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, including most of the kids sports stuff, though the yoga mat in the corner was sometimes a motivator to pull it out and use it. May have to put it back…
Done, including most of the kids sports stuff, though the yoga mat in the corner was sometimes a motivator to pull it out and use it. May have to put it back!
Done. Hopefully it stays that way.
done!
done
DONE This actually only took me 0 minutes as I zippo excercise equipment (other then two bikes stored neatly in a shed and an excercise mat that gets used) and no sports equpiment! haha yay us?
I could only find a single dumbbell in the back of a closet – no idea where it’s pair went! Oh well! It’s out now! 🙂
All done. With all this de-junking, I have the makings of a great yard sale. Now if only the weather would clean itself up so that I can have my yard sale!
DONE…only because we have none!! 🙂
i was able to clear all that out when we moved to an apartment building that has an exercise room. such a treat and no machines hanging around that just gather loose clothing!
Not much stuff. We don’t even own bikes. All I need is a ball to play with the kids, a kite, and sand toys. I need new sports pants, though, if I want to go out in the park more. Would love to play badminton, but will wait a couple of years, when kids are gonna be at school.
did some of this a week ago when we took the old workout center to the metal recycling plant (got $$ for it!) and today got rid of the old treadmill!! Now have to go and clean up the hole left by the treadmill! yeah!! hubby’s noticing a difference in the house!
Thanks!!
Only 4 days left!!!
Done last week! Thanks again!
Done! Off-season stuff is always stored out of the way. And we are good about using our year-round exercise equipment. 🙂
done 🙂
I’m all done here! I didn’t have much, but what I did have is now organized and put away neatly! Yay!
Task #26 done!
Done. Had to remove a few items the treadmill had been collecting. Found the bicycle tubes, so now I can get my tires fixed and ride my bike.
I can safely say this is done! I usually put my exercise equipment away.
I’ve subscribed! My goal is to declutter, declutter and stay decluttered!