Home Gym Ideas and Designs

Calamus Lake Retreat Basement Home Gym

KM Interiors

Design ideas for a rustic home gym in Other.

The Field Club

Patrick Ahearn Architect

Greg Premru
Inspiration for a large traditional indoor sports court in Boston with white walls and light hardwood flooring.

Ritz Cove 2

D for Design

Inspiration for a nautical home gym in Orange County with green walls.

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Cothran Harris Architecture

Photo of a bohemian home gym in Other.

Timeless Lake Minnetonka

Denali Custom Homes, Inc.

Denali Custom Homes
Inspiration for a nautical home gym in Minneapolis.

Boars Hill, Oxfordshire

Alexander James Interiors

Photo of a classic multi-use home gym in Berkshire with white walls and light hardwood flooring.

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Ezra Lee Design+Build

Contemporary home gym in Salt Lake City.

SnapSports - Custom Logo Indoor Gym Basketball Court

SnapSports® Athletic Floors & Outdoor Courts

This indoor modular sports flooring by SNAPSPORTS features a cool custom logo lane. SnapSports floors are the top rated modular sports flooring and 100% waterproof, ideal for basement areas. FIBA approved for basketball competition. http://www.snapsports.com

Great Falls Integrated Home

Casaplex, LLC

Inspiration for a traditional home gym in DC Metro with beige walls and light hardwood flooring.

Custom Golf Simulator for Home or Office

Indoor Golf Design

Single Screen Custom Designed Golf Simulator Room and bar. Home theater. Multimedia room By Indoor Golf Design Corporate and Home Media Design & Installation www.indoorgolfdesign.com

Hot Springs

Dennis Thompson Architect

Photography - Brooks Institute
Home gym in Santa Barbara.

Ashton Woods Atlanta Basements

Ashton Woods

With a personal gym, there's no excuse to not exercise daily! (Designed by Artisan Design Group)
Inspiration for a traditional multi-use home gym in Atlanta with grey walls and a feature wall.

Acacia

Brandon Architects, Inc.

Jeri Keogel
Design ideas for a contemporary home gym in Orange County.

Contemporary Estate

A.S.D. Interiors - Shirry Dolgin, Owner

This is an example of a contemporary home gym in Los Angeles.

Traditional Home Gym

Design ideas for a traditional home gym in Cleveland.

Central Ottawa Residence

Southam Design Inc

Sauna, adjacent to the bathroom, reflects tranquility and relaxation.
Contemporary home gym in Ottawa.

Oxford Development

Underground basketball court in private home.
Contemporary indoor sports court in Chicago with white walls, light hardwood flooring and feature lighting.

Mayfair Project

Mays Photography

Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary home gym in London.

Calle De Pompas

Living with Lolo

Photo of a home gym in Phoenix.

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.

West Hollywood - New Construction

Luxe Remodel

Design ideas for a medium sized traditional multi-use home gym in Los Angeles with white walls, light hardwood flooring and beige floors.

United Kingdom

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