# DIY Fitness Facilities This Homemade Home Gym is the Ultimate Cost-Cutter By Ryan Hinkson | Published 2010-05-24 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/homemade-home-gym References: [xtremehumors.blogspot](http://xtremehumors.blogspot.com/2009/08/home-made-fitness-club.html) This homemade home gym is the ultimate fitness cost-cutter. Summertime is just about here, so it's time to get those beach bodies ready; this option lets you do so without breaking your budget. It looks like all you need for the dumbbell is a stick, some rope, two tires, and something to put into the tires to give them some weight. For the bench, just take two stools and cover them with some foam, and *voila*--your homemade home gym is ready to pump you up! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.7/10 - Popularity: 61% | Activity: 72% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Health](https://www.trendhunter.com/health) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **DIY Fitness:** Creating DIY fitness equipment and facilities can significantly reduce costs for individuals and businesses. - **Urban Homesteading:** DIY fitness facilities fit into the larger trend of urban homesteading and self-sufficiency. - **Sustainability in Fitness:** DIY fitness promotes sustainability by repurposing materials and reducing waste in the fitness industry. ### Who This Affects Most - **Fitness Industry:** The DIY fitness trend presents opportunities for the fitness industry to innovate and create more affordable and sustainable options for consumers. - **Home Improvement Industry:** The DIY fitness trend offers opportunities for the home improvement industry to expand their offerings into creating home gym equipment. - **Sustainable Goods Industry:** The DIY fitness trend has potential for the sustainable goods industry to develop products and materials specifically for DIY fitness equipment. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Space-Saving Training Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spacesaving-training-set.md) - [Adjustable Workout Conditioning Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flyweight-home-gym.md) - [All-in-One Doorway Gym Equipment](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/doorway-gym.md) - [Premium Home Gym Equipment](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/home-gym-equipment-1.md) - [Total Body Workout Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-portable-gym.md) - [Adaptable All-in-One Gym Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gympad-bench.md) - [Modular Exercise Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modular-home-gym.md) - [Modular Smart Gyms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fittransformer.md) - [Digital Weight Training Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/imgym.md)