Spring is the perfect time to revitalize your home gym. Whether you have a dedicated space or just a corner of a room, a thorough spring cleaning can revitalize and create a more inviting environment to workout in. Here are my top tips to get started. This post contains affiliate links.
Spring Clean Your Home Gym
Declutter
Start by removing any unused or broken equipment, as well as any items that don’t belong in your space. This will help to make your gym feel more spacious and organized. Hanging resistance bands on easy to mount hooks is my favorite hack.
Clean Equipment
Dust and wipe down all of your exercise equipment, including bikes, treads, weights and yoga mats. You can use any antibacterial wipes or a mild detergent to remove any sweat or dirt build up. Even if you are the only one who uses it, this is still an important step.
Check for safety issues
Inspect equipment for signs of wear and tear. Items like resistance bands can fray easily and break in use. I like these as a more sturdy alternative. Check cables, plugs and bolts on bikes and treads for any signs of wear.
Organize storage
Shelves, bins and wall hooks help to keep equipment organized and easier to find. This will also help to make your space feel larger. This is a great option to store yoga mats and foam rollers.
Refresh your space
Adding some new elements like motivational posters, plants or other decor help to freshen up your home gym space. I love a stack of rolled up small gym towels ready to wipe up that hard earned sweat.
Hope following these simple steps will help to transform your home gym space into a a clean, more organized, and inviting space.
Thanks for helping to make the Runners’ Roundup a huge success by visiting all of the hosts: Me, Debbie, Jen, Lisa
Catrina says
I store my equipment in two wooden crates and it gets quite messy. I like the idea of hanging up resistance bands. I also use your idea of taking the mat with me in the shower now and then. That was a great tip!
Deborah Brooks says
Oh yes that is a good one! When I went to yoga outside of the house, I felt my mat was so dirty and that worked so well
Lisa @ Mile by Mile says
My workout area can always use a good cleaning (as can the rest of my house…) It’s fairly organized although I do find random toys in there once in awhile.
Deborah Brooks says
ha I am sure you do!
Debbie says
Great ideas for refreshing workout space. My space would really need a complete workover! I usually work out at work or at the gym so I haven’t kept up with keeping my workout space clean and organized.
Deborah Brooks says
It feels more inviting to me when it’s all organized 🙂
Kimberly Hatting says
These are also great tips for setting up a new workout space, as I’ll be undertaking in about nine days (eek! ). It’s not going to be anything plush (quite the opposite, LOL), but I’m hoping to make it a fun, inviting & inspiring space.
Deborah Brooks says
You can do a lot with a small space!
Melodie says
These are great tips, I enjoy cleaning my workout area at home! Now my husbands area is a different story!
Deborah Brooks says
ha ha I hear that!
Jenn says
This is a great way to get in the Spring swing of things! Safety checks are important too. Machines and equipment can definitely become compromised!
Deborah Brooks says
Absolutely
Jenny says
Sigh. my “home gym” is also known as my son’s bedroom. He’s coming home next week which means I’ll be moving everything to my own bedroom temporarily. Well- that would be a good opportunity to do some spring cleaning. Thanks for the inspiration!
Deborah Brooks says
Your welcome 🙂 Keep me posted