home gym-pics

amymeenieminymo

In addition to my gym membership, I've used a section of my basement for a home gym when I am too lazy to leave the house. But I wanted it to be more inviting so I would enjoy working out down there more. So with a couple cans of paint and some self stick carpet tiles, voila I have a pretty new gym. I thought I would post a few pics....I'm very proud, my husband yacked about me needing his help, but I did this all myself, he didn't do a thing.

The before pic of when we moved in.....see yucky floor and cold, unwelcoming wall color

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And after


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<img src="http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc512/alvdz/100_2227.jpg&quot; />


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amymeenieminymo

Arg, I thought I finally had this picture thing down.

TheGlen

OK, fixed it below now.

amymeenieminymo

OK well I'm not sure what I did wrong.....I added the pics to my profile so you can check them out there.

MarybethAltizer

bumping for when you get it fixed

TheGlen

In addition to my gym membership, I've used a section of my basement for a home gym when I am too lazy to leave the house. But I wanted it to be more inviting so I would enjoy working out down there more. So with a couple cans of paint and some self stick carpet tiles, voila I have a pretty new gym. I thought I would post a few pics....I'm very proud, my husband yacked about me needing his help, but I did this all myself, he didn't do a thing.

The before pic of when we moved in.....see yucky floor and cold, unwelcoming wall color






And after

coyoteo

Oh I love your wavey cut mirror!

amymeenieminymo

Thanks TheGlen!

WifeMomDVM

Looks awesome! I just copied and pasted your links into new tabs and looked at the photos that way. Looked like a roach playhouse in the before for sure! But the after? Wowie! I'd never go to the gym (well for weights).

I LOVE the "stationary" bike! Awesome idea! All you need is a weight set and you are good to go! Cancel that ol' gym membership!

moodymarble

Your space looks awesome! I would definitely be motivated to work out there! Kudos!!!

amymeenieminymo

Oh I love your wavey cut mirror!

Thanks, it's from Ikea....really cheap, like 15 bucks. I needed a mirror so when my husband comes downstairs behind me, he won't scare the crap out of me when I have my headphones on.

Natalie511

Wow what a great workout room....so girly...I love it....

amymeenieminymo

Looks awesome! I just copied and pasted your links into new tabs and looked at the photos that way. Looked like a roach playhouse in the before for sure! But the after? Wowie! I'd never go to the gym (well for weights).

I LOVE the "stationary" bike! Awesome idea! All you need is a weight set and you are good to go! Cancel that ol' gym membership!

Thanks. We actually just bought a resistance machine today that I can do 15 different weight training exercises on. It's coming next week. And we have a weight bench with a bunch of free weights, but it won't fit in the room so it's in another part of the basement.

I love my bike trainer....the first year I put my bike on in the winter and took it off for outdoor use, but we have since gotten better bikes, so I just leave the old one on there and presto, an instant permanent stationary bike. $100 for the bike from Target (or if you have an old bike laying around) and 80 for the trainer = $180 for a stationary bike. A much cheaper alternative. I also just bought a "bike trainer" DVD so I can watch scenery and stuff as I ride to cut down on boredom.

JediMaster_intraining

I LIKE IT!

Liss416

I love it! And I'm jealous! It looks awesome... and I love the stationery bike idea! Keep up the great work!