1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:05,000 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fitness Disrupted, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: I am Tom Holland, and this is Fitness Disrupted Top 3 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:20,240 Speaker 1: Home Jim Design Mistakes. Now. I did a podcast a 4 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 1: while back, Designing Your Perfect Home Jim, and this is 5 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: an adjunct to that. I received so many messages emails 6 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: from people still asking questions about home gyms, and listen 7 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:39,159 Speaker 1: as I record this episode. We are in lockdown still 8 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 1: from the coronavirus. And for someone who has been in 9 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 1: the fitness industry for the majority of his life and 10 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: has been preaching about the importance value of home gyms 11 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 1: and how change truly begins and happens at home, this 12 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 1: is an incredible time. And and I not only you know, 13 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:05,759 Speaker 1: do the show, I do many other things as well 14 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: in the fitness industry, including being the fitness advisor for 15 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: a very well known home Jim equipment manufacturer. And when 16 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: the coronavirus hit, I heard from I can't even tell 17 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: you in innumerable people, people I knew, people I didn't, 18 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 1: people I hadn't heard from in in years, all looking 19 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:32,479 Speaker 1: for home equipment because it's next to impossible to get 20 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: still starting to change a little bit, but what a 21 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: unique time for someone like me who has been talking 22 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 1: about this for so long, and the value, and it's 23 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 1: exciting because the question is how many people will stick 24 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: with it, how many people will continue with what they're 25 00:01:55,840 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: doing at home even when the gym's reopen. And have 26 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: a good friend who is a hardcore Jim goer. Every 27 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 1: day five am. He's that guy in the shadows who 28 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 1: is waiting for the gym to open before work. And 29 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: if it opened at four, he'd be there at three. 30 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: And he is working out outside his house. He is 31 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: working out in his basement, he is working out all 32 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: over And I would have thought that as soon as 33 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: the gym's open he'll be running back in. But he 34 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 1: said to me recently he's canceling his membership. Now that 35 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: is again an experiment of one, but an interesting experiment 36 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:41,840 Speaker 1: of one. So I will continue to preach about the 37 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: value of home Jim's. I will continue to say that 38 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: Jim's in and of themselves have huge value and they're 39 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 1: not gonna go away anytime soon. And and the community 40 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: and the camaraderie and all the different equipment, there's a 41 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: place in the time and and certain personality types who 42 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 1: want that. But again, as an adjunct hopefully to what 43 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: you do outside the gym, because it doesn't matter how 44 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:07,800 Speaker 1: many times if you go to the gym five days 45 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: a week for an hour of time, you can undo 46 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: all of that by sitting all day long by a 47 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: really poor diet. So yes, it's important if that's what 48 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 1: you do, and there is value, but there's such value 49 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: in getting shorter workouts in throughout the day at home, 50 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: in your office we gotta move and having a home gym. 51 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 1: As people are finding out now, many people are shocked 52 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,920 Speaker 1: at the ability to get a twenty five minute workout 53 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: in at home and feel like you did something convenience 54 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 1: because when you slept to the gym, you want to 55 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: get that full hour in or more depending on how 56 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: long that trip takes you. You're not gonna do a 57 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: ten fIF twenty minute ab workout just at the gym, 58 00:03:54,200 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: and nor should you so yet another show because it's necessary. 59 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: So these are the home gym design mistakes. So many 60 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: of you are are considering it. You're in various stages 61 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: of maybe putting together your home gym. So nine things 62 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: to think about mistakes not to make that I've seen 63 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:18,479 Speaker 1: many people make, especially when they're doing it for the 64 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 1: first time, and it's understandable. You know, there's so many options, 65 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 1: there's so many different things to do, especially today beyond 66 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: the options are seemingly endless and changing almost daily. So 67 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:35,920 Speaker 1: we're gonna talk about it. Nine mistakes not to make 68 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: when you are thinking about and slowly putting together something 69 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 1: that gets to be very excited to just say home Jim. Alright, 70 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: quick break. When we come back, we're gonna jump right 71 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 1: into it, Top home Jim design Mistakes. We'll be right back. 72 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: So we are talking about home gyms for the second 73 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:09,039 Speaker 1: time in an episode because it's so important. It's so important. 74 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:13,280 Speaker 1: I've said it a million times. If you have a home, 75 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: you have a home gym. That could be the tiniest 76 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: of apartments. When I lived in New York City studio apartment, 77 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 1: I had one of them, of many, the tiniest thing 78 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 1: in the world, the bed in the one room, right, 79 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:32,720 Speaker 1: one room. But you can have a home gym there. 