All honesty, I had never even had the desire for a home gym, but the house we ended up buying was in a neighborhood where all of the 2 car garages had an extra room on the back. In stead of using it as a shop or storage as many have, the previous owners finished it out (insulation, AC, etc) and used it as a guest suite, so my wife and I decided instead of renewing our gym membership (>$100/mo), we would just buy what we wanted and come out ahead in the long run. It's been awesome being able to walk out there 20 minutes before, turn the AC on, and then go back to a cool room to lift in. I do miss the variety a gym has and the muscle specific machines, but not as much as I thought. I will say I was a lot more focused when I was at a gym, but since my wife and I made the commitment to keep the kids out of there while the other is working out, that has started to change.