Time For Fitness At HomeCovid-19 is keeping us all at home. Many places around the world have closed down non-essential in person services. Schools, offices, restaurants, shops, and gyms have shut their doors. The goal for everyone now is to prevent the spread of this pandemic and stay away from each other. At first blush it seems that maintaining wellness balance would be challenging, if not impossible in these times. I think, however, this situation provides a very unique opportunity to improve our health as many of us have more time at home now. Kids’ activities, job travel, parties, etc. are being cancelled. How we use this new found time at home is up to us. Instead of filling it with news, social media, and Netflix marathons, let’s work on our fitness. If you haven’t already discovered how wonderful training at home can be, then this is a huge opportunity for you. At Home Workout Benefits * Exercise whenever it is convenient for you * No travel to and from gym (more time saved)* Don’t have to leave your kids/family* Equipment is always available* No sweat residue from the person who was on the equipment before you* Save money (no gym fees)* Good role modeling for your kidsIn 2010 my wife and I were moving, starting new roles at our jobs, and expecting our first child. We knew getting out to the gym was going to be more challenging than ever before. With this in mind we decided to build our own gym at home. It honestly has been one of the best investments we have ever made. Be it bad weather, need for child care, or time of day, the typical workout disruptors are no match for the home gym. Personally, the only missed workouts I can recall in the last 10 years since building our home gym are if I was sick.So what does a home gym look like? You can actually get a pretty decent workout without any equipment at all, and if you are willing to invest a fairly small amount, you will have everything you need for a very thorough fitness program. Also you can build your gym slowly, piece by piece, as funds allow and as you get stronger.Note: At the time of the writing of this post suppliers of strength equipment seem to be out of stock of many of their products. Dumbbells are disappearing from Amazon seemingly as fast as toilet paper. Building a home gym appears to be quite popular at the moment with most commercial gyms closed.5 Home Gym Setup Options* No Equipment – There are lots of excellent strength and cardio exercises that can be performed with just your body as equipment. Best if you are just beginning strength training and want to see if you will stick with it.* Just Dumbbells – Simply adding a few pairs of dumbbells can make your workouts much more dynamic.
Adjustable weight dumbbells are great for home gyms as they have a smaller footprint and are cheaper. Best for low budget and little space.* Dumbbells Plus – Several key accessories that can be added to dumbbells to add more exercise variety and function are: *
Adjustable bench *
Suspension straps*
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