Tips for Gym Led Lighting

In the recent years, due to Covid quarantine it has become very popular to have a home gym, and the lighting is very important for the gym experience, because the type of lighting can change your mood or motivation during workouts.

Here we have some lighting tips for your home gym.

Choose the right temperature of lighting

To light your home gym, the color temperature of lighting is very important. The color temperature is measured in Kelvins and it describes the type of color of the light. It is recommended to have a color temperature near the 6000 Kelvins for home gyms, something like cool white.

For example, a warm temperature is a comfortable temperature to help you to relax and remain calm, but we are not looking for that if you want to do weight or aerobic workout. The lights have to be clean and clear, promoting energy to the atmosphere.

For this reason we recommend to have Cool White or Bright White for the lighting in the gym

Install Multiple light sources

If you have a home gym, you will probably have different machines for differents type of workout, so it is important to have specific lights for the different zones, because if you only have one source of light it can cast shadows and cause accidents. With more light sources, accidents are less likely to happen.

Dimming capabilities

It is a good idea to have dimmable LEDS if you want to change the intensity of the light for different moods or the moment of the day. This provides a lot of flexibility for your home gym lighting. With dimmable lights you can achieve a better workspace that is more comfortable for you.

This can make a better lighting for the space, adjusting the brightness and intensity of the light as you like

Directional lighting

Another good idea is to have lights focused on the activites that you are doing, like having a specific light when you are on a weight bench, and configure the light to be as comfortable as possible.

For this lighting you have a lot of options:

Using led strip lights under or above the machines

Led Bulbs above the machines 

Use wall lights focused on the different machines...

LED strip lights

For different places you may need strip lights to put in different features; under shelves, mirrors or machines. This lights are perfect to create a visually stunning environment. You can use the LED strip lights for specific machines when you use them or to light the whole wall

This lights or LED bar lights are perfect for open floors

High quality LED

It is very important to buy high quality LED, if you choose good quality products the light will be better than cheaper products and it will have a longer life. Also if it have good quality it will probably that last more time and be stronger.

Conclusion

You have a lot of different choices to light your home gym. It is important to have a good lighting and also to have a customized space to be comfortable with.

The best option is to select lights to have a customized space with an energizing space to do your workout, like cold lights and bright enough