If you’re a fan of home workouts, you likely have an array of gym equipment at your disposal at home.
However, if you don’t have a designated room or space for your equipment to be out all the time, you might be curious to know how to store your gym equipment.
Whether you’re storing it for the short term or long term, it’s important to store your collection of gym equipment properly to protect your investment and keep it organised.
To store gym equipment, you will need to:
- Prepare your gym equipment safely
- Clean your gym equipment
- Disassemble large equipment
- Organise a storage solution for your equipment
- Choose the right location to store your gym equipment
1. Prepare Your Gym Equipment Safely
Before you can store your gym equipment, you will first need to prepare your gym equipment safely.
It’s important to begin by saying that before you start, ask any willing friends or family to help you move any heavy equipment.
When lifting gym equipment, never bend forward, as this increases the chances of you injuring yourself. Instead, get low and lift the gym equipment from the bottom, standing up slowly by straightening your legs.
If you’re doing this with someone else, an essential tip is to ensure you’re working in sync and standing up at the same time.
Your safety should always come first when preparing your gym equipment, so be sure never to lift more than you can handle.
2. Clean Your Gym Equipment
Once you’ve prepared your gym equipment, it’s time to clean it.
Gym equipment can harbour a tonne of bacteria. One study found that ‘free weights have 362 times more bacteria than a toilet seat’, emphasising how unhygienic your gym equipment can be if you’re not vigilant about keeping it clean.
How To Clean Gym Equipment
Whether you’re cleaning weights, mats, or larger gym equipment, cleaning gym equipment is relatively straightforward.
To clean gym equipment, you will need to:
- Use a damp cloth to remove the surface layer of grime and dirt from your equipment.
- Once the equipment has dried, use a sanitising wipe to wipe down the equipment.
- After you’ve applied the sanitiser and it has dried, use a disinfectant wipe to kill any harmful pathogens.
One study found that ‘free weights have 362 times more bacteria than a toilet seat’, emphasising how unhygienic your gym equipment can be if you’re not vigilant about keeping it clean.
3. Disassemble Large Equipment
Once your gym equipment is clean, you begin to disassemble any large equipment you want to store.
This could include everything from treadmills to cross trainers depending on the equipment that you have. If you have flexible equipment that can be folded, this process will be much simpler.
That said, you will need to be very careful not to do yourself or the equipment any damage during this process.
You shouldn’t take unnecessary risks when disassembling large gym equipment, so be sure to ask for help should you need it.
If you’re interested in how to pack a treadmill for moving, read our blog here.
4. Organise A Storage Solution For Your Equipment
There are a range of ways you can store your gym equipment depending on the space that you have.
If you don’t have a designated gym and are storing gym equipment in a small room, then you might need to get experimental when it comes to the storage solution you use.
Storage solutions you can use to store gym equipment include:
Wall & Ceiling Racks
Using wall and ceiling racks is a useful storage method regardless of the location you choose for your gym equipment.
This storage solution helps to keep weights, yoga balls and other equipment organised even when you’re limited on space, helping to maximise every inch of the space available in your home.
Baskets
Baskets are great for storing everything from exercise bands to smaller weights.
They are ideal if you have a smaller collection of gym equipment at home and are a cheaper storage solution if your budget is limited.
Door Hooks
Door hooks are the ideal storage solution for pieces of smaller gym equipment.
The hooks simply go over the back of the door and are great for hanging yoga mats and keeping resistance bands organised.
There are a range of ways you can store your gym equipment depending on the space that you have.
5. Choose The Right Location To Store Your Gym Equipment
Lastly, you must pick the right location to store your gym equipment.
The location you choose will largely depend on how often you intend to use your gym equipment. This might be in a home gym, your garage, or a spare bedroom.
If you use your gym equipment regularly, make sure that the location is easy and convenient to access.
Failure to choose the right location will likely result in you not being able to get as much use out of your gym equipment as you’d like, so choose carefully.
The location you choose will largely depend on how often you intend to use your gym equipment.
We hope this guide has helped you learn how to store your gym equipment correctly to keep it in the best condition possible for years to come.
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Written by Jemima Thomas for Falconer Removals & Storage.
