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Building a Dream Gym

If you could build your own personal gym where money was not an object, what would you build?

For me – if money were no object – I would start by dedicating one full room in the house for a gym specifically and I’d populate it with the following items:

Weight Training Multistation that costs about $6,000 and features a multitude of resistance training equipment and a wide variety of support exercises. I’d want to add to that a top of the line, True treadmill that runs about $5,000 along with a high end Elliptical trainer and stationary bike ($5,000 and $2,000 respectively).

I’d like the cycle to include a virtual reality monitor that simulates motion and provides a screen where you can take yourself out on the road and ride anywhere you want to go. Sounding too good to be true? Yeah, me too – but I still like it. I’m making a wish list up right now. If I’ve got this whole set up going, what more could I possibly want?

To add to all of this, I’d want a 33-inch flat screen TV at a cost of $1,500, a CD surround sound system at a $1,000 and a high end heart monitor at a cost of $180. A good pedometer and throw in two Swiss exercise balls at $25 each, a weight abs ball at $30 and a full set of hand weights at $10 to $15 each. A weight rack and a yoga mat are the final bits to add to the gym setup.

Total cost of this home gym would be around $22,000 give or take. Not a bad price for a dream area – and I’d definitely get a real kick out of working out in this dream gym area. While this is hardly a practical idea for building yourself a home gym – it’s definitely a cool idea –

— what’s your idea for a dream gym?

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About Heather Long

Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago. They have a beautiful daughter who just turned five years old. She is learning to read and preparing for kindergarten in the fall. An author of more than 300 articles and 500+ web copy pieces, Heather has also written three books as a ghostwriter. Empty Canoe Publishing accepted a novel of her own. A former horse breeder, Heather used to get most of her exercise outside. In late 2004, early 2005 Heather started studying fitness full time in order to get herself back into shape. Heather worked with a personal trainer for six months and works out regularly. She enjoys shaking up her routine and checking out new exercises. Her current favorites are the treadmill (she walks up to 90 minutes daily) and doing yoga for stretching. She also performs strength training two to three times a week. Her goals include performing in a marathon such as the Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness or Team in Training for Lymphoma research. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience through the fitness and marriage blogs.