Creating a Distinctive Home Gym For High Performance Workouts

Whether it’s flexibility, strength, cardio, or mindfulness, there’s a huge range of equipment on offer. Consider how equipment will look aesthetically, as well as whether they’re a good use of space.

Designers and companies are increasingly looking for new ways to maximise space and functionality. There are a number of new high-design alternatives to conventional free-weights – not just body sculpting, but sculptures themselves. Equipt’s range of U-shaped weights is both stylish and functional.

It’s worth investing in equipment that will be long-lasting and includes all the functions you need (heart monitors, training programmes, fitness app connectivity etc), so that you don’t have to upgrade in a years’ time.

If you already know what you want from your gym routine, let’s consider what options are available depending on whether your focus is strength, cardio, or flexibility…

Whether you’re building muscle-mass Arnie-style or you’re just looking to tone up or improve your overall fitness, a good set of variable-size weights go a long way.

If you’ve got enough space, the multi-gym packs a lot of features, working all the major muscle groups with its various pulleys, bars, and levers.

Barbells, dumbbells and kettlebells can be space savers (especially if they come with their own storage systems) and might fit better with your aesthetic. Check out designers such as Versace and Louis Vuitton who now boast a range of gym equipment, featuring their customary branding.

Personal trainer Andrew Rose recommends: “Good quality equipment will reduce your risk of injury and with some of the amazing stuff on the market can also take your fitness results to a whole new level, with space saving versatile equipment like the strongbox, and the training mirror which offers great workouts and reduces risk of injury.”

With the amount of hours at our desks increasing, flexibility, posture and joint health is a major consideration.

A good exercise mat is the staple for stretching your body, with designer options including Prada, Lululemon, Armani and eco-friendly and ethically sourced options including Sweaty Betty, With Every Atom, Fable.

You can also use resistance bands, rollers, exercise balls for both flexibility and strength training.

Consider how and where you work at home too, to make sure you’re not putting your body under too much strain crouched over a desk for hours on end. Fully’s office furniture aim to bring more movement, flow and well-being into your work day – and they put sustainability at the heart of what they do too!

It’s just as important to have a place to unwind, whether that’s after your workout or just after a day packed with working and home-schooling.

Saunas are a great way to unwind and reconnect the body and mind – the perfect indulgence at the end of a long day. Benefits of a sauna include relaxation by reducing nervous tension and anxiety, and detoxification as the body eliminates acids and toxins from the skin through sweating. EFFE and Nordic offer custom-built high-quality home saunas to suit individual needs.