Keeping it simple at home

It's funny how everyday we are lead to believe that if you get the latest gadget you can get in great shape. Some of these latest gadgets end up in yard sales, donated to the Good Will, or just sitting in the garage occupying space and gathering dust. Many of these home fitness equipment is very expensive. If you have ever purchase fitness equipment for your home ask yourself the following questions. How much did you spend on the equipment? How many times have you used your equipment? And in retrospect could you have used that money for something else ?

It really doesn't make much sense from a financial stand point to invest money in home exercise equipment at least not a whole lot. The depreciation on the equipment alone can make a grown man cry. The re-sale value is terrible and many times people end up giving away or throwing away the equipment. Now I know what your thinking, "Yeah you say that because you own a gym." Fair enough, lets look at it from another perspective. Lets say you purchased the Bow Flex. After the ten easy payments you probably spent over one thousand dollars.

A cheap gym membership from a big box gym can run you anywhere from $19.99 to $80.00 per month depending on the services provided by the gym. Take the higher end of the table and multiply it by 12 that's $960.00 per year much cheaper that the Bow Flex. Now, lets say that your a super dedicated person who hates to miss a workout. You want to buy some equipment for your home so on those rare occasions that you miss a workout at Garage Gym you can workout at home.

All you need is a good pull-up/dip station which you can buy for around $200-$250.00 dollars at the Sports Authority, a single or a pair of Kettle Bells which can run you anywhere from $46.95 each for 35# kb's to $85.95 each for 70# kb's. Sports Authority and Target are now carrying kb's but they only go up to 25#'s. That's it, your total investment is around $430.00 including shipping on the kb's. That's a $570.00 dollar savings which to me represents two nights at a nice resort in Disney World with my wife and kids.

If your a member of Garage Gym you know that you can get a hell of a workout with the the pull-up/dip bar station and the kettle bells. Remember the K.I.S.S. (Keep it simple stupid) principle when venturing out to buy equipment for your home gym. Using the Garage Gym methodology a little can take you a long way.

That's all I have to say about that...
see you at the gym.