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The Advantages of Working Out at Home

THE ADVANTAGES OF WORKING OUT AT HOME  (REGARDLESS OF COVID) 2020 has seen a HUGE boom in people training at […]

October 19, 2020  6 min reading

THE ADVANTAGES OF WORKING OUT AT HOME

 (REGARDLESS OF COVID)

2020 has seen a HUGE boom in people training at home.  In fact, a global market report found that home workout equipment was one the biggest growing economic markets on the planet, growing from $6.76 billion in 2019 to $9.49 billion in 2020 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40.4%.

This means that millions of people will finally be experiencing the benefits of working out at home, rather than in a gym or class environment.  Because regardless of Covid, there are some significant advantages to training at home, and in this article, we’re going to covering each of them.

Working Out at Home Is More Time-Efficient

Think about your typical trip to the gym.  You either walk, cycle or drive for 15 to 20 minutes to the gym, do your workout, and travel 15-20 minutes home.  That’s 30-40 minutes of time wasted just sat around in your car or walking from point A to point B.

When you work out from home there’s none of this wasted time.  You decide that you want to train and then 2 minutes later you’re training, easy as that.

You Don’t Need to Take a Bunch of Things with You Every Time

Have you ever got to the gym only to realize that you’ve forgotten your gym kit?  Or your running shoes?  Have you ever gone for a workout on your lunch break, trained for 30 minutes and then realized that you’ve forgotten your towel so you can’t have a shower? Pretty gross!

By working out at home you’ve already got everything you need.  Gym clothes, in your draw.  Water, from your tap.  You don’t have to worry about forgetting something ever again.


Working Out at Home is Convenient for Parents

If you’ve got young children we don’t need to tell you how busy life can get.  Taking a couple hours out of your day to go to the gym and train isn’t always a viable option, and If you’re a single parent it can seem almost impossible.

By training at home you can still be present to look after your children, you can also wait until they’ve gone to sleep and get your workout in then without having to worry about getting a babysitter in.   If you’re particularly inventive you can even bring your kids in as part of the workout

It’s Easier to Improve Your Technique and Use Feedback Devices

When you’re at a gym it can be hard to get useful feedback and analyze your technique.  You can try to set up your phone, but it can often be incredibly difficult to find a decent angle, especially if there are lots of other people wandering around.

At home, however, you can set up feedback devices to record yourself and improve your technique, which is crucial for long term progress.  You don’t have to worry about the gym’s rules on recording devices, and you don’t have to worry about accidentally recording other people who might not want to be on video. 

Working out at home even gives you the flexibility to set up devices like kemtai which can analyze your technique and provide feedback in real-time.


Working Out at Home Gives You More Privacy

If you’ve been training in the gym for years then you’re probably completely comfortable in that environment, but if you’re a beginner, or you’ve only been training for a while, the gym can be quite daunting.  This is even more so the case if you’re not quite sure about your technique.  It’s only natural to feel like you want your own space to train.

Working out at home gives you the privacy you need to learn various exercises, improve your technique and build confidence.

It’s Free (Or very low cost)

Gym memberships can set you back anything from $20 (budget gym in a small town) to $300 (luxury gym in a big city) per month.  That’s a lot of money to set aside if you’re on a tight budget.

By working out at home you’re essentially cutting your gym costs down to zero.  No membership fees and no contracts.  The only costs you’re looking at are for equipment like resistance bands or adjustable dumbbells, both of which you can buy for less than $50.


You’re in Complete Control of Your Training

In most gyms, especially at busy times, you’re often fighting for space and equipment, and your workout can end up looking pretty different to what you had planned.  Similarly, in group exercise classes you can end up working at someone else’s pace, meaning a workout that is either too hard or too easy.

Working out at home puts all of that back within your control.  You have access to all the equipment you need exactly when you need, and you get to work at your own pace.  Instead of your workouts being too easy or too hard, they’ll be exactly right for you as an individual.

The Advantages of Working Out From Home Summary

Working out from home is free, more time efficient, more private, gives you complete control over your training, makes it easier to improve your technique, works better for parents, is way more time-efficient, and doesn’t require you to remember to pack and bring a bunch of things with you every time.

And if that wasn’t enough to convince you, then it’s also worth factoring in that in 2020 (and probably a good amount of of 2021) it’s much safer.  If you’re someone who has struggled with health issues in the past, or if you’re looking after someone who has, then working out at home significantly reduces your risk of coming into contact with covid.

At the end of the day, you can still make fantastic progress towards almost any health and fitness goal whilst training at home, so there are very few drawbacks, and as we’ve discussed already, there are plenty of benefits.

Give it a go, and you might be pleasantly surprised.

References and Sources
Fitness Blender (2013) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McD6_oOWs-M

Global Market Report (2020) https://www.reportlinker.com/p05948407/Home-Fitness-Equipment-Global-Market-Report-30-Covid-19-Implications-and-Growth.html?utm_source=GNW