80 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: And so that leads to the first mistake you can 81 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:40,840 Speaker 1: make when thinking about and starting to put together your 82 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 1: home gym, thinking you have to spend a lot of money. 83 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 1: No you don't, No, you don't. And actually it depends 84 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:56,920 Speaker 1: on your means, but when you're getting started, I would 85 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 1: almost rather you don't. So in other words, I'd rather 86 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: you take a couple hundred dollars if that, and buy 87 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: a bunch of little things so you have variation and 88 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: also gets you excited as you start to put together 89 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 1: your your space. And we'll talk about that. But you 90 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:18,160 Speaker 1: don't have to spend a lot of money. You don't 91 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: have to, especially today when there are very popular single 92 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:26,160 Speaker 1: ticket items that that people are buying, and they're expensive 93 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:29,600 Speaker 1: and they do one thing generally, I mean, there's content 94 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 1: that comes with many of these, so you don't have 95 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:35,599 Speaker 1: to do that. Many people don't have the means. So 96 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 1: here's a list of things that you could start to 97 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 1: add to your home gym that are relatively inexpensive. And 98 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna list a couple stability balls ten twenty 99 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 1: dollars and that's your bench. By the way, dumbbells. You 100 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 1: can buy so many different variations of dumbells today. You 101 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: can buy selectorized dumbells, so you have one pair that 102 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: that is the equivalent of ten airs. You can buy 103 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:05,840 Speaker 1: the neoprene wants, whatever you need, resistance spans, so inexpensive, 104 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: A Matt, Just a simple Matt that you can do 105 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 1: innumerable body weight exercises and stretches and core routines on 106 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 1: and yoga and things like that, a jump rope, medicine balls, 107 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:26,560 Speaker 1: a few kettle bells, suspension straps, and then I'm gonna 108 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 1: throw in just to start to talk about designing your space. 109 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 1: You know, posters, motivating posters, maybe a small refrigerator, those 110 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 1: are relatively inexpensive, and maybe a subscription to one service 111 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 1: that is delivering the content you want. But you don't 112 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: have to spend a lot of money. In fact, if 113 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 1: you're just getting started, you said, Tom, I got twenty bucks, 114 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 1: you buy it Matt, and you start watching YouTube videos. 115 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 1: Every time I say that, though I caution you have 116 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: to watch the right videos from the right people who 117 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: are doing exercises with the right form and the right 118 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 1: intensity and the right programming. But that's where you can start. 119 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: And if you don't have the money for Matt, then 120 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 1: just get started. Find that corner of your room or 121 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: you know, right in front of the TV or in 122 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:25,239 Speaker 1: front of your computer. Three by three, three by three, 123 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 1: and that leads to number two, right into number two. 124 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: You don't need a ton of space. You don't need 125 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:35,079 Speaker 1: a ton of space, you go, I don't have a 126 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 1: lot of money and I don't have a lot of space. 127 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: I'm in a tiny apartment. You know, I'm just getting it, 128 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 1: just got out of college, or you know, I lost 129 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 1: my job. There's crazy economy right now. I don't have 130 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: a lot of money, you don't have a lot of space. 131 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 1: That's fine, As I just said, three by three, find 132 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:57,719 Speaker 1: a corner of a room. For years, when I was 133 00:08:57,760 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: starting out, it was right in front of the TV. 134 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 1: That was where I was doing my pushups and my 135 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 1: crunches and my stretches. And then I started to leave 136 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 1: dumbells underneath the coffee table and resistance bands and then 137 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: maybe a matt because I started to sweat more. But 138 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 1: you don't need a lot of space, you know. I'll 139 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 1: get to the point where you talk about if you 140 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 1: do have dedicated space that you can Yes, we're gonna 141 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 1: talk about that, but many people don't and you don't 142 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:30,680 Speaker 1: need it. Listen outdoors if you just say I don't 143 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: even have a place to do it inside. I bite 144 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 1: to the beach part of my route I do frequently, 145 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 1: and there's a guy who's always there, older gentlemen. I 146 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 1: talked to him all the time. I talk to anyone 147 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:48,239 Speaker 1: who's exercising, research and development. And he's in his fifties 148 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:53,199 Speaker 1: and he's got three beaten up kettlebells. I mean they 149 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 1: look like they're a hundred years old. They're rusted, they're cracked, 150 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 1: they're chipped, and he's working outdoors at the beach. Puts 151 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 1: him in his car when he leaves, takes him out 152 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 1: when he gets there. An amazing view. Now, if you're 153 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 1: not on the beach, a park, you know, wherever you 154 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 1: can get some open space, so you don't need a 155 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 1: lot of space. Now that's getting away from the home gym, 156 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 1: but it may be in your backyard. If you have 157 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 