Best Gyms:Home or Commercial Gym - How to Decide
Ok, you are serious about getting in shape and just cannot decide what to do. You have three choices:
1. Exercise for free- Start a program of pull-ups, sit-ups, jumping jacks etc. to start your exercise program.
2. Setup a Home Gym- Start with a minor investment in some hand weights, exercise videos or books and see how you do. Then proceed with buying some real exercise equipment: Treadmill, free weights, Weight Machine, elliptical trainer, etc. to develop a complete home gym.
3. Join a Commercial Gym- Use their equipment before or after work. Get expert advice on how to exercise to get the results you want. This could be the most costly choice.
There are advantages and disadvantages to each method. However, each method requires one common ingredient, consistent desire to exercise. If you do not have a real desire to exercise then I would recommend choice 1. You know yourself. Do you really think you can stick to a course of action once you select it?
In my case, I joined a gym and was gun-ho about exercising. I went to the gym three times and never went again. It cost me a lot of money to learn that too many things got in the way of my going to the gym. I signed up for a three-year contract that could not be broken.
So what did I do next? I started running. I took the free approach. I was living in Florida at the time and got involved in races. I liked the competition. I would run against my self and others. It was fun and I was getting in shape. Now on those hot days when I did not want to run or because of work, I could not run, I decided to purchase a piece of exercise equipment to stay in shape at home. After a lot of research, I decided to purchase an elliptical trainer. This was a great piece of exercise equipment. It provided a great work out without any impact to my knees and gave me a mild upper body workout. I moved to Colorado and bought a larger house with a basement. I also got married and my wife wanted to get into better shape and liked treadmills. She really did not like my elliptical trainer. I also wanted to get the benefits of a better upper body workout so I invested in a Home Gym. So in my mind I had the perfect setup, Weight machine, treadmill, and elliptical. We contemplated joining a gym however; I could not see us setting the time aside to attend a gym. Having a complete workout capability in our basement at our disposal was the ideal way to go.
Still cannot decide?
I would recommend the following course of action:
1. Find a gym that offers a membership with no up front fee or long-term commitment contract.
2. Try each machine and get advise from a trainer on how to use each machine. Determine which one works best for you.
3. If you enjoy the gym atmosphere and want to continue, look for the best gym in the area and join. Get the best financial deal you can.
4. If you do not like it, go out and purchase the type of machine that works well for you. Continue exercising at home and build up your home gym.
What ever you decide try and add some sort of variety to you exercise program. It is really the only way to keep it going.
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