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Expansive and Small Home Gym Ideas and Designs

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Barton Creek Family Room & Outdoor Living
Barton Creek Family Room & Outdoor Living
CG&S Design-BuildCG&S Design-Build
Design ideas for a small contemporary multi-use home gym in Austin with cork flooring.
Monkeying Around! Garage Reno!
Monkeying Around! Garage Reno!
Smart PlayroomsSmart Playrooms
Garage RENO! Turning your garage into a home gym for adults and kids is just well...SMART! Here, we designed a one car garage and turned it into a ninja room with rock wall and monkey bars, pretend play loft, kid gym, yoga studio, adult gym and more! It is a great way to have a separate work out are for kids and adults while also smartly storing rackets, skateboards, balls, lax sticks and more!
Modern Basement Remodel
Modern Basement Remodel
REMODELLA HEALTHYREMODELLA HEALTHY
Integrated exercise room and office space, entertainment room with minibar and bubble chair, play room with under the stairs cool doll house, steam bath
10x12 Office: Making Room for baby!
10x12 Office: Making Room for baby!
Studio Shed - Live Large. Build Small.Studio Shed - Live Large. Build Small.
The interior of a 10x12 Studio Shed home office. With a baby on the way and a home addition being far to expensive and impractical, Studio Shed was the perfect solution for these work-from-home parents. Pictured here: Cork floors, VistaLite™ Vertical Windows, CloudLite™ Horizontal Windows, 36"x36" Operable Windows.
Pool House / Guest House / Golf Simulator
Pool House / Guest House / Golf Simulator
Penberthy Custom BuildersPenberthy Custom Builders
Full Swing Golf Simulator
Inspiration for an expansive traditional home gym in Houston.
Indoor Basketball Court Addition
Indoor Basketball Court Addition
Duke Homes, Inc.Duke Homes, Inc.
Vaulted ceilings with inset lights and multiple windows provide ample lighting for a pick-up game of one-on-one.
Expansive classic indoor sports court in Indianapolis with white walls, painted wood flooring, multi-coloured floors and a vaulted ceiling.
Home gym
Home gym
Krieger + Associates Architects, Inc.Krieger + Associates Architects, Inc.
We designed a small addition to the rear of an old stone house, connected to a renovated kitchen. The addition has a breakfast room and a new mudroom entrance with stairs down to this basement-level gym. The gym leads to the existing basement family room/TV room, with a renovated bath, kitchenette, and laundry. Photo: (c) Jeffrey Totaro 2020
Westchester Family Home
Westchester Family Home
MDY Design, IncMDY Design, Inc
Photo of a small classic home gym in New York with beige walls, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Fanimation Ceiling Fans 3
Fanimation Ceiling Fans 3
Fan Diego - The Ceiling Fan StoresFan Diego - The Ceiling Fan Stores
Photo of a small classic home weight room in San Diego with white walls and dark hardwood flooring.
Ático en Santoña
Ático en Santoña
Silvia Reguera InteriorismoSilvia Reguera Interiorismo
Small modern multi-use home gym in Bilbao with white walls and medium hardwood flooring.
1644
1644
Design Source Interiors Las VegasDesign Source Interiors Las Vegas
Design ideas for a small classic multi-use home gym in Las Vegas with grey walls and carpet.
Falls Church Project
Falls Church Project
Making Room for PeaceMaking Room for Peace
This is an example of a small classic home gym in DC Metro with beige floors.
Robbinsville Basement Bar & Chill
Robbinsville Basement Bar & Chill
DES Home RenovationsDES Home Renovations
Design ideas for a small classic multi-use home gym in Philadelphia with white walls and black floors.
Mid-Mod Den
Mid-Mod Den
All About You - Ann & Angelo CaneAll About You - Ann & Angelo Cane
Small retro multi-use home gym in Orlando with white walls, carpet and brown floors.
Home Gym
Home Gym
Landmark Custom Builder & Remodeling, LLCLandmark Custom Builder & Remodeling, LLC
Custom home gym Reunion Resort Kissimmee FL by Landmark Custom Builder & Remodeling
Photo of a small classic multi-use home gym in Orlando with beige walls, porcelain flooring and brown floors.
Basement project in Needham, MA
Basement project in Needham, MA
J. Grant Braley InteriorsJ. Grant Braley Interiors
The work out area showing the mirrored wall and ballet bar.
Design ideas for a small traditional home gym in Boston with grey walls, vinyl flooring and black floors.
Ruth Residence
Ruth Residence
M. Designs ArchitectsM. Designs Architects
A home gym for those fitness lovers. A mirrored wall to see your progress and glass sliding doors to enjoy the outdoor view. This way homeowners can work out in the privacy of their home.
Krefeld - Erweiterung eines EFH aus den 60er Jahren durch Aufstockung
Krefeld - Erweiterung eines EFH aus den 60er Jahren durch Aufstockung
s.a.r.architekturs.a.r.architektur
Design ideas for a small contemporary home gym in Other with light hardwood flooring.
Home Gym Flooring
Home Gym Flooring
GreatmatsGreatmats
Staylock Orange Peel Texture Tiles in Black "When doing my P90X3 workouts the puzzle piece mats I had would come apart during plyometrix exercises like jumping or cutting and these stay in place during those workouts, offering a stable platform. These are the mats you want for your P90X or Insanity Beachbody workouts!" - Brian https://www.greatmats.com/gym-flooring/gym-floor-tile-staylock-black.php
Basement Gym Workout Area
Basement Gym Workout Area
FBC RemodelFBC Remodel
©Finished Basement Company
Design ideas for a small classic multi-use home gym in Denver with beige walls, dark hardwood flooring and brown floors.

