Construction plans for a weight rack, an adjustable incline/flat bench and a leg curl/extension machine. I’m an athlete—a competing bodybuilder—and a few years ago I was faced with a problem. In order ...
Want to work out at home but don't have enough gym equipment? Try these DIY projects featured in Mars Pa More's Handy Mars segment. If you still feel leery about working out in a gym due to the ...
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Make Your Home Gym Actually Functional

Setting up a home gym is like building your own personal training sanctuary—it’s exciting until you realize your dumbbells ...
The $250 Fitness Gear weight set from Dick’s Sporting Goods isn’t available for curbside pickup at many locations and can’t be shipped at this time. A set of 2 hex rubber dumbbells with metal handles ...
The Expert: From running track to city paths to trails, I’ve been running virtually my whole life. As I’ve aged, I’ve become more and more aware of the value of cross-training and hitting the gym to ...
When TV just gets too boring, there's little else you can do to entertain yourself while on your exercise equipment. Reader Andy decided to stick it to boredom and build a laptop stand out of just ...
Fancy connected home gym systems that cost more than a mortgage payment are all the rage right now. But there is also value in going back to the basics with simple and inexpensive equipment that can ...
John Bosco Mwebesa, a hardware shop owner in Namubiru village, Mukono District, has turned two empty paint tins into barbells. The empty tins are filled with a mixture of sand and cement and left to ...