1: a house and you say, you know what, I it's 158 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:31,079 Speaker 1: more motivating for me to be outside. The home gym 159 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 1: is just where you exercise. That's not the gym, And 160 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:41,960 Speaker 1: that can be your basement, it can be your bedroom, 161 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 1: it can be your backyard, it can be Listen. I 162 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 1: lived in New York City in different apartments, as I said, 163 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:51,479 Speaker 1: and some had porches, you know, little tiny outdoor spaces, 164 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 1: push ups, crunches, squats, lunges, dumbell work there so you 165 00:10:57,360 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 1: don't need a lot of space. We're getting rid of 166 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 1: those yeah butts, as I call him, Yeah but don't 167 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:03,079 Speaker 1: have a lot of money. Yeah but I don't have 168 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 1: a lot of space. Need neither. And the most people 169 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 1: that I know, many of them, are the people who 170 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:13,120 Speaker 1: work out in three by three spaces with minimal to 171 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 1: no equipment. It's not about the amount of space you have. 172 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 1: It's not about the expense of the equipment, and it's 173 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:24,760 Speaker 1: not about the number of pieces you have. The content 174 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 1: now is is insane. Especially as I record this, you 175 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:33,600 Speaker 1: know everyone is giving free content away. So a matt 176 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 1: and an iPad or your phone and three by three 177 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 1: and get to work. Body weight exercises, boxing, m m A, workouts, yoga, 178 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:47,680 Speaker 1: as I said, pilates, you name it, okay, But if 179 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:50,640 Speaker 1: you do have space, as many people do as well, 180 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 1: use it, use it, whether it's a basement. I love 181 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 1: seeing there's a woman I follow on Instagram every day. 182 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:02,280 Speaker 1: She's dead down in this basement and she's got you 183 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:08,360 Speaker 1: know this great just dank, dirty but effective Jim for 184 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 1: her and she is working every morning. She's got an 185 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: old big box TV and she's got a squat rack 186 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: and some kettlebells and some thumbbells and a bench and 187 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 1: she's getting to work. So when you do have the space, 188 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:27,959 Speaker 1: use it. Always kills me going to people's houses and 189 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 1: you're like, yeah, this room is never really used. This 190 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:36,960 Speaker 1: room and you know, use it, use it? Okay. Uh. 191 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:39,959 Speaker 1: Now number one was thinking you have to spend a 192 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: lot of money. It's gonna sound contradictory when I first 193 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 1: say it, but you'll see it's not. Don't buy something 194 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 1: that's cheap. So no, you don't have to spend the money. 195 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:54,040 Speaker 1: But when you're ready to invest, invest, you truly get 196 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:57,319 Speaker 1: what you pay for. When it comes to exercise equipment, 197 00:12:57,440 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 1: and this is from someone who is in the industry. 198 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 1: I design it, and you know when it's more expensive, 199 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: it's generally better made, and it's gonna last longer, and 200 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 1: your goal is to use it as frequently as possible. 201 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:13,079 Speaker 1: And many people have extra weight right when you're starting out, 202 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:15,679 Speaker 1: So you don't want something that's rickety when you are 203 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: at your heaviest. You want something that is sturdy, that 204 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:22,560 Speaker 1: is gonna last, that you can beat up. And generally speaking, 205 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:25,920 Speaker 1: you know that one hundred dollar elliptical machine is not 206 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 1: going to be it, and I'm gonna give you some 207 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:31,840 Speaker 1: simple mask kind of fun to play. All right, Let's 208 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:34,079 Speaker 1: say you buy a piece of cardio equipment that cost 209 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: five hundred dollars. You're not really motivated by it, but 210 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 1: you got it. You you know you need to do something, 211 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: and you use it twice a month, twice a month. 212 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 1: Many people it's a coat rack, but every now and 213 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 1: again you take it off and use it twice a month. Well, 214 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 1: that comes out to twenty and eighty three cents of 215 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:53,559 Speaker 1: use for a year, five dollars, five hundred dollars invested, 216 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 1: use it twice a month, four times a year, twenty 217 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:59,960 Speaker 1: dollars and eighty three cents. All right, someone who says, 218 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:04,440 Speaker 1: you know what I'm going in, I'm spending two thousand dollars, 219 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 1: You go, oh my gosh, that's crazy. It's so much more. Right. 220 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 1: But they use it twice a week. You know what 221 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:12,839 Speaker 1: the cost is to them per use and eighty three 222 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:17,200 Speaker 1: cents and eighty three cents. It's four times more in cost, 223 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 1: and they're using it four times more a month. The 224 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 1: more you use something, the cheaper the use gets. Obviously, 225 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 1: if you have a spouse and they also use it, 226 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 1: two times a week, simple math. Even for me, it's 227 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 1: about ten dollars and forty one cents a use. Do 228 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 1: you both use it three times a week? Six dollars 229 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 1: and cents And by the way, when that year's over, 230 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 1: you own it for that cost. Right, You get what 231 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 1: you pay for, and you're investing in your health, in 232 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 1: your health. And we're not even talking about kids. You know, 233 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 1: I've got two boys and my wife and the little 234 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 1: home gym, and I'm swapping equipment in and out because 235 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 1: the space we have have it is not enormous. Don't 236 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 1: need a lot. I have a storage space. I'll pull 237 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: pieces in and out. Because I do work in the industry, 238 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 1: I have access to a lot of things. But we're 239 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: all using it. We're all using it, and that's so important. 