune-owned Sun-Sentinel 's current news flow, was picked up by a Google (NSDQ: GOOG) News bot and, via a reporter for a newsletter, made it onto Bloomberg News. After a lot of buck ... SEC Looks Into UAL Stock Scare; Implications For Online News? (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)
A ton of digits have been devoted to this in other spots but the SEC's decision to investigate takes it to another level. The backstory: a six-year-old news story about UAL declaring bankruptcy made it into the Tribune-owned Sun-Sentinel's current news flow, was picked up by a Google News bot and, via a reporter for a newsletter, made it onto Bloomberg News. Asia Markets: Financials in rally mode, as Lehman news helps (Market Watch)
Asian markets advanced early Friday, with financials such as Mizuho Financial Group and Macquarie Group rallying after a rebound on Wall Street and on news Lehman Brothers was looking for a buyer. News Corp says Mark Williams interim Premiere CEO (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
News Corp. executive Mark Williams has taken over as chief executive of German pay-TV broadcaster Premiere in an interim capacity, News Corp. said after the move led to renewed takeover speculation. News Corp. says Mark Williams interim Premiere CEO (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Mark Williams, a News Corp. executive named late on Wednesday as chief executive of German pay-TV broadcaster Premiere, has taken over in an interim capacity, a News Corp. spokeswoman said on Thursday. JCDecaux in talks to buy News Corp. billboard unit (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
In a deal that would create the world's largest outdoor advertising company, French conglomerate JCDecaux SA said Thursday that it is in talks to buy Russian rival News Outdoor Group from global media company News Corp. UPI NewsTrack Entertainment News (UPI)
Kanye arrested in paparazzi scuffle ... Report: Critic smacked Ebert with binder ... Cafe Tacvba nominated for 6 Latin Grammys ... Groban to perform TV songs at Emmys ... News from United Press International.

Site: news - Google News
New Voices in Congress Will Change the Tone of the Democratic Majority - New York Times

USA Today

New Voices in Congress Will Change the Tone of the Democratic Majority
New York Times, United States - 17 hours ago
The latest on the presidential transition and other political news from Washington and around the nation. Join the discussion. ...
Video: Burris Reflects on His Trip to Washington AssociatedPress
US Senate Democratic Leaders Outline New Agenda Voice of America
New Senate takes shape - with 2 missing pieces Boston Globe
The Associated Press - USA Today
all 9,987 news articles
Ballmer touts Windows 7 beta, new deals - CNET News

Telegraph.co.uk

Ballmer touts Windows 7 beta, new deals
CNET News, CA - 6 hours ago
Microsoft will also announce new deals for Windows Live that will see Microsoft's search engine become the default on PCs from Dell as well as touting a ...
CES: Microsoft announces new search deals with Dell, Verizon Seattle Post Intelligencer
Microsoft's Ballmer touts new Windows, search deal MarketWatch
BARRON'S BLOG: A Running Blog Of Microsoft CEO's CES Speech CNNMoney.com
CNBC - PC World India
all 633 news articles
Amid Gaza violence, a new task for Obama - USA Today

WELT ONLINE

Amid Gaza violence, a new task for Obama
USA Today - 3 hours ago
Instead, the new spate of violence "will empower every anti-Israel, anti-US and extremist movement in the Middle East and the Islamic world," says Anthony ...
Video: Gaza families mourn dead after UN school bombed - 07 Jan 09 AlJazeeraEnglish
Israel Mulls New Gaza Cease-Fire Proposal CBS News
AP Top News at 10:08 am EST The Associated Press
Philadelphia Inquirer - World Socialist Web Site
all 30,545 news articles
Australia, New Zealand Dollars Drop on Commodities, US Jobs - Bloomberg

Reuters

Australia, New Zealand Dollars Drop on Commodities, US Jobs
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
8 (Bloomberg) -- The Australian and New Zealand currencies fell, snapping three days of gains versus the US dollar, as prices of commodities that make up ...
Currencies Trading All Over the Map Washington Post
Australia, New Zealand Dollars Drop on Commodities, US Jobs Bloomberg
Dollar Near 5-Week High After GM Says May Not Need More Funds Bloomberg
Bloomberg
all 416 news articles
Phil Schiller bringing the news at Macworld - San Francisco Chronicle

