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Expansive and Small Home Gym Ideas and Designs

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Barton Creek Family Room & Outdoor Living
Barton Creek Family Room & Outdoor Living
CG&S Design-BuildCG&S Design-Build
Monkeying Around! Garage Reno!
Monkeying Around! Garage Reno!
Smart PlayroomsSmart Playrooms
Garage RENO! Turning your garage into a home gym for adults and kids is just well...SMART! Here, we designed a one car garage and turned it into a ninja room with rock wall and monkey bars, pretend play loft, kid gym, yoga studio, adult gym and more! It is a great way to have a separate work out are for kids and adults while also smartly storing rackets, skateboards, balls, lax sticks and more!
Modern Basement Remodel
Modern Basement Remodel
REMODELLA HEALTHYREMODELLA HEALTHY
Integrated exercise room and office space, entertainment room with minibar and bubble chair, play room with under the stairs cool doll house, steam bath
10x12 Office: Making Room for baby!
10x12 Office: Making Room for baby!
Studio Shed - Live Large. Build Small.Studio Shed - Live Large. Build Small.
The interior of a 10x12 Studio Shed home office. With a baby on the way and a home addition being far to expensive and impractical, Studio Shed was the perfect solution for these work-from-home parents. Pictured here: Cork floors, VistaLite™ Vertical Windows, CloudLite™ Horizontal Windows, 36"x36" Operable Windows.
Home Gym
Home Gym
Landmark Custom Builder & Remodeling, LLCLandmark Custom Builder & Remodeling, LLC
Custom home gym Reunion Resort Kissimmee FL by Landmark Custom Builder & Remodeling
Modern Lake House
Modern Lake House
Studio McGeeStudio McGee
K2 Ranch
K2 Ranch
Studio 133Studio 133
David O. Marlow
Compact et efficace
Compact et efficace
Athletica DesignAthletica Design
Un vélo de course et un rameur en bois chêne pour le cardio. Une station de musculation en bois et des haltères designs. Un banc et un espalier pour se renforcer le dos, les fessiers, les abdos et faire des étirements.
San Jose Krav Maga Shed
San Jose Krav Maga Shed
Modern-ShedModern-Shed
This Modern-Shed in San Jose offers a training facility steps away from home.
Thomson - Highland
Thomson - Highland
UserUser
Caroline Merrill
23 - Utah Mountain Residence
23 - Utah Mountain Residence
Magleby ConstructionMagleby Construction
Alan Blakely
Advanced Renovation Projects
Advanced Renovation Projects
Jim Schmid PhotographyJim Schmid Photography
Jim Schmid Photography
Deer Crest, Park City, Utah
Deer Crest, Park City, Utah
Elevation Design GroupElevation Design Group
Doug Burke Photography
GYM GARAGE
GYM GARAGE
SilenceofarchSilenceofarch
Monkeying Around! Garage Reno!
Monkeying Around! Garage Reno!
Smart PlayroomsSmart Playrooms
Garage RENO! Turning your garage into a home gym for adults and kids is just well...SMART! Here, we designed a one car garage and turned it into a ninja room with rock wall and monkey bars, pretend play loft, kid gym, yoga studio, adult gym and more! It is a great way to have a separate work out are for kids and adults while also smartly storing rackets, skateboards, balls, lax sticks and more!
Home Gym Flooring
Home Gym Flooring
GreatmatsGreatmats
Staylock Orange Peel Texture Tiles in Black "When doing my P90X3 workouts the puzzle piece mats I had would come apart during plyometrix exercises like jumping or cutting and these stay in place during those workouts, offering a stable platform. These are the mats you want for your P90X or Insanity Beachbody workouts!" - Brian https://www.greatmats.com/gym-flooring/gym-floor-tile-staylock-black.php
Home Gym
Home Gym
PRx PerformancePRx Performance
Game room converted to a home gym complete with power weight rack in just 500 square feet!
Saunas
Saunas
Ocean Spray Hot Tubs and SaunasOcean Spray Hot Tubs and Saunas
Large custom cut Finnish Sauna designed by Ocean Spray Hot Tubs and Saunas and a beautiful Hot Springs Hot Tub
Indoor Climbing Wall
Indoor Climbing Wall
josesroojosesroo
Needed something small in the house for training. Entire project is freestanding, with zero attachments to the walls. Basic 2x4 and 2x6 construction. Website linked is not mine, however, it's where I purchased the climbing holds. PC- Josiah Reuter
Georgian Drive Residence
Georgian Drive Residence
One Three Design Inc.One Three Design Inc.
Leslie Goodwin Photography

Expansive and Small Home Gym Ideas and Designs

Home gyms are a wonderful luxury if fitness is a priority. The freedom and flexibility offered by building a home gym or exercise room at home is a great investment, and will soon recoup its worth in memberships. Design ideas might conjure up images of exercise bikes, treadmills and heavy weights, but if that isn’t your thing it can really be as simple as having an open, airy, mirrored studio in which to practice yoga or pilates.

How to find ideas for my home gym?

The first consideration for your home gym design is finding the space, the second is working out how this space will accommodate the gym equipment that you require. You may have a spare room, loft, basement or garage that can be fitted for purpose, but there’s more to home gyms than just bringing in the right equipment – you will want to consider hygiene, ventilation, your flooring and ease of movement around the space. Try looking through the photos from design professionals to find inspiration on how to furnish and decorate your home gym, and filter by style, budget, size, type, flooring and colours to find designs that could work for you.

How to choose the right gym equipment?

The home exercise equipment you should invest in will depend on whether you are a cardio or weights lover, and there are ideas for every budget varying from the humble skipping rope, to medicine balls, dumbbells and weight benches, or go all out with a state-of-the-art multi gym and motorised treadmills or cross-trainers. If your workouts don’t involve any fitness equipment, a bright studio space will offer the perfect environment for exercise – just add your yoga mat, a ballet barre or soft stretching area and you’ll have all you need. If you really want to go all out, and dance is your typical workout of choice, you might even consider a sprung floor. The home gym is the one room where mirrors aren’t decor, so install a mirrored wall so you can keep proper form whilst exercising.

How do I convert my space into a home gym?

Your first consideration in a home gym is space – you need to keep enough space between your gym machines to allow safe and easy movement. Designating extra space for stretching can be as important as finding room for a rowing machine and weights. Good ventilation is essential – if you have insufficient windows for good air flow then you can add extractor fans and consider installing air conditioning for climate control. Access to an electrical supply through floor recessed power points is important for your workout equipment and you may want to consider allowing for a TV and sound system. Think carefully about lighting when considering home gym ideas and ideally avoid low-hanging lights or lighting that will give off a lot of heat, as keeping cool whilst exercising is critical to comfort.

What should I do for the flooring?

Before bringing any large scale home fitness equipment into the room and dreaming up grandiose home gym ideas, take into account how much weight your floors can take. Unless your gym is on the ground floor, you may need to strengthen your flooring. Suspending timber floors may need reinforcing, and outdoor buildings such as sheds will need a minimum of 150mm joists to support equipment. If in any doubt, consult a structural engineer – nothing interrupts a workout like falling through your home gym floor! When it comes to the covering, vinyl, rubber and foam tiles or interlocking floor mats are all good options as they provide spring and a soft surface if you are in contact with the floor often.
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