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Getting serious about getting into shape
I want to be able to do some longer rides this summer, so I'm getting serious about some winter training. My wife and I cleaned out one of our basement rooms and converted it to an exercise room. Eventually the flooring will be replaced with black rubber mats, and we'll be installing new lighting, another fan for the bike and a couple of TV monitors. BUT, it's in pretty good shape to use now. A simple setup, but that's all we need. I was putting a bit more pressure in the front tire and blew the valve, so I'll be replacing it on Monday.
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...5c8e9d324e.jpg These sarcophagi came from my wife's old bellydance studio she owned a decade ago. Now they guard the entrance to our workout room :) https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...03971fe49a.jpg The trainer will move backwards about 2 feet. https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...6f0a6d8be7.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...4530904bcf.jpg |
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Let's see other people's areas they use for exercise in their homes :)
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very nice !
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Forget skeletons in your closet, or bats in your belfrey, you have mummies in your basement.
My version of getting serious about not giving back too much of my riding season fitness gains has been to visit the gym in the evenings, and to install fenders on my hybrid and get cold weather gear so I can ride on decent days over the winter. The GP4Season 32mm tires and SKS Longboard Chromoplastic fenders are working out great on that bike. |
Originally Posted by daoswald
(Post 20767048)
Forget skeletons in your closet, or bats in your belfrey, you have mummies in your basement.
My version of getting serious about not giving back too much of my riding season fitness gains has been to visit the gym in the evenings, and to install fenders on my hybrid and get cold weather gear so I can ride on decent days over the winter. The GP4Season 32mm tires are working out great on that bike. |
Originally Posted by Alfster
(Post 20767013)
Let's see other people's areas they use for exercise in their homes :)
Love the decorating job, including the "guards" at the door. :) |
Originally Posted by John E
(Post 20770237)
I merely covet ample space under roof, something I have always lacked. I exercise three times per week at the YMCA, and walking there and back (3.5mi round trip) in the predawn hours is part of my fitness routine. My bicycle "workshop" comprises pushing the cars back to claim some or all of the garage. My elder son's former bedroom is now my much-needed home office space -- empty-nesting is great. My younger son's former bedroom is now our younger grandson's nap room two or three days/week, when we provide daycare.
Love the decorating job, including the "guards" at the door. :) |
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...efade4450f.jpg
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...b388e8e78f.jpg In order to make the space as inviting as possible, so I actually enjoy exercising, I installed a couple of TV's for the treadmill and bike. I'll rotate them when I'm doing my fitness blender workouts in the middle of the room. https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...b7f17dc850.jpg |
Nice setup [MENTION=43171]Alfster[/MENTION]. I would put you (and others here) squarely in the "Third Little Pig" camp, you know, the one who built things correctly. I on the other hand have always been a "First Little Pig" inasmuch that I'm willing to cut corners so I can start having some fun; this has bitten me from behind more times than I care to remember. My set up in the basement is a gym and a work area for my bikes, one day I'll have someone who knows what they're doing come make a proper gym out of it.
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...0243eb0c5a.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...b8901c139e.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...fe292c05f9.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...df7d8eddc0.jpg |
I have just also committed myself to getting back into shape. One of the bikes is on a training stand in the garage, and I have a Total Gym (strangely more effective than you would think) that I use when I don’t feel like going to the CrossFit box. I’m old and recently had to take a month off due to an accident. So starting from scratch. |
impressive! I can not motivate at home, I have to be around other ppl doing it, so I pay $ for a gym membership that I have to drive by to get home
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Originally Posted by rumrunn6
(Post 20771014)
impressive! I can not motivate at home, I have to be around other ppl doing it, so I pay $ for a gym membership that I have to drive by to get home
I like being able to walk downstairs, get it done and take one shower without driving. That said, it can test your resolve because there's no one there to motivate you. |
Originally Posted by nomadmax
(Post 20771118)
I like being able to walk downstairs, get it done and take one shower without driving. That said, it can test your resolve because there's no one there to motivate you.
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That looks pretty awesome, like you're illustrating "If you're going to do it, do it right!"
I live in an apartment, and have to walk down to the center about half a mile, which makes it real easy to just skip a workout some days. Just walk downstairs, no excuses. Nice. |
Originally Posted by nomadmax
(Post 20770759)
Nice setup [MENTION=43171]Alfster[/MENTION]. I would put you (and others here) squarely in the "Third Little Pig" camp, you know, the one who built things correctly. I on the other hand have always been a "First Little Pig" inasmuch that I'm willing to cut corners so I can start having some fun; this has bitten me from behind more times than I care to remember. My set up in the basement is a gym and a work area for my bikes, one day I'll have someone who knows what they're doing come make a proper gym out of it.
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Originally Posted by wphamilton
(Post 20771693)
That looks pretty awesome, like you're illustrating "If you're going to do it, do it right!"
I live in an apartment, and have to walk down to the center about half a mile, which makes it real easy to just skip a workout some days. Just walk downstairs, no excuses. Nice. |
Originally Posted by Alfster
(Post 20771912)
That's a great space. I prefer it over mine. Nice to be able to have some space to work on your bikes. Is that a fan on the floor?
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...eca770942c.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...96ed97b618.jpg |
Originally Posted by rumrunn6
(Post 20771393)
gym is no picnic, just got back from my lunchtime workout. giant PIA with short drive, changing, shower, drying my hair (so I don't catch pneumonia) changing again & then another short drive back to the office ... easier in the warm months when there aren't so many clothes involved :(
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My basement was suitable for trainer rides for a few years, but is now consumed with bikes, frame building stuff and work bench, drafting table, horse saddle, and a bed frame. No place to ride indoors anymore. No loss, as I hated it anyway!
