I’ve worked out in gyms for years.
Over twenty years ago, my wife, back then fiancé, and I went to our local gym twice a day. We’re both physical therapists, and after graduating, we worked as traveling PTs. We worked 3-6 month assignments all around the country. Always working out at the local gyms, we got a good perspective of what different gyms were like; Florida, Texas, Mississippi, Nevada, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Maine.
This was a long time ago, but I’ve walked into some gyms lately, they haven’t changed that much.
But now that we’re nestled into our little part of the world, my whole family works out at home.
I’m probably biased towards home workouts. But let’s see if we can come up with a list of pros and cons for working out at home that’s fair.
Working out at home Cons:
Your new Strength Rack won’t be new for long, and eventually will be very easy to ignore.
I’ve seen some people’s shiny new exercise equipment get used only for air drying bed sheets.
It will cost a lot more than a monthly gym membership.
The Strength Rack might seem confusing at first. Who’s going to help you with that?
There are a ton of distractions at home. With everything else going on, why would you want to exercise?
Where the heck are you going to put it? It’s certainly not attractive, and it’s going to need some space.
Most people default to putting their equipment in their basement or garage. This, as far as consistently exercising goes, is a death sentence. Out of sight, out of mind.
When it arrives, it’s heavy and will be hard to set up.
How will you know if you’re doing the exercises correctly? Safety is a core value of our program.
There’s a good chance that anyone else living with you will not want a Strength Rack in their home if their not on board with what you’re doing.
You’re not getting a chance to meet similar people and create a new community.
Pros;
Getting your workout done is always just a couple of steps away.
When life gets crazy, I can do workouts at 5am, or at 9pm.
My wife loves not worrying about what to wear, or how she looks when she’s working out.
Your Strength Rack space is personalized to you. Play your music, or have it totally quiet. Use colors you like. Have Your inspirational quotes on the walls.
You get to use your bathroom, I workout barefoot because it’s my floor. Have endless cups of coffee at no extra charge.
Your clothes, towels, and personal equipment are always fresh and clean because they don’t live in a gym bag.
You never have to wait for your turn with equipment while some stranger is using it.
You never have to feel weird being the oldest person around the weight rack. I went home for a family visit, and worked out at the local gym. I was easily the oldest person in the small free weight section.
There’s no confusion with people trying to “correct your form” and give advice. Using gyms over the years, I’ve been told twenty different ways to do everything.
All right. I know I’m missing a bunch on both sides, but these are fair lists.
Again, these reasons are all superficial. Sticking it out with a program, even something that is totally new, happens due to a shift deep inside of us.
I think we need a part three.......
Get strong as hell,
Coach Ken