Building a home gym is one of the best investments you can make in your life. And if you’ve got an extra room in your home, or an available corner in the garage, you’ve got space for a gym. A full gym, too – not just a few bands and a mat. Here are spare bedroom gym ideas to transform a spare bedroom, or any small space, into a fully equipped home gym.
Bedroom Gym Ideas
Whether you're purchasing workout presents for someone else, or treating yourself because you want it and you're your own boss, these are the best gym bedroom gift ideas to set yourself up with your own personal training arena.
Power Rack

Setting up your new home gym is ideal around a power rack, since this piece of equipment can support a variety of training. The PR-1100 is a compact rack, ideal for a corner garage or spare bedroom gym.
Storage

When you're squeezing home gym gifts into your bedroom or garage, you'll want to keep everything organized and efficient. This weight storage sits behind the PR-1100 power rack, so you can stow your weight plates vertically in your home gym bedroom.
Rack Attachments

Plate-Loaded Lat Pulldown and Low Row Attachment
When you want added versatility for your training, adding this Lat Pulldown and Low Row attachment to your PR-1100 rack allows you to train your lats and back. This bedroom gym equipment is compact, with a 1:1 ratio which means 20 pounds of resistance will feel like 20 pounds of resistance.
Bench
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AB-3000 2.0 FID Adjustable Weight Bench
Add bench press, rows, and incline and decline work to the agenda with the AB-3000 2.0 FID adjustable bench. The built-in leg roller keeps you locked in through decline sit-ups, while the transport handle is tucked out of the way — saving space in your bedroom home gym.
Barbell

20kg Black Canyon Bar
Adding a barbell into the mix can open the door on strength moves like bench press, squats, deadlifts, and more!
Plates

Black Bumper Plates (340lb set)
If you're working with a power rack and a barbell, you'll need weight plates to adjust the resistance. These Black Bumper Plates are rubber coated, helping to dampen noise from drops.
Dumbbells

QuickDraw™ dumbbells (60lb pair)
When space is limited, a pair of adjustable dumbbells is your ticket to workout versatility. The QuickDraw™ Adjustable Dumbbells are REP's most cost-friendly adjustable dumbbell — one of the best gym gift ideas for that person in your life who seems to have everything!
Must Haves for Home Gym: Accessories and Add-Ons
- Spring Clips: In the world of home fitness accessories, sprint clips are a must to keep weight plates in place when working with a barbell.
- Floor Mats: Protect your floors from scuffs and scrapes, whether you're working with a barbell and plates or swinging kettlebells.
- Jump rope : This simple, space-saving accessory is excellent for getting in a cardio workout with limited equipment.
- Exercise bands: Use these for warming up, recovery/rehab, and adding resistance.
- Budget home gym products:
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Takeaway
Whether you're looking for gifts for people who like to exercise or outfitting your spare bedroom, garage, or a sliver of available space in your living room, use this guide to help you find the best gear for your space. Because with a little planning, your bedroom can also be your training playground.
Aimee Heckel, CPT, is a health and fitness journalist with over 20 years of experience. She set an all-time world-record deadlift in her division across all powerlifting federations at Mr. Olympia. In addition, she earned a national deadlift record and 18 Colorado state records. Heckel also has nine world records in grip sport, a pro card in natural figure bodybuilding, four first-place bodybuilding titles, and was named IPE Ms. Colorado Figure.
This article was updated by Rosie Borchert, NASM-CPT.
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