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I've got to be outside.
I hike, ski, kayak, etc. Luckily the far left coast is outdoor paradise. Too many walls staying inside so much. |
Originally Posted by Wildwood
(Post 20776240)
I've got to be outside.
I hike, ski, kayak, etc. Luckily the far left coast is outdoor paradise. Too many walls staying inside so much. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...828244dde6.jpg |
Originally Posted by nomadmax
(Post 20771956)
It is a fan. I got it at Harbor Freight many years ago despite terrible reviews, haven't had any trouble with it and the knob acts like a dimmer switch. I can get as much or as little wind as I want on the rollers it's in front of. It has several legs so you can point it at about any angle you want (or moving it forward/back). If you don't have room to move it forward/back and the angle isn't just right, you can put a short section of 1x3 under the legs to get an intermediate angle (if any of that makes sense). Up near the overhead light, above the treadmill, I have a small thrift store fan hanging from the rafters.
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Originally Posted by Alfster
(Post 20776349)
Here's why I don't have much of a choice ...
Wonderful fitness center - you should sell access to friends. |
Getting around to the flooring replacement sooner than I had expected. We installed a 3/8 thk hard rubber flooring meant for gyms. I'm loving the surface. Whenever I'm doing a stretching program on the carpet, my feet slip. I won't have this problem anymore. I'll be finishing up the rest of the flooring tomorrow. I have the edge cuts left to do.
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...cb8aaf3b36.jpg |
Getting serious about getting into shape
Originally Posted by Alfster
(Post 20767000)
I want to be able to do some longer rides this summer, so I'm getting serious about some winter training. My wife and I cleaned out one of our basement rooms and converted it to an exercise room…
Originally Posted by Wildwood
(Post 20776240)
I've got to be outside.
I hike, ski, kayak, etc. Luckily the far left coast is outdoor paradise. Too many walls staying inside so much.
Originally Posted by Alfster
(Post 20776349)
Here's why I don't have much of a choice ...
Just prior to reading this thread, I posted to the Winter Cycling Forum:
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
(Post 20786362)
what are your favorite [Winter] conditions?
Nice descriptions [MENTION=134410]rumrunn6[/MENTION]. 2019 is for me a re-building year after a bad 2018 (link), so since January I've been trying to ride, on abbreviated commuter routes using Commuter Rail. As I have frequently posted:
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
(Post 18582935)
I have previously posted to this thread, ”Why didn’t I ride”
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
(Post 18456163)
My job; either too much to do, so I stay (comfortably) overnight and resume very early in the AM, missing my commute; or have to travel afar for a meeting.
Having a mileage-based training schedule however, effectively motivates me to make time to ride… And to a lesser extent, family activities. … During the single-digit, last week of January, I was (fortunately) stymied by attending a week-long conference in Boston. At such conferences I usually offer to take visitors on an evening walking tour in downtown, but no takers… Sufficient outdoor riding prepares me for the Spring (link) and builds up tolerance for the cold in general. Anyways, apropos of the title of this thread, one of the best motivators I experienced was in 2016:
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
(Post 18582935)
...Just this week, I was presented with a golden motivation to achieve my optimal mileage. The organization I work for is promoting an “Activity Challenge,” for teams of five members to track their physical activity: type, intensity and duration, from March 6 to June 6, and points are assigned.
Two of my co-workers are on an opposing team. Results will be posted weekly. That may be just what I need to “win this one for the Gipper.” :thumb:
Originally Posted by Phil_gretz
(Post 18779957)
You must WIN, Jim. Do whatever it takes ... must win...
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
(Post 18779153)
Thanks for your encouragement, @Phil_gretz. The Challenge ended on June 4, and I came in third place of about 40 participants, and our team came in first, by a hair-breadth …
Those standings were released every week, and the competition was very motivating with very beneficial effects. Now that it’s over I am trying to ride at least about 150 miles per week through the summer; 147 miles last week. :D So far this February as of Feb 8, I have no miles due to work and family activies, but despite temperatures of about 32 °F. with a wind advisory, I’m planning a nine-mile ride from my workplace this Saturday to home (but I can drop out along the route and take a bus. :o) PS: [MENTION=43171]Alfster[/MENTION] , as a resident of Alberta, you may find this link interesting:Lexicon Of Urban Edmonton Ices |
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
(Post 20786489)
Getting serious about getting into shapeImpressive facilities but we live in a small, but elegant condo in downtown.
Just prior to reading this thread, I posted to the Winter Cycling Forum: Fitness is my prime motivator for winter commuting, as my only tenable activity, though indeed just last week I looked at indoor trainers, to keep at work, but time and disinterest in indoor riding is still a limitation. Sufficient outdoor riding prepares me for the Spring (link) and builds up tolerance for the cold in general. Anyways, apropos of the title of this thread, one of the best motivators I experienced was in 2016: This February, another facility that I work at has set up a much less "stringent" Winter Challenge for February. So far this February as of Feb 8, I have no miles due to work and family activies, but despite temperatures of about 32 °F. with a wind advisory, I’m planning a nine-mile ride from my workplace this Saturday to home (but I can drop out along the route and take a bus. :o) PS: [MENTION=43171]Alfster[/MENTION] , as a resident of Alberta, you may find this link interesting:Lexicon Of Urban Edmonton Ices |
Just about done. Just need to install a bit of rubber tile in the closet, install a french glass door at the entrance, replace the lights with flush mount LED lights, and replace my Fluid 2 trainer with a smart trainer. I'm pretty happy with the results.
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WOW! Nice space to workout in. I'm really liking the flooring especially. I'm finding it hard to get motivated to get my own basement finished, much less well appointed, but I can do a flooring like that to at least get started. Thank you! Enjoy!
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