With the new year in full swing, many people strive to get into better shape whether they have had a fitness routine in the past or are starting a new, fresh workout plan.
If you have enough room in your home, like a garage or other room that is not in use, you may consider laying out your own home gym. You can choose to buy your gym equipment or you can build your own homemade gym equipment using inexpensive supplies.
We have gathered 7 PVC DIY workout equipment ideas that you can build for your home gym. Check out the resources below:
- The Ultimate PVC Bodyweight Gym: This article is step-by-step guide to creating your own home gym system made out of PVC. The article also includes a 3 month workout plan to use with your DIY PVC home gym system. To build your bodyweight exercise equipment, you will need PVC elbows, PVC crosses, PVC tees, PVC pipe and a few other inexpensive materials.
- Homemade Pull Up Bar: Using PVC elbow fittings and steel pipe, this article explains how to build a pull up bar. This DIY pullup bar would be a great addition to your home gym and does not require any drilling.
- PVC Fitness Rings: Gymnastic/fitness rings can help add some diversity to your home workouts that you can also use to do different kinds of pull ups. This instructional article shows you how to make PVC fitness rings using 1” PVC pipe along with nylon rope, duct tape and more.
- PVC Parallettes: This article provides instructions on using ½” PVC pipe, PVC elbows, PVC tees and PVC caps, to make DIY parallettes that are light weight and easy to store. Parallettes can be used to include dips, pushups, L-sits and handstand pushups into your workout plan.
- Suspension Exercise Device: This article includes step-by-step instructions on how to create an inexpensive suspension trainer device using 4” PVC pipe, lashing straps, a carabiner and more. You can use this device for body weight resistance exercises.
- PVC Slosh Pipe: This article breaks down how to build an exercise slosh pipe and its many uses. Using 4” PVC pipe, PVC end caps and a few more materials, you can build an expensive piece of gym equipment that will add some challenge to your workout. The slosh pipe can be used for stabilization and core strengthening exercises.
- Foam Roller: This article shows you how to make a simple DIY foam roller to include in your workouts. A foam roller can be used to end your workout by providing an easy way to massage your muscles to release tension and increase range of motion. In order to create your own foam roller, you will need 4” or 6” PVC pipe, a yoga mat and some duct tape.
If you have some awesome DIY gym equipment ideas, please share with us, we’d love to hear from you!