Those who want to train at home can do it without major
inconveniences and without the need to resort to specific equipment, as it can
be in shape without too many inconveniences. But to achieve specific goals, and
achieve a true home gym, we must aspire to a little more.
At the request of one of our readers we will show you the
basic equipment to set up a gym at home, for this we must take into account the
different areas of training as well as some elements / accessories that are
very helpful.
Cardiovascular Area
To make a good warm-up or burn calories, it is necessary to
have some element that allows us to raise the heart rate and consume energy. We
can use a simple music player and dance or we can use a step, a combo or a mini
trampoline to start. Although we also have more sophisticated options such as
cardiovascular machines, for example, a static bicycle, a treadmill or an
elliptical.
Although much depends on our goals and our pocket, we can
progress and little by little, have two or more alternatives to work in this
area without boring us. For example: combo, mini trampoline and elliptical.
Bodybuilding / Toning Area
For toning, working strength and hypertrophy, we only need
to concentrate the work on our muscles, for which, although we can perform
self-loading exercises, it is always good to have on hand elements that serve
as an overload for the job. We can buy dumbbells, bars, elastic bands or other
homemade items that serve as weight to exercise.
On the other hand, it is always good to have training
surfaces, which also serve to develop flexibility and stability exercises.
That's why we can buy a simple mat, a fitball or a bosu. Of course, the easiest
will be the mat, but later, we can acquire a fitball to incorporate variants to
the training and to progress in the routine.
Accessories / Items to Consider
In every gym, and even more at home, where we need to
perform self-monitoring and motivate us to exercise regularly, it is always
good to have a mirror to supervise positions, explanatory videos that do not
need to be bought, as we can take them from the Internet. Likewise, a great
ally of training is music, which stimulates and entertains us while we work, as
well as a heart rate monitor that we can acquire over time to perfect our training
and achieve with the objectives set.
Of course, it is not necessary to acquire all this
initially, because as I said, with little we can train and be in shape at home.
Although we can appropriate a new element every month to achieve, little by
little, a complete gym and suitable to meet the goal we set ourselves at home.
That is, we can all build a gym at home, but we must have patience for it and
progress little by little in its structure, although we must not forget that
this is not essential to train in the middle of the home.
