The simple answer is no. There are aobviously advantages of joining a gym but its not for everyone, in fact in some cases the gym can be a disadvantage as others find the idea of rocking up to their local gym a real bore, me included.
It is possible to achieve personal fitness goals from your own home and get the results your after with basic kit, says Nikita of Personal Trainer Manchester. You are even able to get outside and train just as well without any kit at all.
At the end of the day iots what you do to your muscles, rather than the gear you use to get the same effect, that actaully counts, reckons Jo of Personal Trainer Manchester. For an example, if you stimulate your muscles by completing a press up, it will have a similar effect as say, doing a bench press.
You need to remeber that running isn't the only thing you are able to do outside of a gym or your home, theres far more, you maybe just need to think a little more creatively about some of the exercises, agrees jo and Nikita of Personal Trainer Manchester. You can do a number of things, such as, press ups, bear crawls, burpees in a park, use the trees to do pull ups and muscle ups. Basing a circuit on what you can see will also engage your mind with what you are about to do. Use the outside as your gym!
