Should you decorate your Home Gym?

When we moved to Bangalore last year, my son set up his own gym in the glass top lounge, the largest room in our new villa. However, he had no idea how to decorate it; in fact, it was left threadbare.  He never felt it needs decoration.

I am of the opinion that a home gym is a space used by energetic people only. (I go there only to clean it) I thought that space for exercise should be minimally decorated that motivates the users to focus only on exercising and not allowing any negativity in their mind.

This task proved to be difficult for me because it was not one of my favourite rooms in the house. If you’re not an active person or interested in using your home gym, finding ways to improve the space may not really interest you, at least not as much as decorating your kitchen would-right?

I dug around a bit in the web and stumbled onto a few articles that helped me. Here are some points that seemed to be good and I implemented some of them.

Picking a theme for your home gym may be challenging. It’s not exactly a spot to put a fancy, slip-covered country chair.  Simple colors won’t likely fit your home gym. Decorating your home gym ought to breathe life into the space. Using bright colors and lots of lighting might improve the atmosphere, adding energy to the room. When decorating your home gym you might want to choose a modern theme. Using vivid colors and trendy furniture would definitely make the room feel alive.

Deciding on accessories for your home gym might be interesting. Pretty flowers and fancy ornaments won’t bring anything to your home gym. This is a space created for working on your physical strength and appearance, not meant to be quiet and serene to work on your spiritual strength. 

When decorating your home gym remembering the room’s purpose should be able to help with ideas for accessories. Clocks make nice additions to home gyms. When working out people are constantly timing themselves and their progress. A good stereo system might be considered when decorating your home gym. Listening to music, loud lively music, helps set the mood when exercising. 

A television is a must in your home gym. (I do not agree) Watching your favourite television program is a great distraction when you are using stationary exercise equipment. You get all caught up in the program and before you realize it, you have peddled the exercise bike for thirty-five minutes.

Although initially you may have been a little apprehensive about the idea of decorating your home gym, once you get involved in the project and get your creative juices flowing, you’ll be surprised at what you can accomplish. 

With help from other sources like home decorating magazines, I somehow managed to make the home gym presentable and definite it exhuded positive energy.

White kidney bean extract helps lose weight.

It is first time I heard of a new starch blocker in white kidney bean extract! Do you know anything about it?

Of late, white kidney bean extract has gained popularity as a natural weight loss solution. Yes, it is also known as a "starch blocker". It is found to fight the effects of alpha-amylase (a digestive enzyme involved in breaking down carbohydrates into sugar). By inhibiting alpha-amylase activity, white kidney bean extract is expected to prevent the body from turning excess sugar into body fat.

I am yet to any proven report on this weight loss claim.  I read that while the available research suggests that white kidney bean extract may help support weight loss (as well as keep blood sugar in check), it's too early to recommend the supplement as weight loss aid.

My husband is following a balanced diet plan that includes boiled small grains and green vegetables four days a week and the remaining three days, he eats white rice to his heart content. He takes insulin thrice a day.

Solution to Insomnia without any drugs.

I am relieved finally that I found a non-drug solution to my husband’s insomnia problems that je is suffering from ever since I know him in 1985. Yes, for 30 years, his sleeping hours were very few. Even the popularity and the effectiveness of the drugs to cure insomnia have had no desired results on him.

I was strongly recommended about a natural solution to solve insomnia and it is achieved through listening to Sleep Deprivation CD.

It is based on the proven science of listening to binaural beats and the sleep deprivation CD was developed by the famous self development expert Bradley Thompson.

I know that human brain operates at certain frequencies that actually determine our current state of mind, such as being wide awake and alert, or being in a state of deep sleep.

Oh, you may skip further reading the blog post if I elaborate more technical facts about binaural beats and what it can actually do to our brain.

However, I assure you that the sleep deprivation CD is a miraculous find for my husband who finally bid adieu to 3 decades of insomnia.

This post is authored by Malathy Badri.