Easy Things You Can Do To Create Your Own Gym At Home

Gyms are optional, even for those who want to bulk up. Great yet simple equipment as well as a strict exercise routine works wonders. Some pieces of equipment work better than others, so here's some that you may want to purchase.

You'll want to pick the kind of weight you want first. These are plastic, cast iron or rubber coated. Plastic filled weights are cheap and won't ding the floorboards, but they'll break easily. Weights made of iron are extremely tough and affordable, but can easily damage a floorboard. Weights coated in rubber are expensive and if bought cheap, can actually break.

There are two types of weights - Olympic and standard. The former is more appropriate for heavier lifting, as they allow for a larger bench and longer bars. First get four plates that are ten pounds each. Buy weights in pairs of increasing weight, but don't go cheap - the cheaper they are, the more likely you'll be purchasing inferior product.

Olympic weights have something called 'micro-weights'. These plates come in weights between one and five pounds. While these are extremely useful, they can be pricey.

A barbell might be included with a set of weights. It is recommended that you purchase a separate bar once you hit the heavyweights. Curl bars, to reduce wrist stress and thick bars, to change the way you lift and stress different muscles, are recommended.

Don't focus on purchasing cardiovascular equipment. Cardiovascular exercises are meant to prepare your body for the following work out. Jumping jacks, jogging around the block or a simple jumping rope work just as well.

A properly built and purchase gym at home will have the same effect on your body as if you did those same exercises using the same equipment at a gym. For safety, you may want to incorporate a weight belt into your routine. It is not absolutely necessary though and in fact, a weight belt is only useful once you're lifting way past your body weight.