The 9 to 5 grind has put all of us into an inactive lifestyle where we mostly spend our days sitting and confined to a desk all day long. Thankfully, there are many ways to get fit, and many great pieces of home gym equipment such as kettlebells that we can use to stay fit, even when on a tight budget.

How Do I Get My Home Gym On A Tight Budget?

As the saying goes, “If there’s a will, there’s a way.” And that’s true if you’re planning to stay active in the comfort of your home. How?

 

 

Find Close to All-Purpose Equipment

If you’ve been a veteran gym-goer, you’d know that the best machines are those that allow you to develop as many aspects of your body as possible. Choosing gym equipment that gives you several exercise options is one way to go when you are on a budget.

Rowers

Rowers are one of the best options for cardio and strength training. A rowing machine can get your upper and lower body in proper shape. It trains your shoulders, back, core, and legs, making you stronger overall.

Ellipticals

If you want a full-body workout plus cardio without the bulging muscles, then you might want to think of using elliptical trainers instead. Ellipticals are the hybrids of treadmills and step climbers. You got to do more cardio by briskly walking on foot pedals while getting your upper body in shape when you hold on to the handles and swing your arms forward and back; A better way to exercise your shoulders, core, back, and legs without endangering your joints.

 

 

Cable machines

Cable machines are quite daunting at first for beginner home gym owners but it can be the only gym equipment you need to get a full-body workout. Attachments for a cable machine are what makes it so versatile. There is an unlimited number of workouts that you can do for your upper and lower body and core muscles.

Simple Gears Work Too

Who says simple tools don’t work. There is a lot of simple yet very effective gym equipment out there that could give you an overall workout without having to spend so much and blowing up your budget. Some of them may include:

Resistance Bands

Resistance bands are simple but can greatly boost your muscle strength, flexibility, and mobility. Exercises done on resistance bands are very easy to replicate.

Another advantage of resistance band routines is that they are functional – that means the exercises mimic your everyday muscle movements like reaching out your hand, rotating your body, sitting, standing, and bending. Resistance bands teach you how to do these movements in perfect form.

 

 

Dumbbells and Kettlebells

The old dumbbells still work. You can get your arms, legs, shoulders in shape, and train your core by using dumbbells. You might need several of them though; if you want to progress in your strength training, but you can also experiment with switching up the tempo and time under tension when using lighter weights.

Kettlebells can substitute dumbbells if you want a different challenge in your workouts. They can help with total body conditioning to improve your strength, stability, coordination, balance, body awareness, and cardio.

Plyo Boxes

Plyo boxes are your alternative for park running and biking. Plyometric boxes are notorious in cardio workouts as well as developing your stability, balance, posture, and leg and arm strength. Another thing that you may be delighted to know in using plyo boxes is that you can lose a lot of calories in every 5 minutes of working out on it.

Check Your Home Gym Space

Aside from ticking the budget saver box on the home gym equipment, to aid you in your fitness journey, you also have to make sure that you’ve got room for it. There’s no sense in purchasing something that will end up in a storage unit. So be sure to plan it out in stages and get the equipment over time so that with each new piece of equipment, you can then ensure that it fits in and is effective.

 

 

Building a home gym can be stressful if you don’t know your priorities. You have to know what workouts you want to perform to be able to decide on the right equipment. Setting a budget is always the best to keep the reins on your money and be sure to select the equipment that would give you the most advantage, and that you would be willing to use it for a long time.

  

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