When Neil and I were house hunting one of my key requirements was a space in the house that I could spin and set up a workout room.  In our old house I would spin in the garage.  Our living room was the only place I could do strength and core, but it required moving furniture around and was cramped.  When we found our new home I was thrilled with the basement space because I could set up the perfect pain cave!

There was enough room to set up my bike on the trainer, a mat for doing stretching and core and space for doing weights.

I have my bike set up in the corner of the room.  Thanks to a bulkhead running across the room I’m a bit limited for bike placement as I don’t want to hit my head if I stand on the bike.  Being able to stare at my medals is good motivation.  I have a little table nearby to hold a speaker, my workout, a water bottle or snacks.  Peat also has a bed nearby in case he wants to hang out with me while I’m downstairs. 

I found a rack to hold my dumbbells from Canadian Tire for $48.99.  I picked up the dumbbells themselves from Walmart and Target.  I had to visit several different stores because not one store had all of the weights I was looking for.  The medicine ball came from Walmart.