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Garage gym project

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BoffinMum · 28/11/2015 23:41

DS (14) has chronic depression, which has been pretty bad over the last two years (and the subject of some epic threads on here!) Anyway one of the things the consultant particularly recommended last time was upping his exercise as much as possible. So we had a family confab and we decided that turning the garage into a home gym would mean we could really do this, train alongside him, and so on. Now our budget for this is tiny so we can't afford for someone professional to swoop in and do all the sensible things, like insulated and board it, plaster it, put down fancy flooring (although I think we can stretch to interlocking foam squares), decent heating, and so on. However as we live in a fairly mild area climate-wise I think this will be OK and we can probably work around it. I am interested in any tips people have about how to do all this, in terms of the decorating, styling and equipping of the space. (I would like it to look like a branch of Soul Cycle but obviously it will probably have more of an Argos chic).

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BoffinMum · 01/01/2016 16:09

Devil, did your DS have a lot of relapses?

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thedevilinmyshoes · 01/01/2016 17:37

My daughter, yes she had a few hospitalisations and when she first went to university it all went horribly wrong. It's hard to imagine now.

chicken2015 · 02/01/2016 23:54

Hello the gym looks amazing , I was looking for inspiration as have garage for gym but quite bare thank you updating and all the best for your family

BoffinMum · 04/01/2016 20:53

DS had clinic appointment today and it's clear he's doing a fair bit better! Grin No miracle cure and this is bound to be partly down to new medication dose but I do think the gym has had a small effect on things.

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