Expansive and Small Home Gym Ideas and Designs

Home gyms are a wonderful luxury if fitness is a priority. The freedom and flexibility offered by building a home gym or exercise room at home is a great investment, and will soon recoup its worth in memberships. Design ideas might conjure up images of exercise bikes, treadmills and heavy weights, but if that isn’t your thing it can really be as simple as having an open, airy, mirrored studio in which to practice yoga or pilates.

How to find ideas for my home gym?

The first consideration for your home gym design is finding the space, the second is working out how this space will accommodate the gym equipment that you require. You may have a spare room, loft, basement or garage that can be fitted for purpose, but there’s more to home gyms than just bringing in the right equipment – you will want to consider hygiene, ventilation, your flooring and ease of movement around the space. Try looking through the photos from design professionals to find inspiration on how to furnish and decorate your home gym, and filter by style, budget, size, type, flooring and colours to find designs that could work for you.

How to choose the right gym equipment?

The home exercise equipment you should invest in will depend on whether you are a cardio or weights lover, and there are ideas for every budget varying from the humble skipping rope, to medicine balls, dumbbells and weight benches, or go all out with a state-of-the-art multi gym and motorised treadmills or cross-trainers. If your workouts don’t involve any fitness equipment, a bright studio space will offer the perfect environment for exercise – just add your yoga mat, a ballet barre or soft stretching area and you’ll have all you need. If you really want to go all out, and dance is your typical workout of choice, you might even consider a sprung floor. The home gym is the one room where mirrors aren’t decor, so install a mirrored wall so you can keep proper form whilst exercising.

How do I convert my space into a home gym?

Your first consideration in a home gym is space – you need to keep enough space between your gym machines to allow safe and easy movement. Designating extra space for stretching can be as important as finding room for a rowing machine and weights. Good ventilation is essential – if you have insufficient windows for good air flow then you can add extractor fans and consider installing air conditioning for climate control. Access to an electrical supply through floor recessed power points is important for your workout equipment and you may want to consider allowing for a TV and sound system. Think carefully about lighting when considering home gym ideas and ideally avoid low-hanging lights or lighting that will give off a lot of heat, as keeping cool whilst exercising is critical to comfort.

What should I do for the flooring?

Before bringing any large scale home fitness equipment into the room and dreaming up grandiose home gym ideas, take into account how much weight your floors can take. Unless your gym is on the ground floor, you may need to strengthen your flooring. Suspending timber floors may need reinforcing, and outdoor buildings such as sheds will need a minimum of 150mm joists to support equipment. If in any doubt, consult a structural engineer – nothing interrupts a workout like falling through your home gym floor! When it comes to the covering, vinyl, rubber and foam tiles or interlocking floor mats are all good options as they provide spring and a soft surface if you are in contact with the floor often.
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