240 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 1: Number four. You're buying something because it's popular, just because 241 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 1: it's popular. And again today a couple of pieces that 242 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 1: are super popular. But if you don't like that form 243 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 1: of exercise, it doesn't matter that your friend Bill and 244 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:38,320 Speaker 1: Kelly and everyone has them. If you don't like it, 245 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 1: it's not for you. So sure things that are more 246 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 1: popular sometimes and there's certain pieces of equipment and go okay, 247 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 1: you know, you're getting a little bit more and and 248 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 1: that variation and and it's fun for a lot of people, 249 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 1: but not everyone. So again, just because something is popular 250 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 1: doesn't mean it's right for you. And there's so many options, 251 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 1: so many options. And every time I say things like that, 252 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 1: it makes me feel old because first ten years, fifteen years, 253 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 1: when I was doing this, there were half the options, 254 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 1: especially for the home, not even close to what there 255 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:23,120 Speaker 1: is today. So don't buy something just because it's popular 256 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: or it looks cool. It's just gonna sit there and 257 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:34,960 Speaker 1: be an expensive reminder that that wasn't for you. And 258 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 1: that slides perfectly into number five. Not doing your homework. 259 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: Not doing your homework Again, when I started, if you 260 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:49,560 Speaker 1: to do your homework, what did that mean? You went 261 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 1: into a store, You went to many stores. You went 262 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:55,560 Speaker 1: to gym stores, jim equipment stores, and you tried things out, 263 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 1: and you had pushy salespeople and they have limited equipment 264 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 1: line and that they really wanted to sell you what 265 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:05,159 Speaker 1: they had, just like every other salesperson. And then you 266 00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 1: had to go to other gym stores to get, you know, 267 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:12,000 Speaker 1: access to different pieces. And then you might have gone 268 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 1: to a friend's house because your friends like, oh, I 269 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:15,679 Speaker 1: love this piece of equipment, so you go over to 270 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:17,600 Speaker 1: their house, you make a special trip, and you go, 271 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: I hate this. Not today, it's all online and spending 272 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:25,760 Speaker 1: a half hour an hour, you can do your due 273 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:29,639 Speaker 1: diligence and know everything you need to know about not 274 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:32,680 Speaker 1: only that piece that you're thinking about, but all the competition. 275 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:37,440 Speaker 1: I mean literally websites now where they will have on 276 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:40,800 Speaker 1: one screen here's what you want. Here's the four models 277 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:43,920 Speaker 1: that are the competitors. Here's a checklist of what they have. 278 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:47,240 Speaker 1: How many programs, resistance levels if it's cardio, things like that. 279 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:52,959 Speaker 1: And then the reviews, the reviews, not only the written reviews, 280 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:57,120 Speaker 1: which you should read through you know, thousand reviews by 281 00:17:57,160 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 1: different people, the video reviews. There are people that make 282 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 1: a very good living now breaking down in every minute 283 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 1: detail fitness watches and and exercise equipment, and they literally 284 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 1: open the box right in front of you and go 285 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 1: step by painful step. But if you're making an expensive purchase, 286 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 1: you sit in front of your computer and you do 287 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 1: your homework. So you should never be surprised with a 288 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 1: purchase like that. If you do your homework and you 289 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:32,199 Speaker 1: still if you do have a friend who has that 290 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:35,520 Speaker 1: piece that you want, or you know of a storefront 291 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:38,400 Speaker 1: where you can go try it out. Absolutely best thing ever, 292 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:42,120 Speaker 1: Even when you do that, they'll read their reviews and 293 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:46,960 Speaker 1: watch all of the videos. You can so do your homework. 294 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 1: It is so easy to do today. Just know that, 295 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:53,920 Speaker 1: by the way, a lot of the review sites, those 296 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:58,479 Speaker 1: people are making money off of you clicking on and 297 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:02,199 Speaker 1: making a purchase from their site. Now, really interesting data 298 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:05,960 Speaker 1: is you know, not everyone does that. They do their 299 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 1: research first and then they'll go to different sites. But 300 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:10,680 Speaker 1: those people are making money many of these sites by 301 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:14,439 Speaker 1: you making purchases off the sites. And that's okay, but 302 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 1: they may have a vested interests potentially in pushing you 303 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:22,119 Speaker 1: something for a specific reason. And one thing really quickly 304 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:25,639 Speaker 1: when we're into the doing your homework thing um and 305 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:27,879 Speaker 1: it may have talked about this, I think on the 306 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:30,760 Speaker 1: first Designing Your Perfect Home Gym show. Make sure it 307 