Decorating Home Gyms – How to Create the Ultimate Workout Room

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Tips for Decorating Home Gyms and Creating Your Own Personal Space

If you love weight training at home but haven’t thought about decorating home gyms, perhaps it’s time to give some thought to this important subject. You will spend many hours in your home gym, so take the time now to draw up a few ideas about what kind of gym and fixtures you want to install.

Since the gym studio will go in the basement, the garage, or in a spare room, visualize the room before you go out buying equipment and start decorating your home gym. Whether you choose to go with machines or free weights, or a combination of both, you need to have enough space so that you aren’t tripping over the barbell, and also that you don’t have to move equipment out of the way in order to perform other exercises.

How Much Space Will You Need?

The first task in designing a custom home gym is mapping out the floor plan. You should plan for a minimum of 10’ x 10’ for a free weights gym which will give you room to move a bench in and out of a rack, as well as give you an area for mat work, dead lifts, a chin-up/dip station, and so on.

If you plan to buy a multi-gym unit, make sure you know the ceiling height in the room, and how much clearance is required between the top of the pulley mount to the ceiling. Most multi-gyms are around 82”-84” high, which won’t be a problem for most modern homes with 8' ceilings, but could be in some finished basements.

Have you thought about the wall color? You’ll want your personal space to be ascetically pleasing yet one that encourages energy. Skip the boring white and use a color such as steel blue which is light and will make the room seem larger. And don’t forget to get proper lighting when decorating home gyms; a dark, depressing room will affect your mood and you won’t want to spend much time in there.

Cardio training is an important element of any weekly workout schedule. Some cardio equipment, such as stationary bikes and compact ellipticals, are lightweight enough to move out of the way once you are done with them, but if space is restricted you can also consider a foldaway treadmill. Many have hydraulics lifts; press one button and the deck easily folds up and gives you a lot more room in your home gym.

What kind of flooring will the room have? When people are planning on decorating home gyms, this crucial step is often overlooked. In most cases, carpeting is not a suitable covering. Ideally, you should use rubber mats that help to reduce the noise level, prevent slipping, and protect the tile floor.

Accessories for Your Home Gym

Here are a few items for your shopping list:

A wall mirror will allow you to check your form during lifts. It also makes the room look larger.

Decorating home gyms with motivational posters (Ah-nold!) brightens up any room, and a large exercise chart will be handy to give you tips and workout ideas.

A wall clock will help you time your rotations and let you know if you’re rushing or slacking.

You’ll also need to plan space for a dumbbell rack, and accessories such as straps, stirrups, tricep rope, jump rope, kettle bell, and so on.

You’ll appreciate having a floor or wall fan during hotter months, and you’ll want some tunes so plan on where to set up a CD player, either on a shelf or using floor space.

Look Forward to Your Workouts

You’ll be spending many hours in your gym so make it a personal space that reflects your personality. The benefits of a workout room dedicated to your health, fitness, and appearance are numerous so give it some thought rather than throw the room together at the last minute. Decorating home gyms should be approached as a fun and exciting task for homeowners who are seeking to create the ultimate workout studio.

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