WELT ONLINE

Phil Schiller bringing the news at Macworld
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 9 hours ago
We get going at 9 am and we'll be delivering the news as it happens. 8:53 am Just a few minutes away. Listened to some Killers music on the way in. ...
Video: Steve Jobs Weight Loss Due to Hormone Imbalance AssociatedPress
O'Brien: Apple's final appearance at Macworld signals new era San Jose Mercury News
Apple disappoints: No Jobs or big news at Macworld Reuters
PC World - New Zealand Herald
all 2,811 news articles
AMD introduces Dragon PC gaming platform and new Phenom II CPUs - CNET News

CNET News

AMD introduces Dragon PC gaming platform and new Phenom II CPUs
CNET News, CA - 3 hours ago
The big news with Dragon is really the Phenom II chips. Available as the 3.0GHz Phenom II X4 940 and the 2.8GHz Phenom II X4 920, these new quad-core CPUs ...
New Sony Camcorders Do GPS, Too - PC World

CameraTown.Com (press release)

New Sony Camcorders Do GPS, Too
PC World - 8 hours ago
You won't want to mount them on your dashboard, but three new Sony Handycam camcorders announced today offer a few GPS (global positioning system) ...
Sony Unleashes 60X-Optical-Zoom Camcorders PC World
Sony's First Flash-Based Camcorders PC World
all 43 news articles
Madoff, SocGen, Sun Pharma, Axel Springer, Apple in Court News - Bloomberg

Madoff, SocGen, Sun Pharma, Axel Springer, Apple in Court News
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
Madoff, 08-mag-2735, US District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan). Jerome Kerviel, blamed by Societe Generale SA for its record trading loss ...
Samberg?s Pequot Said to Face New SEC Insider-Trading Inquiry - Bloomberg

Samberg?s Pequot Said to Face New SEC Insider-Trading Inquiry
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
8 (Bloomberg) -- The US Securities and Exchange Commission opened a new investigation into whether Pequot Capital Management Inc., the hedge fund run by ...
Reopened theater stages comeback for New Orleans arts - USA Today

Reopened theater stages comeback for New Orleans arts
USA Today - 4 hours ago
By Rick Jervis, USA TODAY NEW ORLEANS ? Closed for more than three years, a prominent performing arts center is scheduled to reopen Thursday in what city ...

MORE RESOURCES:
Site: Yahoo! News Search Results for fitness equipment
Hub firefighters to get fitness gear (Boston Globe)

Boston officials are installing treadmills, weights, and other fitness equipment at every fire station and are encouraging annual physicals in a bid to improve the conditioning of the city's firefighters, who have been retiring with disability pensions at high rates. FITNESS PARK (The Meridian Star)

Workers are currently installing new playground/fitness equipment around Bonita Lakes Recreation Park. The equipment is part of a program to provide more fitness opportunities to those citizens using the park. Local Schools Warm Up For A Fitness Challenge (WGRZ-TV Buffalo)

More than 150 schools throughout Western New York are jumping on board a major fitness challenge in an effort to teach their students the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. Health and fitness (Daily Herald)

To have an event listed in this calendar, e-mail the details at least two weeks in advance of the event or registration deadline to nbrcalendar@dailyherald.com. Please put "Health & fitness" in the subject line. Fitness center resumes normal morning hours (The Desert Sun)

The La Quinta Fitness Centers returned to its normal morning hours of 6 to 10 a.m. Monday through Fridays. Plano: Fitness classes begin for seniors (Plano Courier)

Plano seniors begin another round of fitness classes specifically designed for them. Fall classes for the Plano Senior Center began Monday. Classes are open to citizens 50 and up. Fitness Model / Entrepreneur Targets Childhood Obesity and Makes Headlines Nationwide With New Franchise Offering (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Ivette Cortiella and Meltdown America have made available a new fitness franchise targeting childhood obesity. New Sunset Avenue will get playground, equipment (Sampson Independent)

