No Travel Required:
5 Ways a Home Fitness Plan
Encourages Lifelong Health

Why go to gym when you can exercise at home

If we are really honest with ourselves, how many of us have signed up to a gym membership and then been so few times, that we soon forget why we signed up in the first place.

The reason you signed up would have been a good one, to get fit and stay healthy. You can still achieve these goals, but you are probably more likely to stick to a home fitness plan, where no travel is required.

To maintain your health and fitness, create a simple exercise routine that can be easily done at home, even if you don't have a gym at home (image by Tallia22)

Why a home gym works

You can quickly and easily set up a home gym using a range of equipment from a supplier like Orbit Fitness, and one of the most obvious advantages is that you only have to set aside some space in your house to benefit from a fitness regime that doesn’t involve travelling to and from a gym.

Another positive point is that you can stock your home gym with exactly the right equipment for your needs and personal exercise preferences. Whether you want a treadmill and some weights or a high-spec multi-functional gym setup, you can create your perfect exercise setting, in the comfort and convenience of your own home.

Time pressures

If having a home gym is out of your bounds at the moment, getting an exercise bike for you home fitness plan is a great start.

Many of us lead very busy and stressful lives these days. One of the key reasons why many of us fail to get the most out of local gym membership is simply not having enough time in our day to travel to a gym location, rather than a lack of desire to keep ourselves in shape.

Even if you find the time to get to a local gym, you may find yourself waiting for a particular piece of equipment you want to use to become free, plus there are other distractions that will all eat into your available exercise time, such as making polite conversation with other gym members.

It is certainly much easier to make time for a visit to the gym, when that gym is actually in your own home.

Getting motivated

We are all different, but there are a number of us who simply want to workout alone and in peaceful environment.

A home gym allows you the opportunity to create the perfect setting and give you all the motivation you need to get through your routine without any distractions.

Maintaining your health

Exercise is obviously good for your health and regular use of your gym will help you to maintain your health and fitness levels.

There is actually another health aspect that needs considering too, which is that some public gyms can act as incubators for germs. Germs are so easily spread between people and anyone who is exercising alongside you who is not feeling well, or has a virus, could easily pass these germs on through coming into contact with the surface of an exercise machine they have been using.

Having your own gym equipment at home means you will probably be exercising in a cleaner environment where you know who has used your equipment.

A fitness plan that works

There are so many opportunities with your own gym, to create a fitness plan that really works and is easy to keep to because it has been designed just for you.

Developing a fitness and exercise routine that you can easily find the time to do in your own home and around your other work and family commitments, is something that you are likely to be far more motivated to sick with, compared to that easily forgotten local gym membership.

Ruth Bennett is a dietician and health consultant. She loves sharing her fitness insights online. Her articles appear on many fitness and health websites.

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