When designing your home gym, you have to consider what your personal fitness goal is. Do you want to lose weight? Build muscle? Or do you just simply want to get a little bit fitter without stressing about your waistline or muscle mass? Losing weight is, without a doubt, the most popular reason for anyone looking to install a home gym and that means investing in the correct equipment.

Before we go any further, we must stress that the healthiest way to achieve any weight loss is in conjunction with a balanced diet. To get the best results of any exercise regiment, especially when it comes to losing weight, you need to eat a healthy diet packed with nutrients, along with a limited amount of junk food that is high in fat and sugar.

With that out of the way, looking at the best equipment for your new home gym is exciting. Here at UK Gym Equipment, you will find a vast array of products that will help you to achieve your fitness goal. Here, we will run you through some of our favourite options for home gym equipment to help you lose weight.

Treadmill

Our first piece of equipment is the tried and trusted treadmill because it doesn’t get much more basic than running to burn fat. Whether you want to tailor your routine to long runs or short sprints, the treadmill is a vital piece of equipment for any gym setting that can play an important role in your fitness plan.

Running is the most basic form of exercise because it requires nothing more than a pair of trainers. However, running outside isn’t for everyone – especially when the weather is far from ideal – which is where a treadmill comes in handy. Additionally, on the treadmill, you can tailor the settings to suit you by increasing the intensity, incline and more.

Exercise Bike

There are various types of exercise bikes on the market and it is all about knowing what is right for you. Spin bikes are some of the most popular for weight loss, with the equipment providing a high intensity, low impact exercise that is perfect for HIIT workouts. In a home gym, exercise bikes are ideal as they do not take up a lot of room, while you can also invest in models that can fold away when not in use.

Here you can view a selection of home workouts from our blog section that features exercise bikes, as well as other cardio equipment, to provide you with some inspiration for your home gym workout.

Rowing Machine

The rowing machine is a fantastic cardio machine as it provides a full-body workout, working more than 80% of the muscles in your body. Its low-impact style of training means that this is suitable for someone who is either recovering from injury or suffers from recurring knee problems that might make other high impact exercises, such as the treadmill, difficult to sustain.

Exercising on a rowing machine will work your legs, core, arms and shoulders, making this one of the most effective pieces of equipment should you wish to burn fat and build muscle. Remember, the more muscle you build the more calories your body will burn as it is resting.

Cross Trainer

If you are looking for something that will burn away loads of excess calories, as well as improving the overall health of your heart and lungs, then look no further than the cross-trainer. This piece of equipment is feared by many because it provides such an intense workout that it will leave you dripping with sweat. It’s worth it, whether you utilise this as part of a HIIT workout or as a constant exercise, you will reap benefits either way.

Just like the rowing machine, a cross-trainer will give your legs an incredible workout, so if you are looking to achieve toned and defined legs along with burning fat, this is the best home gym equipment to lose weight.

Punching Bag

If you want to find out how fit you are, then strap on a set of boxing gloves and throw your best shots at a punching bag. There is no more intense workout than a session on a bag, especially when you turn this into a HIIT exercise by throwing jabs and hooks for solid two or three-minute rounds. A good beginner’s workout on the bag consists of four two-minute rounds with a minute’s rest in between. From there, you can look to elevate the number and length of rounds.

That may sound easy, but it is far from it. When you tune into a championship fight, with athletes performing at the top of their game across 12 three-minute rounds, you simply do not appreciate the incredibly high levels of fitness they possess. Even if you do not have the capability of hanging a punching bag from the ceiling or a wall, UK Gym Equipment does also stock freestanding punching bags which come with a weighted base for stability.

Weights

This might come as a shock (but it really shouldn’t), weights also form part of a great weight-loss programme! As you build and tone your muscle, this will help you to burn more calories when you exercise, as well as when you are resting. This is because the body needs more fuel to maintain muscle mass, which will also increase your metabolism.

The best weights to help you achieve this include dumbbells, barbells, kettlebells and medicine balls. But remember, just because you lift doesn’t mean you are going to suddenly look like Arnold Schwarzenegger (you will need to be on a completely different plan to achieve that) – that would be a bit like expecting to be a Michelin-starred chef because you cooked macaroni and cheese without burning it. There are numerous benefits to including strength training as part of your workout, which is why your home gym will undoubtedly benefit from incorporating weights that can be easily stored away after use.

If you are looking for the best home gym equipment to lose weight to include in your fitness space, you won’t go wrong with any of the above suggestions. For more information on any of the aforementioned equipment, or about any of the other products you will find on our website, please do not hesitate to get in contact with the UK Gym Equipment team today.