Getting It Right From The Get-Go: 5 Easy Tips For Storing Exercise Equipment

 

We all know that a gym or exercise equipment is not cheap. You may have had the best intentions to install your own in-house gym and use it consistently. But, with time, priorities might have changed. Whether you are considering downsizing to a one-room apartment or tucking things away into a storage unit to make room for a newborn, our tips for storing will do you and your valued exercise equipment a solid. Let’s delve.

Get equipment that folds and bends

A crucial aspect to look into when buying exercise equipment is to check whether it folds or can be maneuvered easily. For instance, you like the looks of that gym rebounder, but if it’s not foldable and doesn’t have a designated area in your house, where will you store it? It makes sense to get flexible exercise equipment, as much as possible. You can easily store them behind doors, furniture or under your bed!

Invest in sleek pull-up bars

A pull-up bar is a great piece of exercise equipment for your home gym. It takes very less space. You can simply hang it from your doorway. You can use it for a variety of workouts involving your abs, limbs, arms, and so on.

The rear of the door

Our eyes are at the front, therefore, we often tend to miss what’s at the back. Consider the ample area behind the door. We recommend using that space for storing exercise equipment.

Pro tip – Hinge an over-the-door hanger to let your washed yoga mats and flex bands hang dry. It will prevent them from getting tangled inside drawers or baskets.

Get multi-purpose furniture

When you don’t have any more wall space and floor space to use, it’s time to get creative with your tables and chairs. For instance, getting an ottoman will solve two purposes – sitting and storing exercise equipment. You can store gym bungees, bands and weights inside the ottoman while you use it as a chair.

Think high as well as low

Don’t look at the floor as your only storage medium for storing exercise equipment. Look up. There’s so much space over ceiling and walls that can become your storage hubs with a little help from mounting hooks, racks and pulleys!

Tuck seasonal things away in self-storage units

Move exercise equipment you pull out only during specific times of the year into storage units. It’s the best way to free up space in your house!

We, at Du-store, specialize in providing storage facilities for commercial and self-storage purposes that include personal, business, and vehicle storage. We offer storage units available in a range of sizes so that you get a flexible experience. 

We give security the utmost priority with 24*7 guards maintaining a track of all the visitors, CCTV surveillance and insulated doors. Our team vows to deliver a smooth user experience and lets you access your goods anytime you want, via the 24-hour access facility.

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4 Easy Tips For Seamless And Effective Cleaning Of Your Storage Unit (With Bonus Tips!)

Are you planning to clean your storage unit? If you are doing it for the first time and are all gung-ho about it, you wouldn’t know the chaos and trepidation associated with emptying a storage unit. Don’t worry. Our tips will help you sail through the process of cleaning, reorganizing, and emptying a storage unit. Let’s delve.

1. Store in plastic containers

To achieve a clean storage unit, it pays to use plastic boxes to pack up and store your valued possessions. This habit makes for an easy-to-clean process. If possible, avoid cardboard as it forms crevices and cracks making it easy for dust and moisture to get inside and damage your stuff. Air-tight, plastic cases are the best. They’re easier to clean. 

Bonus tip 1 – Don’t forget to check your stuff especially if you stay in a humid area where there’s a risk of items running dry.

Bonus tip 2 – Store your linens in vacuum-sealed bags that limit environmental damage.

2. Sort stuff out 

Sorting sorts your life. We recommend categorizing your items into the following – 

• Retain 

• Retrieve

• Resell 

• Recycle

Easy to remember, it can be your cleaning mantra!

The idea behind this technique is to use 3 empty boxes to separate things from things. 

• The retain box will hold the items you want to keep in storage.

• The retrieve box will have items that you want to pull out from your storage unit and bring back home.

• The resell box is for items you want to sell or maybe donate.

• The recycle box hosts good-for-nothing items that are broken, damaged, and beyond repair.

3. Keep at it till it’s done

Do you know what is the biggest mistake when emptying a storage unit? To not get the work finished in the scheduled period. In this case, it’s best to take help from a professional, reliable organizer. Somebody who could clean out and empty a storage unit for you so that you don’t lose your focus.

Pro tip – don’t hesitate to ask your friends for help, trust us, it’ll make the rather boring process fun and less tiring when your friends join in.

4. Decluttering made easy

Don’t make a headlong dash into large-area-cleaning in a haphazard manner. We advise you to start with one small area, finish cleaning and re-organizing it, and move on to another small area. Remember, a big jigsaw puzzle is solved only by joining one piece at a time. 

We, at Du-store, specializes in providing storage facilities for commercial and self-storage purposes that include personal, business, warehouse, and vehicle storage in Dubai. Contact us for storage units available in a range of sizes so that you get a flexible experience. 

We give security the utmost priority with 24*7 guards maintaining track of all the visitors, CCTV surveillance, and insulated doors. Our team vows to deliver a smooth user experience and lets you access your goods anytime you want, via the 24-hour access facility.

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