Well I am no longer a member of a gym. Due to me not wanting to travel to the gym which meant missing sessions I have decided to cancel my membership and start using the home gym for all my sessions going forward. After a few sessions in there I have decided that I want to make some improvements to equipment to ensure I can make the progress I need, Liam is also going to be using the space going forward so I need to make sure it has pieces in there that we will both use and not leave gathering dust. Currently we have a lot of pieces just sat around that we may as well get rid of and use the new found space to add pieces we will benefit from.

The space we will be working with isn't huge but it is just right for us currently. With this being the only place for me to work out now though I need to sort the lighting, now we have electric in the space the torch light can go and I can finally get a proper light in here. We also have a heater to install that my dad kindly gave us just to battle any damp and those cold night sessions.

So onto the upgrades, at the moment we are using cheap vinyl weights however, I would really love to pick up the Nike weights and barbells, these just look like great quality and will just add a bit of colour to the dark space and would look good when I start filming workouts. To go with the weights I would love a squat rack, granted this couldn't be huge due to the space I have to play with but it would definitely be a worthwhile piece of equipment for us both. To go with the squat rack I need to pick up a proper bench, not like the one I currently have which doesn't actually go flat. This doesn't have to be a big expensive but it will be a worthwhile one. If space allowed and if I could find a way to put it on the wall safely I would also love to add a cable pulley to the weights section as I am missing this from the workouts already.

Now onto the cardio section where some upgrades are certainly required. The treadmill we have currently was just a cheap quick fix so that I had one for my 10K training so I am now wanting to upgrade this to something a bit better quality. I am also looking at replacing our broken bike with a smart one where I can link up an app for tracking my rides and progress, this is a bit of a strange one but I feel like I am slowly getting into cycling and I think it could do my knee the world of good. A new rowing machine would be perfect for Liam too, one like they have in the gyms not like the one we have now with the bar restricting movement. The final upgrade to the cardio section I want to make is adding a Ski Erg, I have wanted one of these for a long time now but it will only be if space allows.

Outside of the gym I would really love to add a pergola to the side and into out garden so we can extend the base out a little and make use of the space. In this space I would add my ice bath so it is with all the workout gear and possibly even a sauna if money allows in the future. I could even add my boxing bits out here to free up some indoor space too.

I would love to upgrade the gym structure in the future however, I feel now I am using it the space is just what I need, I don't need to go overboard, I just need to use what we have got. For now though it is time to get in here more often, use what we already have and make some progress towards my goals. 

See you soon

Lucy