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Planning a home gym can be really exciting! The key is to tailor it to the space you have and the goals you want to achieve. Here’s a guide to help you plan for different sizes of home gyms.
For most HDBs and condominiums, we typically do not recommend thinking about setting up a home gym. You would be better off with some dumbbells, kettlebells and resistance bands. The reason we state this, despite potentially losing sales, is that eventually when other needs arise, such as a home office, or a kids room, the equipment would have to be disposed off, or sold off cheaply. We have frequent requests for us to buy back second hand equipment, which we typically have to reject. We would always think for our customers long term interests.
Here are 2 main issues which we need to highlight:
Power racks: It is important to remember the barbell is typically 2.2m, and need about 50cm clearance on each side for loading and unloading of plates. Hence, the length of the entire space should be 3.2m long.
Mirrors: Ideally they should be offset about 50 - 60cm off the ground, as mirror being broken by fitness equipment is more common than you realize. It's also a lot of cost and trouble to replace a broken mirror. Mirrors from different batches might also have a different tint of blue or green, based on production batches and ageing, and would be obvious and ugly.
Doors: If you are still at the construction phase, consider outward opening doors or sliding doors to maximize the space in the gym room.
These are some tips you can consider for your own space
- Assess Your Needs: Determine what exercises and equipment you enjoy most and what fits your fitness goals.
- Budget Considerations: Prioritize essential equipment and invest in quality items that will last.
- Safety First: Ensure that all equipment is set up safely and that there’s enough space to use it without risk of injury.
- Flexibility: Keep the option to rearrange equipment as needed to adapt to new fitness goals or preferences.
- By planning carefully according to your space and goals, you can create a home gym that’s both functional and enjoyable.
If you are able to designate a spare room for your workouts, this is what we recommend of what you can fit, based on our experience. You can remove items accordingly and replace with objects of similar size, for example, a rower with a fan bike.
The other common items people would purchase would be: rubber mats, yoga mats, exercise bench, power bands, weight plates, dumbbells, kettlebells etc.
For these diagrams, they are in nice rectangular shapes, which are rarely the case, where you might be blocked by odd shapes, pillars or weird angles. Hence, this is the best case scenario when you have a space.
