Why you need to go to a public gym? You can setup your own - piece by piece - start with an exercise mat, dumbbell set and incline/decline foldable bench, that's it. For the next level, you can setup your own roll cage; that's what I did during Covid. During the past couple years, I've added few more equipment. I believe I can do about 90% of strength training exercises that you can do in a 12000 sq ft gym. But, my personal gym is spread only on about 34 sq ft :-)
There are so many comments like this in this thread, it’s kind of surprising to me. Does the majority of HN live in big suburban homes? The idea of putting weight training equipment in my tiny apartment is laughable.
I live in a 2,000 sqft house with an attached garage and barely have room for that and an exercise bike. I definitely didn't have space in my last 750 sqft apartment.
You're right, we do - we don't have a lonely spartan lifestyle. If you ever live with a partner, have kids, entertain, have hobbies, work from home... floor space and storage come at a premium.
You can get rid of the television and coffee table and seating. We all have a choice. Your older self and partner and kids will thank you for being in good shape for longer.