Photo by Doug Clark Principal Greg Dirks scans a catalogue filled with playground equipment. The Board of Education approved moving foward with plans for a new playground and equipment at Sunset Avenue. Camelback Village Racquet & Health Club Offers Hi-Tech Fitness (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

Camelback Village Racquet & Health Club has found the answer to the technology craze taking adults and children away from physical activity and placing them in front of computer and TV screens. The newest in fitness technology, Sportwall, has been installed into a newly built 'technology fitness room' at Camelback Village to help address the lack of interest and participation in physical ... Premier Place Life Time Athletic to Host VIP Celebration on September 16 (Centre Daily Times)

Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: LTM): Site: fitness equipment - Google News
Subway contest to award local school with exercise equipment - KVIA

Subway contest to award local school with exercise equipment
KVIA, TX - 4 hours ago
The Subway Restaurants' Fitness Challenge will provide local elementary schools (K-5) with the opportunity to win $1000 in new exercise equipment. ...
Exercise equipment put to the test - abc7.com

Exercise equipment put to the test
abc7.com, CA - Jan 6, 2009
Quite a few of them are for exercise equipment that promises to get you looking great in no time. But do they? Fitness machines in TV infomercials promise ...
Want to Get Fit? Don't Buy Exercise Equipment... - Male Pattern Fitness

Want to Get Fit? Don't Buy Exercise Equipment...
Male Pattern Fitness - Jan 6, 2009
So if you spring for a piece of home exercise equipment, you're actually less likely to stick with a new exercise program than if you joined a gym, say, ...
Does Paying for a Gym Make You a Dumbbell? - Wall Street Journal

Does Paying for a Gym Make You a Dumbbell?
Wall Street Journal - 2 hours ago
I did a back-of-the-envelope calculation for our spending on gyms and fitness equipment over the past 27 years. It came to $8500. ...
NeuroActive Bike: America?s First and Only Mind-Body Fitness ... - Business Wire (press release)

Business Wire (press release)

NeuroActive Bike: America?s First and Only Mind-Body Fitness ...
Business Wire (press release), CA - Jan 6, 2009
To keep both the mind and the body in top shape, Dr. Bergeron recommends three to four 20-minute sessions per week on this unique fitness equipment, ...
If you could have just one piece of exercise equipment in your ... - IdahoStatesman.com

If you could have just one piece of exercise equipment in your ...
IdahoStatesman.com, ID - Jan 5, 2009
... muscle can be overlooked in the emphasis on cardio workouts, says Lance Henning, manager of Gym Outfitters, a Boise-based fitness equipment dealership. ...
Dr. Anthony Alessi: Tips on how to stick to resolutions - Norwich Bulletin

Dr. Anthony Alessi: Tips on how to stick to resolutions
Norwich Bulletin, CT - Jan 6, 2009
Equipment. Any investment in fitness equipment is a good investment if the equipment is used. Sturdy machines that can be used with minimal difficulty are ...
January busy month for new gym memberships - StarPhoenix

January busy month for new gym memberships
StarPhoenix, Canada - 23 hours ago
"You can sell a good piece of fitness equipment." Before investing in anything, consumers should take the extra time to consider what they're buying and how ...
How do I find the best gym for me? - San Diego Union Tribune

Fresh News

How do I find the best gym for me?
San Diego Union Tribune, CA - Jan 2, 2009
Do you have to stand in line to use your favorite exercise equipment? If it's too hectic or stressful, it may not be a good fit for you. ...
Finding the right gym for you Examiner.com
Sometimes the gym doesn't fix it Irish Times
Make the gym work for you WalesOnline
Tyler Morning Telegraph - Waterloo Record
all 85 news articles
Gym Power to Power the Gym - FitSugar.com

Gym Power to Power the Gym
FitSugar.com, CA - 20 hours ago
Most fitness equipment contains a spinning wheel which can be used just like a windmill for creating energy. At the Green Microgym, the treadmills and ...
Home | Site Map | Resource Links