<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Barbell on Frugal Fitness</title><link>https://frugal.fitness/tags/barbell/</link><description>Recent content in Barbell on Frugal Fitness</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en</language><copyright>© 2026 Frugal Fitness</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:03:01 -0400</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://frugal.fitness/tags/barbell/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Gym Membership vs. Home Gym: Where Does the Coin Land?</title><link>https://frugal.fitness/posts/gym-membership-vs-home-gym-break-even/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://frugal.fitness/posts/gym-membership-vs-home-gym-break-even/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;The gym versus home gym question comes up constantly, and it almost always gets answered with &amp;ldquo;it depends&amp;rdquo; — which is accurate but not useful. Here&amp;rsquo;s a more useful version: it depends specifically on how often you go, what you actually do when you&amp;rsquo;re there, and how you value your time. Those three variables make the math clear.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;The monthly fee is the visible cost. It&amp;rsquo;s not the only one.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>