Software engineer Antonio Perez, 47, spent the past year and $32,000 building his dream at-home gym. After his wife became wheelchair-bound, he felt guilty leaving daily for the gym. The most ...

You know when you finally drag yourself to the gym, and it's just packed? Do you know where that doesn't happen? In your own basement gym. While the space may lack polished floors or painted walls, ...

The dream of having a fully functional home gym often starts with a few weights in the corner and a yoga mat rolled up near the couch. But reality sets in when the equipment gathers dust, forgotten ...

This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with software engineer Antonio Perez, 47, who lives in Bath Township, Ohio, about 30 minutes south of Cleveland. Over the past year, he turned his ...