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In the latest Sunday Survey, a “lack of space” was easily the biggest issue highlighted by home gym owners. 73% said this was an issue for them and was without question the most mentioned and “liked” in the Sunday Survey Discussion. Ceiling height was a big concern, as well as just simply wanting more than you could fit.
Other highlights of the survey include:
- Temperature control (cold winters, hot summers) came in as the second biggest obstacle. This was also a hot topic in the Sunday Survey Discussion mentioned above.
- Nearly half say warming up is difficult to do within a home gym setting and came in as the #3 issue, while only 16% said finishing a workout was a problem.
- Keeping the gym clean, not enough lighting, and concern about making too much noise are seen as moderate issues. All had about a third saying these were issues.
- Most feel that they are working out in a safe environment with equipment that will last and is not poor quality.
| Rank | Statement | True | False | % True |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lack of space is an issue for my home gym | 7,507 | 2,793 | 73% |
| 2 | Temperature Control is an issue for my home gym | 6,029 | 4,353 | 58% |
| 3 | Warming Up is an issue during home gym workouts | 4,830 | 5,337 | 48% |
| 4 | Distractions are an issue during home gym workouts | 3,901 | 6,308 | 38% |
| 5 | Keeping home gym clean is an issue | 3,137 | 6,222 | 34% |
| 6 | Not enough lighting is an issue for my home gym | 3,178 | 6,652 | 32% |
| 7 | Concern about making too much noise is an issue | 2,908 | 6,486 | 31% |
| 8 | Poor equipment is an issue I face with home gym | 1,812 | 7,678 | 19% |
| 9 | I’ve made multiple home gym purchase regrets | 1,788 | 8,133 | 18% |
| 10 | Finishing workouts is an issue for me in home gym | 1,508 | 8,063 | 16% |
| 11 | Equipment aging quickly is an issue for my home gym | 1,352 | 8,662 | 14% |
| 12 | Working out safely is an iussue for me at home gym | 1,122 | 8,832 | 11% |
| Total | 39,072 | 79,519 | 33% |
Except for a few additions. this survey was also done last October. All but “Temperature Control” had a lower percentage of “true” votes, meaning fewer issues with the topics above. For example, time 21% voted that equipment aging was an issue vs. just 14% this time.
It should also be noted that the U.S just came out of a winter storm, so that is most likely the reason we didn’t see that number drop as well.
The comparison below looks at the amount that voted these statements as issues then vs. now.
Thanks to all who voted! With about 10,000 votes per question, these statistics are very significant and it will be interesting to see how much this changes next time.
