[ AN EXCERPT FROM The 2018 Home-Gym & Fitness Buyer’s Guide ]
As a veteran fitness pro and private health coach I’ve been in all types of home and office gyms, ranging from a “tight NYC apartment” all the way up to the palatial Greenwich, CT estate of Leona and Harry Helmsley
..and everything in between.
I’ve seen many great home gyms, with well-planned layouts and equipment selection…
And I’ve seen many bad ones… poorly designed, with faulty choices of specific equipment and home-gym machines.
If you’re planning a purchase of a home-gym package – then this article may prove to be a proverbial life-saver for you…
Today I share 5 of the top mistakes I’ve helped clients fix over the last 26 years…
The 5 Costliest & Dangerous Home-Gym Buying Mistakes
Mistake #1: You Overspend and Waste Too Much Money
Fitness equipment sales reps and misleading magazine articles can steer you in the wrong direction for many reasons.
Going down the wrong path often leads to spending too much money. For example, one of the most sold items is the ‘treadmill’. BUT, it should actually be 3rd or 4th on the list when in the early stages of your home-gym master-plan.
Treadmills have a FAT profit margin because of the volume in production, and since most people think a treadmill is a ‘necessity’, they are an easy sell.
Truth is, most people who have a treadmill don’t even need one for proper cardio. That $2,500.00 could have been used for something else of higher importance. Plus there’s also the “space” saving issue…
Mistake #2: Buying the Wrong Equipment for Your Specific Needs
Most people buy home fitness equipment and home-gyms based on ‘assumptions’, without properly consulting a qualified fitness coach to help them determine their goals and needs, first.
Mistake #3: Buying Cheap Models of Mass Market Exercise Machines
Buying on “low price” will end up costing you more later. Either by you not using the crappy equipment you bought – or by you going “beast mode” on it and getting injured…
Well, there’s no need to “go beast mode” and there’s no need to get hurt when you have the right plan aimed at the right goals… When these are in order – you end up buying a home-gym set-up that is “JUST RIGHT”…
Mistake #4: No Planning and Bad Use of Space in Your Home Fitness Area
Cram too much home-gym equipment into your space and you just took away one of the most valuable elements…
You need open space for certain things… Flexibility, body-weight cardio, etc… Don’t overcrowd your home-gym… It defeats the purpose.
Mistake #5: Buying Uncomfortable Fitness Equipment That You HATE Using
Pain and discomfort are two of the BIGGEST “motivation killers” known to humans.
So why buy anything that is going to cause you pain and discomfort?
Silly question – but people do this every day… and they quit their personal fitness program within a few weeks or months. Not a good plan…
There are a few more critical mistakes I share, FOR FREE, in the 2018 Home-Gym and Fitness Buyer’s Guide here
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In this year’s guide I also share:
A – a few of the key items EVERY home-gym must have
B – two of the most important elements you must consider BEFORE buying anything for your home fitness room
C – the 1 thing you must do before buying any type of used fitness equipment