We are just building our gym up and these are great ideas! We have a treadmill, an ikea expedit bookshelf, and a tv. We want a free-standing pull-up bar and bench next. The Husband has those weight block things – you know select a weight. They feel a little big and bulky for me.

Oh wow, I’m so jealous of that tire!!! I used to have my gym equipment in the garage, but after it stayed 105 degrees plus for two straight months I decided I had to move most of it inside until I can put air conditioning in there. I turned my guest room into a martial arts room (so the carpet is fully covered with mats, and there are weapons, kick/punch pads, and that sort of thing in there. I’ve also hooked up a TV so I can use that room for workout videos if I want, and since I’m currently working on Insanity Asylum, there’s also a jump rope, agility ladder, and resistance bands in there. I have a small weight bench stored in the closet as well, and a pad to go over the mats so I can pull it out and lift whenever I want. As for the stuff I can’t fit in there — my treadmill is being moved to my bedroom (so I have a TV and the kiddos can’t mess with it) and I have a large Gold’s home gym that I can’t really move, so it’s staying in the garage and I’ll just use it during the winter.

My home gym really isn’t much! I have 3 sets of dumbells (3 lbs – for barre workouts, 5 lb, and 8 lb), a kettlebell, some resistance bands, a foam roller, yoga mats and a bunch of DVDs. We recently moved so I have been working out at home in the mornings in one of our spare bedrooms that just has some boxes – it’s been nice to have the room until I figure out what I’ll do regarding a gym membership. I’d love to get a treadmill and some weights to do body pump!

I transformed our garage into my own little workout space too after having my little one 2 years ago! I have a treadmill (though sparingly used bc I prefer to run outside- but good for ’emergency’ purposes!), my road bike on my trainer, an adjustable bench, free weights ranging from 8-25lbs, exercise ball, yoga mat, a Pilates ring, 4 resistance bands, foam rollers and a TV with DVD and DVR. Plus our w/d is in the garage too, so I can change out the laundry mid-workout 😉 It’s nice to have even when you go out for a run in the early mornings, you can get in some quick strength training or resistance band work before even walking back into the house (because you know as soon as you’re ‘officially’ home there’s no getting away from the kids/ husband to finish your workout!!)

Have you heard of FitnessBlender.com? It’s a husband-wife team that has hundreds of FREE workout videos on YouTube. Mostly strength training and HIIT. I do the workouts in my living room or garage. They’re the best, I highly recommend checking it out!!

Awesome home gym!