One, they liked working out at home more than going to the gym. Two, they didn’t like having their exercise bike in the guest room, especially now that they were having guests again. “Though we really liked all the amenities and classes our gym offered, finding time to go to the gym became more challenging than grabbing an hour at home,” said Paige, who, like her husband, works full time.
Their shift from commercial gym to home gym mirrors a global trend, said Matt Berenc, head of training and technology for FORME, a digital fitness company. “Before the pandemic, many felt the gym was the only place they could get a good workout. Now, because of the pandemic, they’ve discovered they can get what they need at home.
” According to a recent report by Acumen Research and Consulting, 54 percent of exercising Americans bought home exercise equipment in 2021, and the global home gym market is expected to continue growing at 5 percent a year between now and 2030. Having a home gym removes many of the barriers that used to stand between staying home and eating another Twinkie or going to the gym. It means no more driving to and from the gym burning time and gas, no more racing to get to an exercise class on time, no more figuring out what to wear, no more waiting for someone to get off the equipment you want and no more sweating about working out among all the beautiful people.
It also means figuring out where to put your exercise equipment, so your living room doesn’t lo.
