Here at Connect the Watts, exercise and wellness are two of our favorite things, and we love seeing the spaces in which people work out. When creating a home gym setup, you don’t need much – you could truly get away with just a couple of free weights and a resistance band and have yourself a hell of a workout.
Today, we’re going to look at a simple yet functional home gym highlighted by The Gaigowski Group, a mother/daughter realtor team based out of Minnesota.
Let’s take a look at the home gym (the first photo in the carousel) that The Gaigowkski Group is using as inspiration for their clients in search of a new home, complete with an at-home gym:
Favorite features: Natural light and varied equipment
The first thing I noticed when I saw this setup was what I feel is the most important element of any home gym: a mirror. Without a coach or a trainer to help keep your form in check, having the ability to see what you’re doing can be the difference in whether or not you injure yourself. The natural light is of course lovely as well and is something that will motivate you organically. I’m also a big fan of organization within any space, and the hooks toward the back holding a jump rope, resistance bands, and an unidentifiable third thing that might be an ankle strap really speak to me.
As far as the other equipment present, this home gym setup also includes a medicine ball, a foam roller, a Peloton Bike, free weights, a bench, a yoga mat, and a bar. Of those listed, you could easily downsize and only focus on the free weights and resistance bands to get a full-body workout.
Suggestions for improvement
The TV is a nice addition if you care about watching a show while working out, but you could just as easily watch something from your phone and replace the TV with a whiteboard to keep track of your workouts or even a piece of art that you love.
I have no idea how much it costs to install a bar, which looks to me to be for Pure Barre-adjacent exercising, but this is wholly unnecessary considering, again, all of the other equipment present. The person who uses this gym is probably a dancer of some sort, in which case, the bar makes sense. But if you removed it, it would clear up the mirror giving you unobstructed views.
Cost breakdown
- Peloton Bike – $1,145
- Free weights – $245
- Workout bench – $45
- Yoga mat – $20
- Resistance bands – $20
- Medicine ball – $15
- Foam roller – $14
- Ankle strap – $10
- Jump rope – $9
Total cost: $1,549
Wrap-up
This is a lovely, small home gym setup that provides a ton of natural light, a mirror to help avoid injury, and plenty of equipment to choose from that offers infinite workout possibilities. It’s ideal for a smaller space and for $1,500 (about what I pay per year at my gym), this setup is definitely worth the investment.
What are your thoughts on this home gym setup? What would you add, replace, or eliminate? Let us know in the comments below.
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