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: fits in your space. I mean pretty basic, right, but 308 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:37,680 Speaker 1: the headrooms if you're putting it in, especially a basement 309 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 1: type gym, different clearances, different headrooms. I think I talked 310 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:45,200 Speaker 1: about I used to put ellipticals in people's houses and 311 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:47,639 Speaker 1: I'd get there and you'd see that they had bought 312 00:19:47,720 --> 00:19:51,199 Speaker 1: a piece before, and we would have to cut out 313 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 1: a square in the ceiling to fit their heads so 314 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:56,359 Speaker 1: they wouldn't bump their head. And now you're stuck in 315 00:19:56,359 --> 00:19:58,639 Speaker 1: that one position. Right, you can only have you know 316 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: your machine, like in Ellipo goal there Also if you're 317 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:04,960 Speaker 1: buying a rack system or something like that, you know 318 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:08,200 Speaker 1: chin up type dip station, you want to make sure 319 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:14,600 Speaker 1: it fits. That leads pretty well into number six. Buying 320 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:19,880 Speaker 1: that one big piece that does one thing. How many 321 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:22,679 Speaker 1: of us have seen that? Jim? Right, you go to 322 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:24,919 Speaker 1: someone's house and you're like, okay, you you have a 323 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 1: small amount of space, and I love that you've you 324 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 1: have a home gym, But why the leg abduction machine? 325 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:33,840 Speaker 1: And where did you get that? Right? What Jim went 326 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:37,720 Speaker 1: out of business and sold you their enormous leg abduction machine. Now, 327 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:40,440 Speaker 1: some people you know, are given this equipment. But even then, 328 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:44,639 Speaker 1: when you have limited amount of space, you generally don't 329 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 1: want to give it up to a machine that does 330 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:53,879 Speaker 1: one thing unless you love it. Leg press something like that. 331 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 1: But I've seen like caphraise machines. You're like that, that's 332 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,679 Speaker 1: it's taken up a lot of space and all you're working, 333 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:05,600 Speaker 1: are your calves. But if that's what makes you happy, 334 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 1: that what's that's what makes you happy. But often times 335 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:11,119 Speaker 1: people will do that. They will they will take a 336 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 1: small space and spend some money on a machine that 337 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:20,920 Speaker 1: does such a limited amount of um is so specific. 338 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 1: You're just not maximizing your your time, your money, or 339 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:27,640 Speaker 1: the space that you're exercising in. And one great story 340 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:32,360 Speaker 1: I use about this is years ago I was fortunate 341 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:36,359 Speaker 1: to train a woman who owned a celebrity resort in 342 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 1: Mexico and she wanted me to kind of help her 343 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 1: with the gym for the resort. And she already had 344 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:45,440 Speaker 1: pieces in there. And it was a small space, beautiful 345 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:48,920 Speaker 1: beautiful space, beautiful resort um. It was a place where 346 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:53,440 Speaker 1: celebrities would go private, private airfield, away from the paparazzi. 347 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 1: But as I was looking over the different pieces she had, 348 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 1: and they were only, you know, a few big ones, 349 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:02,119 Speaker 1: but there was a dip and a chin combo station. 350 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 1: Now for her clientele, and for the space and for 351 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 1: the location, just everything, it didn't make sense. It's like, 352 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 1: why do you have an enormous dip and chin up 353 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:15,639 Speaker 1: station in one It was one of those you know, 354 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:19,480 Speaker 1: one piece. You could do dips and lower ab exercises, 355 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 1: things like that as well. And she laughed and she said, well, 356 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 1: Bobby did Nero as she called him, was here not 357 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:27,919 Speaker 1: too long ago, or was coming, she said, and asked 358 00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:31,199 Speaker 1: for this piece to be there. And having watched a 359 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 1: bunch of his movies, I knew right away that it 360 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:37,160 Speaker 1: was most likely when he was preparing for Cape Fear, 361 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: which is that movie. He is an ex con, and 362 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:43,680 Speaker 1: I think they opened the movie with him doing chin ups. 363 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:47,159 Speaker 1: He had the body and being such a specific method 364 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:50,160 Speaker 1: type actor, he was going to get the body that 365 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:54,880 Speaker 1: the role called for, which was lots of body weight exercise. 366 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:56,320 Speaker 1: So that was kind of funny. But I said, okay, 367 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:58,200 Speaker 1: now you can get rid of it. Unless he's coming 368 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:00,440 Speaker 1: back and doing another movie like that. It is taking 369 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:03,120 Speaker 1: up a way too much space and it is too 370 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: specific for your clientele. You could just use the space better. 371 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:11,560 Speaker 1: So ideally, when and if you are getting that one 372 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:16,879 Speaker 1: big piece, it should do the most for the most people. 373 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:20,639 Speaker 1: In other words, if you're getting a multistation, if you 374 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:23,920 Speaker 1: do have you know a good bit of space, well 375 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 1: you want a piece, whether it's a strength piece. Generally, 376 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 1: speaking of strength piece that does the most exercises for 377 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 1: the most people. And when I say the most people, 378 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: you have to think about who in the family is 379 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:41,840 Speaker 1: going to use it. Do you have a husband and wife, kids, sons, daughters, 380 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:45,360 Speaker 1: what sports do they play, how old are they what's appropriate? 