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Should You Invest in a Gym Membership or Just Work It At Home? Pros/Cons List
Alright, so you read my latest posts about how amazeballs weightlifting is for you, and you’re in. Should you get a gym membership now? Can you save a few bucks and cancel the membership you’ve already got? I’ll give you my go-to response: it depends.
Let’s dig a little deeper and use a good ol’ fashioned pros/cons list!
GYM-MEMBERSHIP-HAVING: PROS
- Getting “skin in the game” by making the financial investment
- Mirrors to be able to check form
- Focused environment, free of distractions at home
- Access to a wide variety of equipment
- Group fitness classes
- Motivation to push yourself – positive peer pressure/inspiration
- Access to special perks at select gyms: childcare, pools, saunas
GYM-MEMBERSHIP-HAVING: CONS
- Can be costly
- May be inconvenient
- Time lost parking, waiting for equipment, and commuting
- Lots of germs!
- Some may experience gymtimidation and not feel that positive peer pressure
- Crowd-averse people may want to avoid busy times
WORK IT AT HOME: PROS
- Convenient
- Time saving – if you maintain boundaries with yourself and housemates to limit distraction
- Money saving
- If investing in personal equipment, you can decide what you want
- Privacy to do whatever you want/dress however/still be unshowered without worrying about your stank or what people think
WORK IT AT HOME: CONS
- Storing home workout equipment
- Making space for workouts
- Distractions of home life
- Limited by lack of equipment access
There you have it. Get creative to mitigate any cons for yourself, and make the best decision for you and your life. You don’t NEED a gym membership, but it’s up to you to decide if it’s something you want and that makes sense for you right now.
Thanks for reading!
Caitie
P.S. For a little motivation and reality-checking, here’s what you can expect when you start working out consistently whether that’s in or out of the gym!
P.P.S. You do not need access to a gym or any equipment to get a great workout. Get creative and reallocate that budget to some home workout equipment, an online personal trainer, or help at home to free up time.
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