People are often asking me what to look for in good fitness strength training equipment and what is involved in setting up the best home gym for their needs. The types of questions that are asked include:

* What is the best home gym for strength training for less than $1000.
* What is the best home gym system you would recommend for people with families?
* What is the best home gym equipment for my fairly small apartment?
* What is the best home gym worth the money?

I’ve put some tips together for you on points to consider when deciding on what is the best home gym for your personal needs.

Before discussing these points I’d like to stress that it is important to set yourself specific goals for your overall physical fitness. Keep those goals in mind throughout your evaluation project.

What defines the “Best Home Gym”?

The first point to note is any good fitness strength training system for home use must have plenty of training manuals and DVDs that provide clear explanations, exercise instructions and video demonstrations that will allow you to achieve the goals that you have set for yourself. Without these you are wasting your money.

It is important when deciding on your fitness strength training equipment, that it can include variety in the intensity level of each exercise by increasing the physical weights or body weight resistance. Core training, cardio and flexibility training are also an essential parts of a good fitness strength training program. It is therefore important that your chosen equipment can provide you with a full workout that covers all of these areas. A lot of people give up on any regular weight training routines because they get bored after doing the same workout day after day. Good variety will help to make sure that this doesn’t happen to you.

Cost:

Setting up a home gym involves the once only cost of the equipment that you select for your workout. Traditional home gym equipment can be expensive. A fairly basic multi gym can cost in excess of $2.000. Fortunately, if this is out of your range, there are excellent resistance training systems on the market that provide great exercise variety but are very reasonably priced. And there are also the least expensive solutions such as resistance bands, stability balls and hand weights. Cost is really not a valid excuse not to train. You can get a good fitness strength training workout using just your body weight. As mentioned before though, keep in mind that whatever you prefer, select equipment that allows you to do core training, cardio and flexibility training.

Floor Space:

Another point to keep in mind when deciding on the best home gym for you is the floor space needed. For a heavy duty multi gym machine you need to allow at least a metre or more on all sides around the equipment itself. This type of equipment is best suited to a home with adequate space specifically set aside for a home gym. If you don’t have that kind of space, look for equipment that can be packed up and stored when not in use.

Portability:

The most obvious advantage of a home gym is the convenience of being able to work out whenever you want to. But what about when you are away from home such as business travel or holidays. It is so easy to get out of your regular weight training routines and find excuses not to get back to it again. The answer here is to look for a good but lightweight portable resistance training system. There are some excellent packages on the market that fit in a bag and that are light enough to take with you and put up anywhere. These packages are often referred to as a “Gym in a Bag”.

I hope these tips will encourage you to seriously consider getting into a fitness strength training program to improve your overall well being and create a healthy lifestyle. Not being able to get to a gym is not an excuse if you take a close look at the options available for a home gym. Go start your new fitness program now!