381 00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:50,160 Speaker 1: But when you are dedicating space and money to one 382 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:53,879 Speaker 1: big thing, it should do the most for the most people. 383 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:57,159 Speaker 1: Simple rule of thumb. And that's where you have to 384 00:23:57,200 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 1: be educated on what I just said. You know who's 385 00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:04,280 Speaker 1: gonna use it, what's their fitness level, what are they 386 00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 1: training for, what are their goals? And then super fun 387 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:12,480 Speaker 1: to do. Get that one piece that is going to 388 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 1: really be utilized by the most people in your family 389 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:19,320 Speaker 1: and they're going to get the most out of it. 390 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:23,040 Speaker 1: All Right, A couple more and I love this one 391 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:27,040 Speaker 1: number seven. Worrying how it looks. You know, back when 392 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:28,719 Speaker 1: I was a trainer, and I would go into people's 393 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 1: homes and either they did have the home gym already 394 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 1: or I would help them design them. When I would 395 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:37,239 Speaker 1: go into the ones who already had home gyms and 396 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:40,119 Speaker 1: you know, the higher end clientele, and you'd walk in 397 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:44,520 Speaker 1: and they would have beautiful, pristine home gym's. You know, 398 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 1: super expensive and just crystal clean, and you know, you 399 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 1: knew they didn't work out, you n they generally didn't 400 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:58,119 Speaker 1: use it. And I remember the first celebrities house I 401 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:00,679 Speaker 1: went into and they had the home gym and it 402 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:03,959 Speaker 1: wasn't huge, it was nice, and it was a mess 403 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:08,320 Speaker 1: and I said, this person is using it. This person 404 00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:10,679 Speaker 1: is not that they're sloppy, is that they're using it. 405 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:13,399 Speaker 1: You know, yes, there are some type as who use 406 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:16,000 Speaker 1: it and then clean up, but generally speaking, when you 407 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:20,120 Speaker 1: see a a messy gym, it's being used. So this 408 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:23,639 Speaker 1: is your space, is my point. Don't worry how it 409 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:27,479 Speaker 1: looks to anyone else. This is your space. This is 410 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:29,800 Speaker 1: your space. And that's gonna lead to my next point, 411 00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:33,880 Speaker 1: which is so important, and you know you may think 412 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:37,919 Speaker 1: it's not, but trust me, it is. This is your space. 413 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:40,000 Speaker 1: It should be messy. It should it should be it 414 00:25:40,040 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 1: should be used. This is a place to sweat. You know, 415 00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:48,880 Speaker 1: triathletes call it the pain cave, and even triathletes, you'll 416 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 1: look at some of these spaces they often post on 417 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:56,119 Speaker 1: Instagram different social media, and you look, that's beautiful. They 418 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 1: don't exercise down there, and not frequently, and then you 419 00:25:59,840 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 1: look at the one again, like the woman I was 420 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:05,560 Speaker 1: saying who posts every morning from her basement, and you 421 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:09,119 Speaker 1: know it is not the prettiest place, but it's you 422 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:13,159 Speaker 1: can tell she loves it, and that's awesome. This is 423 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 1: your space. Don't worry how it looks. And that leads 424 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:21,359 Speaker 1: directly into number eight of nine, by the way, not 425 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:24,240 Speaker 1: customizing it for you. So along with not worrying how 426 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 1: it looks, this is this is not your living room 427 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:30,480 Speaker 1: that you're showing to two friends. This is not your 428 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:34,160 Speaker 1: you know, whatever show piece. This is. This is where 429 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:39,600 Speaker 1: you're gonna be healthy and be motivated. So not customizing 430 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:44,679 Speaker 1: it to you is so important, so important, and you 431 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:48,920 Speaker 1: need to do whatever it is that makes it motivating 432 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:52,639 Speaker 1: for you. And that's one of the roadblocks people have 433 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:55,119 Speaker 1: to working out at home. When you go to a gym, 434 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:59,400 Speaker 1: there's people and it's open space, and you know, there's energy, 435 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:02,960 Speaker 1: and that generally easier for a lot of people, not everybody, 436 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:08,639 Speaker 1: but then many people have difficulty, myself included, working at 437 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 1: at home unless that space is motivating for me, and 438 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 1: when it's a smaller space and maybe no windows. Mine 439 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 1: doesn't have you know, mine's down in the basement. Jim. 440 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 1: No windows, so there's no sunlight. You have to do 441 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 1: whatever it is to make it motivating for you. And 442 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:28,840 Speaker 1: that can be posters, that can be pictures of yourself 443 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:33,080 Speaker 1: maybe before after whatever. Something that's going to motivate you 444 00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:35,919 Speaker 1: can be pictures. And I love this. I have this 445 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:40,520 Speaker 1: of your spouse and or kids. What are you exercising for? 446 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:44,760 Speaker 1: To remind you that this is what it's all about. 