This spot allows you to get out of your busy house but can be awful if it turns in to a stuffy cinder block during the summer or a frozen igloo during the winter.
Treadmill in garage or bedroom.
Ensuring your treadmill doesn t become a very expensive clothing rack requires more than a great location like commitment.
Or better yet carve out a space even if it s in your garage for a true home gym.
However manufacturers strongly advise against this especially if the garage is unheated and it could void your warranty.
Treadmills take up quite a bit of space and they don t always match the decor of your home.
Option 2 extra bedroom upstairs there s an extra bedroom upstairs that is 12 x 11 6.
If we do put it on the second floor is carpet or engineered hardwood better.
It s hard to come up with an excuse to skip your morning workout when your treadmill or elliptical is mere feet away from your bed.
Placing them in an out of the way spot such as your garage is a tempting solution.
Since my treadmill budget didn t come with a full home makeover i thought.
Placing the treadmill in the garage accelerates the accumulation of debris within the belt and motor which increases the amount of damage that occurs to these and adjacent parts.
Jokes aside if you use a yoga mat or balance trainer in the living room more power to you but find a place to store the evidence afterward.
But the right location can have a major impact on how frequently you use and enjoy treadmill running.
The bedroom is another option.
Cons of treadmill in garage extreme weather such as cold winters and the height of summer can adversely affect your treadmill.
Our treadmill is in our bedroom.
From a personal experience my wife moved the treadmill to a spare bedroom on the second floor of our last home.
That is a good point but a lot of studies show that keeping things in the bedroom like a tv work laptop etc is bad for intimacy and sleep quality as well.
Heat usually isn t as much of a problem as your garage will shield the treadmill from the direct sun.
However the cold can damage many of the parts of your treadmill like the lcd screen and belt.
We see it first thing when we wake up and when we re going to bed.
Anyway the master bedroom was on the other side of the house.
If you place your treadmill in your garage at the very least place a treadmill cover on it when the machine isn t in use.
This one works well because it allows you privacy during your workout and it can be useful as a motivation factor as well.
After doing a little research i d say having an interior decorator can t hurt either.
The bedroom is located over the garage kitchen.
The ceilings are 9ft tall.
A treadmill or stair stepper machine would probably do a better job doubling as a clothes holder in your bedroom.
The home was only 6 years old.
That thing was so loud it would wake me up when she worked out in the morning.
Hard to avoid the workouts when its in your face.