Rowing Machines:

A rowing machine is a great way to boost your cardiovascular endurance without putting any extra pressure on your joints. Most good rowing machines are also quite portable and can be easily folded up so they do not take up as much space in your gym or home as you might think. A rowing machine is great for giving you a full body workout and a good rower will have many built in workouts as well as a good interface to measure vital information such as calories burned, distance rowed and speed.

Weight Benches:

A weight bench is one of the most vital pieces of gym equipment you can have in your home and it is one of the first pieces of fitness equipment you should look for when building your home gym. If you are serious about strength training then you need to have a good weights bench. This will allow you to do an almost endless amount of strength training exercises. Some of these exercises include bench or dumbbell press, skull crushers, various core exercises, shoulder press, chest flys and many many more! There are a number of different weight benches such as the flat bench, adjustable weight bench and more. Go to our weights bench page to read more what is available.

Cross Trainer and Elliptical Trainer:

The cross trainer also known as an elliptical trainer is a great machine and are some of the best gym equipment to give you a full body workout without being hard on your joints. These machines can give you a really tough, low impact workout which is great for those of you with any knee, hip or back injuries or even for those of you who don’t want to put any extra pressure on your joints.

Unlike treadmills or road running you are not putting any extra heavy impacts on your joints. This means that you can go as long as you want (or can!) to burn as many calories as possible as well as upping your cardiovascular endurance. On average a person can burn 240 calories in 30 minutes on a cross trainer with a low intensity workout however you can up this to 500 calories or more by upping the intensity. When it comes to low impact cardio machines this is one of the best along with an exercise or spin bike and the rowing machine which again provide low impact ways to workout.

Exercise and Spin Bikes:

Both of these options similar to the cross trainer are built for low impact, cardiovascular workouts and these are great for getting the heart pumping! Is it even a home gym without an exercise bike?An exercise or spin bike are also great for working your lower body and can really tone up the legs. There are many options when it comes to exercise and spin bikes and we think we have narrowed it down to what we think are the best options. Check out our dedicated exercise and spin bike page for more information on these great machines.

Treadmills:

Some of you may still wonder why running inside on a treadmill is so attractive when you can run outside however a good treadmill gives you many great training options and it can also be a lot more attractive to run on a treadmill in the depths of an Irish winter! A good treadmill will allow you to run on an incline, have built in workouts as well as track your distance, calories burned, heart rate and other important information. Visit our treadmills page for more information on some great models.