How to design a cardio gym with Rogue

This design has originally been published in the article "How to design a 3.6m x 4m gym with Rogue". Refer to this article if you want to see multiple options and how to use the Rogue Zeus engine most effectively and plan the space before putting gear into it.

This gym is designed to leave a bit more space for cardio purposes and do different kinds of cardio exercises. You will find a concept 2 rower, a Skierg and Rogue Echo bike to cover all of your needs. The two Tier storage can be used to put all of your extra contraptions and little conditioning gimmicks in one place. The Rogue boxes can be a varying height and stacked to provide you with more space for sandbag training. This gym will cost you about $26500. Roughly $22800 for the garden room and $3500 for the equipment.

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Item list for cardio garden gym

• Concept 2 rower $1100
• Concept 2 Skierg $770
• Rogue Two Tier Storage $299
• 3x Rogue wood flat pack box $125
• Rogue Timer$269
• Rogue Sandbags $20 -$80
• Rogue Echo Bike $750

The concept 2 rower is a calssic in cardio training. Train your entire body by rowing away for tie, calories or distance. This is a medium impact cardio exercise which can be done by people of all ages. Great for rehab and the entire family to get fitter.

The Concept 2 Skierg is a new approach fom concept to save space and provide a different form of cardio exercise. It simulates the movement you do in skiing. The most recent Rogue Invitational had a biathlon using the Skierg.

The Rogue Two tier Storage will provide the necessary storage space for this gym. You can fully use it for shelving for dumbbells and kettlebells or other equipment you use for conditioning. Up to you how you want to use it or whether you want to incorporate some more of Rogue's wall storing options.

The Rogue flat pack box is a staple out of the rogue portfolio for pylometric training. You can use it on three different ways for box jumps: It slo provides extra shelving when not used.

No gym is complete without a timer and a white board. Especially in a gym dedicated to cardio and conditioning a timer is a useful addition for TABATA workouts.

The Rogue sandbags can be used for lunges, cleans and carries. In this design you can also move the boxes to one corner to provide a line to walk for carries and other exercises. 

Rogue sandbags are a new take on the atlas stone to get some extra strength work into your conditioning. They are easier to maintain than regular Atlas stones and will give the extra edge over the competition by providing you with functional strength development. 

The Rogue Echo bike round up the picture to give you your daily kick in the butt. I haven't found a harder machine yet to burn you out as fast as possible when it comes to Cardio. 

Pros of the Cardio garden gym

With this design you have many options to train your cardiovascular system and even have multiple training in there in parallel.Filling the space only half with machines leaves more freedom to play around, do little sprints and walks and work on your spatial awareness.

Cons of the Cardio garden gym

This build does not provide any capabilities for heavy lifting or an office. You will working on your endurance and resilience and that is it.