Home Gym Ideas and Designs

We added a mounted TV for fitness classes and entertainment while getting your cardio in. Also, we added in ceiling speakers to give this gym full room audio without taking away from the look.

Rumson Luxury Estate Home Gym

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Home gym with custom glass doors, padded carpet flooring, finished basement. Beige walls, beige carpet, white ceilings. Dark brown wood trim.
Medium sized classic multi-use home gym in New York with beige walls, carpet and beige floors.

Transitional Home Gym

Design ideas for a medium sized traditional home yoga studio in Portland with white walls and light hardwood flooring.

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This is an example of a small traditional home weight room in Orange County with beige walls.

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Wall of mirrors allows for a confirmation that you are doing those exercises correctly. Also expands the room.
This is an example of a medium sized classic multi-use home gym in Detroit with grey walls.

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This is a golf training facility near Colorado Springs, CO. The floor is an artificial putting surface. There is a tee pad near one of the overhead doors for shooting to the driving range just outside.

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Large classic indoor sports court in Minneapolis with grey walls and lino flooring.

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Design ideas for a traditional home gym in St Louis.

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This is an example of a traditional home gym in Calgary.

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Inspiration for a contemporary home gym in Denver.

Traditional Home Gym

Design ideas for a traditional home gym in Las Vegas with beige walls, medium hardwood flooring and feature lighting.

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Contemporary home weight room in Other with beige walls and medium hardwood flooring.

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Inspiration for a classic home gym in Detroit.

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Design ideas for a large contemporary multi-use home gym in DC Metro with beige walls, light hardwood flooring and brown floors.

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This is an example of a classic home gym in Charlotte.

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Photo of a traditional home gym in Chicago.

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Design ideas for a medium sized classic home weight room in Atlanta with white walls and medium hardwood flooring.

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A Modern Farmhouse set in a prairie setting exudes charm and simplicity. Wrap around porches and copious windows make outdoor/indoor living seamless while the interior finishings are extremely high on detail. In floor heating under porcelain tile in the entire lower level, Fond du Lac stone mimicking an original foundation wall and rough hewn wood finishes contrast with the sleek finishes of carrera marble in the master and top of the line appliances and soapstone counters of the kitchen. This home is a study in contrasts, while still providing a completely harmonious aura.

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Traditional home gym in Other.

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.

Basement Gym Workout with Glass Walls

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Inspiration for a large classic home climbing wall in Denver with grey walls and beige floors.

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