447 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:49,040 Speaker 1: And if you're someone who competes recreationally or competitively, and 448 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:54,359 Speaker 1: you have metals, trophies, bib numbers, you know, uh, spartan race, 449 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 1: bandana's whatever it is, and if that's motivating for you, 450 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:02,120 Speaker 1: and it often is remind yourself of what you've done 451 00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 1: and put it up everywhere. Another thing I love are 452 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:12,879 Speaker 1: you can buy those vinyl letters lettering with the sayings 453 00:28:14,119 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 1: and it's so easy to do and relatively inexpensive. And 454 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 1: if you have the wall space, you put that on 455 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 1: the wall to whatever is going to motivate you. If 456 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:25,919 Speaker 1: you have a personal mantra that goes on the wall, 457 00:28:26,760 --> 00:28:29,840 Speaker 1: because you want that space to be fun for you. 458 00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:32,200 Speaker 1: That when you wake up, if you're doing the morning 459 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:34,200 Speaker 1: workouts and you go, okay, I'm getting up at six 460 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:37,600 Speaker 1: and you go down there and it's it's just the 461 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 1: vibe for you. Is the vibe for you, not for 462 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:44,480 Speaker 1: your friend. You don't care if they come over and go, oh, 463 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:46,000 Speaker 1: this is like, how do you work out here? You go, 464 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:48,720 Speaker 1: I just do And I think back to my original 465 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:51,760 Speaker 1: you know, Jim, when I was a kid, you know, 466 00:28:51,920 --> 00:28:55,360 Speaker 1: pumping the sand barbells, the barbels that were filled with sand, 467 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:58,560 Speaker 1: and the rickety bench. But I had my little box 468 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 1: because that's how old I am, and for those of 469 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:02,400 Speaker 1: you who are younger, that's a thing. We played music 470 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:08,040 Speaker 1: with cassettes with my rocky theme and my handmade calendar 471 00:29:08,120 --> 00:29:10,160 Speaker 1: on the wall that I would keep tracking my workouts 472 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:12,760 Speaker 1: in the little book that I followed the pictures. But 473 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:15,640 Speaker 1: it was it was mine. It was motivating. It was 474 00:29:15,680 --> 00:29:18,320 Speaker 1: a basement. But it has to be for you. It's 475 00:29:18,360 --> 00:29:22,080 Speaker 1: all about you and your family. Whatever works for you. 476 00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:26,520 Speaker 1: All right, final break when we come back, the final one, 477 00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:30,920 Speaker 1: and yes, along with not customizing it to you, the 478 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:44,200 Speaker 1: most important we'll be right back. If you have a home, 479 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 1: you have a home gym. Probably said that a thousand 480 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:54,719 Speaker 1: times on TV radio to you, but it's true, and 481 00:29:54,760 --> 00:30:00,600 Speaker 1: it's exciting and that leads to the ninth point about 482 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:06,240 Speaker 1: mistakes you can make when designing your home gym. And 483 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:11,520 Speaker 1: again it may sound contradictory, but it's not. So we 484 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:15,280 Speaker 1: talked about you don't have to spend a lot of money, 485 00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:19,840 Speaker 1: but number nine is you got to invest. You got 486 00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:22,520 Speaker 1: to invest in yourself, You got to invest in your family. 487 00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:27,240 Speaker 1: You have to invest in your health. And that means 488 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 1: spending some money. So after you start, So you start, 489 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:35,400 Speaker 1: you go, I don't have a lot you okay, you 490 00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:37,800 Speaker 1: start with that Matt and your phone, and you get 491 00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:40,000 Speaker 1: some workouts in and then you have a couple extra dollars. 492 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:45,760 Speaker 1: Well invest just like you're investing in your future in 493 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:48,840 Speaker 1: your four oh one K. That was going to be 494 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:53,080 Speaker 1: the title of the Micro Workout Plan. My original title 495 00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:57,680 Speaker 1: was your four oh one K Fitness Plan. So what 496 00:30:57,840 --> 00:31:01,480 Speaker 1: is more important to invest in then your health? Because 497 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:03,160 Speaker 1: you got that four oh one K and if you 498 00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:06,520 Speaker 1: ain't around to spend it and to enjoy it. Even 499 00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:09,120 Speaker 1: if you're around to spend it, how are you gonna 500 00:31:09,160 --> 00:31:14,080 Speaker 1: be at And this is what's in the book, by 501 00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:18,200 Speaker 1: the way, the Micro Workout Plan, my new book. That's 502 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:21,160 Speaker 1: what it's about. So even though I say you don't 503 00:31:21,200 --> 00:31:23,040 Speaker 1: have to spend a lot of money, and that's true 504 00:31:23,040 --> 00:31:27,960 Speaker 1: and it will always be true. What you have, you 505 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:30,360 Speaker 1: should invest in your health, and that may be just 506 00:31:30,440 --> 00:31:33,880 Speaker 1: like you are putting money away hopefully for your future 507 00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:37,680 Speaker 1: and kids educations and things like that. Maybe each month 508 00:31:38,040 --> 00:31:39,840 Speaker 1: a little bit more into the gym, or it's all 509 00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:45,760 Speaker 1: at once, whatever, but know that those dollars spent, the 510 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:53,080 Speaker 1: return is guaranteed, is guaranteed. Every workout you do matters. 511 00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:58,680 Speaker 1: Every workout you do works, It's gonna decrease stress, not 512 00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:06,440 Speaker 1: just the weight scale thing. Every workout gives you results. 513 00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:10,520 Speaker 1: So saying, hey, you know what, this guest room that 514 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:13,320 Speaker 1: no one ever uses, or maybe they even use once 515 00:32:13,400 --> 00:32:15,360 Speaker 1: or twice a year, you go, okay, am I gonna 516 00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:19,160 Speaker 1: save this space for something that happens once or twice 517 00:32:19,160 --> 00:32:21,440 Speaker 1: a year? Or am I going to take the space 518 00:32:21,680 --> 00:32:24,320 Speaker 1: and make it something that I use almost every day, 519 00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:27,840 Speaker 1: if not every day, and that my kids use and 520 00:32:27,960 --> 00:32:31,640 Speaker 1: that you know my spouse uses, or that's the gym. 521 00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:33,560 Speaker 1: And you say, you know what, I'm sorry your basement, 522 00:32:33,600 --> 00:32:37,440 Speaker 1: you say, always wanted to remodel this basement or just 523 00:32:37,520 --> 00:32:42,840 Speaker 1: put down some rubber mats, Then do it? This is 524 00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:45,720 Speaker 1: your health and if the time that I am recording 525 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:51,040 Speaker 1: this is not I just watched Dr Katz give us 526 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:59,160 Speaker 1: a lecture live today about the coronavirus, and how if 527 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:02,400 Speaker 1: I love him and his message and taking notes because 528 00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:04,320 Speaker 1: we're so aligned and he is a guest. I hope 529 00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:05,880 Speaker 1: to get on the show in the very near future. 