Welcome to the 30-Day Organize-athon!
In today’s 5 minutes we’re going to declutter your exercise and sporting stuff.
OK, go! (PS That’s a witty little treadmill reference. 
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Day 26: Declutter Your Exercise and Sports Equipment
Step 1: Quickly walk around your house collecting any exercise or sports paraphernalia you’ve not used in the past 12 months. If it’s too large to move easily, make a note of it.
Check your:
- Living room (under laundry?)
- Garage
- Bedroom
- Under the bed
- At the back of your closet
- Spare room
- High-up cupboards
- Home office
- Forgotten corners
- Attic
- Basement.
Be alert for:
- Treadmills, stationary bikes, elliptical machines, rowers, Stairmasters, home gyms, etc.,
- Outdoor bikes
- Infomercial purchases, including anything in the Thigh Master or Ab Roller family
- Skipping ropes
- Boxing gloves
- Racquets
- Assorted balls
- Sport-specific shoes or outfits
- Supplies for kids’ abandoned activities
- Climbing equipment; etc.
Step 2: Depending on the size, quality and quantity of your stash, decide how you’ll dispose of it. Consider:
- Selling – if the number and quality of your items justifies the time and hassle required (unlikely)
- Donating – if the quality is good (possible)
- Discarding – if it’s really just junk (most likely – the vast majority of items will fall into this category).
If in doubt, let it go.
Step 3: Unless you have genuinely sale-worthy items, take your stash out to the trash, or out to the car for delivery to the tip or charity store. If you’re selling, make a note in your diary to organize it.
And you’re done!
Got an Extra 5 Minutes?
- Tidy the freshly liberated areas.
- Go for a walk around the block to make yourself feel good about getting rid of clutter and also getting some exercise.
Now isn’t that a good way to increase your heart rate?
The 30-Day Organize-athon Mantra
Move fast. Don’t overthink. Let it go!
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done, fairly easy we have a work out room and keep it all in that room. most is used by one of us.
Hi
All done in the clean up today Dont have much exercise equipment
Luv Deb
Yay! My hubby did this over the weekend! Done 🙂
Day 26 done!!!!
Today’s task is completed !
Done
Finally finished this one, it was surprisingly tough. So much stuff we mean to use, but are basically sitting around collecting dust. No more!
not much to do here, done
Done!! Now I don’t have to cringe every time I pass our old elliptical trainer that USED to take up our spare room!! Wooo hooo .. now that I’m getting better organised, I’ve been able to enjoy getting outside & going for walks with my dog .. he is much happier too 🙂
We did this as a family a couple of weekends ago so … This task is done.
Done!
done
All Done!!
done 🙂
Easy done!
Sports equipment has a home, very little equipment….very little organizing needed. Exercise equipment is also at a minimum so it was easy to straighten…
My husband has noticed the bursts of energy/clean spaces. Yesterday he joined in, unasked! Equipment has been moved off the couch and hung up in storage space. Ahhh, looking good-feeling great!
This was taken care of in preparation for the Easter holiday. Done!
done
Hmm same wave length here today…
Man of the house took his prized bicycle out of the spare room (all right!!)
pumped up tyres and went for a ride. Bike now in tidied up garage.
My stuff is easy, all laid out on spare room bed. I confess to a skipping
rope that’s been used well, not that many times. And a gym ball which I have used due to back injury recurring. Done for day 26!