There is a great amount of interest in home fitness today.
I think this is a combination of a couple of important factors. People are very interested in getting and/or staying healthy for one. Boomers and the generation right behind them are starting to feel the squeeze of their mortality as they get older. Home fitness routines are an easy way to start feeling better and maybe even add some years to their lives. Added to this is the fact that there are many people today who are avoiding any kind of perceived extra expenses. Joining a gym can seem like an expense that can be avoided by staying home and working out. Never mind how much people manage to spend on the junk that is often advertised on television as a way to lose weight and get in shape with hardly any work at all.
Although it is probably better to get some exercise at home than no exercise at all, joining a gym is more effective for some people who need the commitment of actually spending money to get themselves into motion and working out. The cost may be hard for some people to swing, but it can be much too easy to talk yourself out of home fitness workouts. There are distractions all around you and the environment often is not conducive to staying focused on what you are doing.
In addition, many people end up spending as much on home fitness equipment as they would have by joining a gym several times over. To make matters worse, these home fitness centers often end up sitting and collecting dust. You can see the end result of these failed fitness routines at garage sales all around the United States. Deeply discounted, barely used home fitness machines waiting to be picked up for outrageously cheap prices.
If you can afford it, a gym membership will probably serve you better for staying motivated and having immediate access to workouts without distractions. If not, you may want to check out what types of deals are available for you online and at local sales where people want to get things moved out of their homes.
