Fitness Friday || Happy Place

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A year ago I decided to give up my gym membership with a plan to start working out at home and running from home. After having a gym membership for more years of my adult life than not I wasn't sure if working out at home was going to work. One year later I'm still working out at home (and running from home). Something as little as not having the travel time has made all the difference in the world with consistent strength and cross training.

And after a year I was pretty sure I would stick with it so now I have this, my happy place (the photos were taken for my running scrapbook)...

Bibs and medals. Finally, out of the drawer and proudly displayed! 

I need to hang my Chicago photo (right).

I need another frame for this photo (left) and one of Alec running his first Warrior Dash. I want to cover this entire wall (right) with "active" photos of the 4 of us.

I usually have my weekly workout schedule written here (left). This week started off kind of yuck so I needed this motivation. 



The photo on the right is a challenge from Chad and Alec. A timed 300 Workout! I can do this. Bring it!

Do you workout at home or a gym?

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Comments

[MonicaB]

Wonderful happy place. I workout at home 99% of the time. Usually in my living room for videos and my bedroom for the treadmill. I do try to get with a personal trainer 2x a month at a local gym. I love what you did with your race bids. I've been saving mine and was trying to figure out what to do with them.

[Jennifer]

wow, your workout room is awesome!! I workout at home and at the gym. The Y has been great because the classes really motivate me and the free child care cannot be beat :)

[getfitchick]

What a great, inspiring room to work out in! I also have photos hanging to keep me motivated. I usually go to the gym, but the past few months i have been working out at home a couple of days a week - and you're right - huge difference with travel time. I can get my workout done in almost the time it would take to drive to the gym and back. But i love the equipment they have to push me harder, so i'll be a gym rat for another year. :)

[Fancy Nancy]

Can I come over and workout? Your room looks awesome!! I love the collage of your bibs! I used to have a workout room in our last house but after moving I now workout at the gym most of the time. I do stuff at home but everything gets put away when I'm done!

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I love your happy place. I'm terrible at getting motivated to work out at home. I always want to give up my gym membership, but something about the process of the 2 mile drive really gets me going.

I LOVE your bib board and medal displays. Love it!

[Hikermom]

I love how you displayed your bibs and medals. I used to have a treadmill and got rid of it after training for a marathon on it. I came to literally hate that thing. Now many years later I miss it. If we had a better spot, I would buy another one.

[Vicki]

I live way out in the country and it would take me over 1/2 hour to get to the gym so I turned one end of our entertainment room in to a home gym.

[Laurie]

Awesome workout room! I love what you did with your bibs - I have been trying to come up with an idea!

[Lisa J]

love love love the idea of bibs collage

[Kyria]

I workout at home and on the road! I looked into gyms and they were so expensive. Running is cheaper, at least when you are not running races! But oh so worth it!

[Aimee L]

I work out at home...I'm not a fan of gyms. I used to go religiously but I much prefer working out in solitude and being able to hit the showers in privacy immediately afterward.

[Kathy]

I workout at home as well - I LOVE your workout room! The bib collage is awesome and I like the idea of a wall of active pictures!

[Elle]

Very nice. I used to have a lovely home gym too... now we are on the boat and my space is very small!

[Emily]

I love it! So motivational! You are lucky to have that room - can I come over and workout?

[Jamie @ couchtoironwoman]

I love your room! It's a great way to be able to display all of your running bibs, bling and photos!

I don't have room for that in my house, especially since I'm lucky enough already to have a scrapbooking room.

[Kenda]

I'm so jealous! I would love to have a workout room :) Good luck on the 300 workout!

[jillconyers]

Thank you MonicaB! I worked with a personal trainer a few years ago and loved it! I was happy to finally get the bibs and bling out of the drawer.I need to get a second frame for bibs :)

[jillconyers]

Thanks Jennifer. I loved working out at the gym but the advantages of working out at home was a no brainer. And it's cheaper :)

[jillconyers]

I was a gym rat forever. Every now and then I miss it but not enough to join again. Too many advantages of working out at home.

[jillconyers]

Nancy you can come over anytime!!