530 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:11,480 Speaker 1: If today doesn't teach the value of being healthy, as 531 00:33:11,520 --> 00:33:15,320 Speaker 1: I've said on this podcast so many times, then then 532 00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:19,880 Speaker 1: it never will. Sure, we want to look good, and 533 00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:23,200 Speaker 1: we want to be our ideal weight, but we want 534 00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:25,120 Speaker 1: to be able to survive and to be as healthy 535 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:28,600 Speaker 1: as possible so that when viruses happen and things like that, 536 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:34,120 Speaker 1: not just you, your whole family is protected. And how 537 00:33:34,120 --> 00:33:39,360 Speaker 1: are you protected? Exercise and eating well. So when you 538 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:44,120 Speaker 1: invest ten dollars, a hundred dollars, a thousand dollars, whatever 539 00:33:44,240 --> 00:33:49,520 Speaker 1: you can afford, that is money so well spent. Even 540 00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:51,720 Speaker 1: when people say to me, you know, I bought that 541 00:33:51,800 --> 00:33:56,400 Speaker 1: treadmill and I never use it. Okay, it's not a failure. 542 00:33:56,720 --> 00:33:58,800 Speaker 1: You didn't do you didn't listen to this show. You 543 00:33:58,840 --> 00:34:02,360 Speaker 1: probably shouldn't have gotten a treadmill for yourself. And suddenly 544 00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:05,440 Speaker 1: you see that person who hated the treadmill, and it's 545 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:08,240 Speaker 1: sitting in their house and they're rowing or they are biking. 546 00:34:08,640 --> 00:34:13,200 Speaker 1: They found that thing. So do your homework. That's what 547 00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:17,080 Speaker 1: all these nine things are about. You know, if you 548 00:34:17,160 --> 00:34:21,839 Speaker 1: truly find that piece that you love and those pieces 549 00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:25,680 Speaker 1: and then pair it with content, and then make that 550 00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:28,640 Speaker 1: space dedicated to you, and then decorate the space and 551 00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:31,239 Speaker 1: they get something that everyone in the family. Then it 552 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:34,920 Speaker 1: gets fun and then you use it, and then you 553 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:40,040 Speaker 1: stop thinking about the money you're investing in your health. 554 00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:43,200 Speaker 1: You know, you go out to dinner, you spend hundred, 555 00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:47,280 Speaker 1: two hundred dollars whatever it is, but you don't spend 556 00:34:47,280 --> 00:34:50,600 Speaker 1: two d on equipment that's gonna last pretty much the 557 00:34:50,640 --> 00:34:55,759 Speaker 1: rest of your life and help you live a better life. So, 558 00:34:57,040 --> 00:35:00,319 Speaker 1: wherever you are in the investing in yourself, as far 559 00:35:00,360 --> 00:35:06,239 Speaker 1: as means, do it, do it for yourself, do it 560 00:35:06,320 --> 00:35:09,880 Speaker 1: for your family, and do it for your future. No 561 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:14,879 Speaker 1: better investment than in something that is going to help 562 00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:20,000 Speaker 1: you look better, feel better, and live longer. And that's 563 00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:23,160 Speaker 1: a perfect way to end it. So, if you haven't 564 00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:26,560 Speaker 1: listened to the Designing your Perfect Home Jim, many of 565 00:35:26,560 --> 00:35:28,320 Speaker 1: the things I talked about here, but again This is 566 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:30,680 Speaker 1: an adjunct to that. I talked more in that one 567 00:35:30,719 --> 00:35:33,680 Speaker 1: about cardio and strength and things like that and get 568 00:35:33,719 --> 00:35:36,600 Speaker 1: a little more specific. But if you don't have a home, Jim, 569 00:35:36,680 --> 00:35:39,120 Speaker 1: if you don't have a space in wherever you live 570 00:35:39,160 --> 00:35:42,759 Speaker 1: that you get your little short workouts in or long 571 00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:47,799 Speaker 1: workouts in, find it and do it and start thinking 572 00:35:47,800 --> 00:35:51,360 Speaker 1: about today and get excited. It's the greatest thing you 573 00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:54,960 Speaker 1: can do for yourself, and it's for you. And if 574 00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:58,439 Speaker 1: you're a mother, that's your space and time your kids 575 00:35:58,440 --> 00:36:00,239 Speaker 1: are sleeping, or your kids are at school, or your 576 00:36:00,280 --> 00:36:04,279 Speaker 1: kids are at home and watching you do it. No 577 00:36:04,400 --> 00:36:10,359 Speaker 1: more guilt about exercise for moms. Exercise and your kids 578 00:36:10,360 --> 00:36:12,959 Speaker 1: seeing you do it. What better gift can you give 579 00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:17,920 Speaker 1: them being a great role model and wanting to be 580 00:36:18,080 --> 00:36:21,600 Speaker 1: healthy and around to enjoy them for as long as 581 00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:26,160 Speaker 1: you can. Thank you for listening. I am Tom Holland 582 00:36:26,360 --> 00:36:29,719 Speaker 1: please subscribe to this podcast and if you can rate 583 00:36:29,800 --> 00:36:32,960 Speaker 1: the show, that would be great. And comments. If you're 584 00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:36,160 Speaker 1: listening someplace you can leave a comment, please do. And 585 00:36:36,320 --> 00:36:39,280 Speaker 1: when you use the hashtag fitness disrupted on social media, 586 00:36:39,360 --> 00:36:44,319 Speaker 1: I will see it my Twitter and my Instagram is 587 00:36:44,360 --> 00:36:47,760 Speaker 1: Tom h Fit. So many people reaching out asking me questions, 588 00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:50,200 Speaker 1: and I think every question that has been asked to 589 00:36:50,239 --> 00:36:53,080 Speaker 1: me through social media I have worked into a show. 590 00:36:53,160 --> 00:36:56,160 Speaker 1: So thank you for that. I truly appreciate it, feedback, 591 00:36:56,719 --> 00:36:59,319 Speaker 1: h questions, comments, all that stuff. And again, I have 592 00:36:59,360 --> 00:37:02,040 Speaker 1: a new book just came out, the Micro Workout Plan, 593 00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:05,800 Speaker 1: perfect thing for you to add to your home gym, 594 00:37:05,840 --> 00:37:08,000 Speaker 1: and it's got workouts in it, five minute workouts that 595 00:37:08,040 --> 00:37:11,080 Speaker 1: you can do throughout the day and it's truly what 596 00:37:11,160 --> 00:37:15,160 Speaker 1: you need, the philosophy and the content to get started. 597 00:37:15,640 --> 00:37:18,759 Speaker 1: So again, thank you so much for listening. I have 598 00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:21,080 Speaker 1: the greatest job in the world helping people look better, 599 00:37:21,160 --> 00:37:25,520 Speaker 1: feel better, and live longer, and I take that job 600 00:37:26,239 --> 00:37:31,480 Speaker 1: super seriously. Research based, common sense experience is everything I'm 601 00:37:31,480 --> 00:37:33,759 Speaker 1: bringing to you. I hope you enjoy it. I know 602 00:37:33,880 --> 00:37:37,640 Speaker 1: some people don't. I've read some comments. We love the content, 603 00:37:37,680 --> 00:37:41,560 Speaker 1: we just don't like him. That's okay, that's okay. I 604 00:37:41,600 --> 00:37:45,439 Speaker 1: love you all. Thank you again, and remember there are 605 00:37:45,520 --> 00:37:49,239 Speaker 1: three things we can control, how much we move, what 606 00:37:49,280 --> 00:37:52,400 Speaker 1: we put into our mouths, and our state of mind, 607 00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:57,480 Speaker 1: our attitudes, and that is awesome. Get your home, Jim 608 00:37:57,560 --> 00:38:05,720 Speaker 1: going have an awesome day, and believe in yourself. Fitness 609 00:38:05,719 --> 00:38:09,120 Speaker 1: Disrupted is a production of I heart Radio. 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