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Make Workouts Simply Enjoyable! 4 Healthy Home Workout Additions.
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If you are really into fitness, it makes sense to adapt your home to your needs. If you’ve got a decent budget, there’s much more that you can do make your house workout-ready.
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Below are four additions you can build to make your workouts wonderful.
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1. A Home Gym
Are you a workout fan? If so, a good home gym can play a huge role in helping you stay in shape.
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There’s a big difference between getting some exercise equipment and storing it a garage and a proper gym. A home gym should be a dedicated place where you can go and workout with at least some degree of privacy.
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What goes in your gym is really a matter of choice, but make sure that it fits your exercise needs. The area can be attached to your home or be a free-standing area. The main criteria is that it should be convenient enough to use that you don’t mind going there.
2. A Relaxation / Cool-down Area
Once you’ve got the equipment in your home, you might want to think about where you are going to go next.
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As much as you might like to do so, you can’t really work out all the time without wearing out your body. Like a good athlete, you really need an area in which you can relax and cool down.
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Consider purchasing a spa, sauna or hot tub as a great way to relieve yourself of some of the aches and pains that come from a hard workout. You can even find virtual reality presentations to help you imagine a spa in your home.
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While it’s easy to convert such a space for recreational use, there’s something to be said to using it only for recuperation. If this sort of solution is good enough for professional athletes and major college teams, it’s definitely good enough for your home.
3. A Private Restroom
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If you’re honest, you know there’s nothing nice about what happens to your body after a workout.
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You are likely covered with sweat and you don’t smell great. No one else in your proximity wants to deal with that!
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As such, a good addition to your workout space is always a private bathroom with an included shower. This should allow you to go straight from working out to getting clean, preferably before you ever hit your hot tub.
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Think of this as the locker room for your own home, a space where you can transition from getting in shape to getting ready for the rest of your life.
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As a bonus, it will keep everyone else from dealing with your post-workout body!
4. A Health Bar
Finally, you’ll need to refuel your body. What better way than by adding in a dedicated area for healthy snacks and drinks?
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Think of this as being similar to the juice bar you’d find at a local gym. It’s not only very convenient, but it can also help you to stop making bad decisions.
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Instead of going after the junk food you keep in your kitchen, you can go for the healthy food that you store in your health bar. It’s a great way to keep from breaking a diet and a convenient way to replenish your nutrients without having to leave your exercise area. Think of it as another dedicated way to keep your body in top shape.
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If you are going to build a workout area, don’t be afraid to go all out. Build a home gym, a recuperation area, a restroom, and even a health bar to keep yourself ready for the challenges ahead of you.
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With this kind of dedicated space, you should always have all the tools you need to succeed. All you will need to contribute will be the willpower to keep going even when you don’t feel your best!
Post by Brooke Chaplan
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Brooke is a freelance writer and blogger. She lives and works out of her home in Los Lunas, New Mexico. She loves the outdoors, and spends most of her time hiking, biking and gardening.
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For more information, contact Brooke via Twitter. @BrookeChaplan
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