Need to get back on it

[killa]

I spent about 3 months training 3 times a week in my garage.
I had weights, punch bag and utilised things i had for my routine. I really did well for these month and noticed a difference in general level of fitness and strength. Sadly in the last month of training I developed a really bad chesty cough which meant i took a fortnight off.
What i realised is that although the garage is fairly clean, I had been inhaling very fine dust in the air that may be disturbed if myself of my dad had been in there. With the heavy breathing it meant the dust had bad effects on my chest.
I’m gutted because before this realisation I was getting a lot fitter. At no expense.
In the past couple of months now I’ve gained a belly again and i feel weaker.

I’m just looking for some inspiration again to get going. What could i do, if anything, about the garage situation. The space is perfect and i have everything i need in there.
Any advice welcome.
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[fatpies]

Ebay or freeagle/freecycle/yard sale all the unwanted junk. Then hoover up carefully.

[The Artist]

Do it outside

[killa]

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[oldpink]

get a couple of spray bottles, the ones you get floor / bathroom cleaner in
wash them out fill with cold water and spray the garage floor & walls
this will stop the dust going airborne
we used to do this when cutting some materials like MDF or monolux in the factory's
and you could always get a cycle particle mask to wear while in there
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[killa]

[killa]

On a site note. I can’t do jogging (knees are not up to it after an accident). Is cycling just as good for cardio as long as you put the work in?
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[nathandenniso...]

I'd say cycling if done at a decent pace is harder than running and feel it alot more in the legs too

[Fawbish]

Cycling I personally feel is more difficult, but the good thing is that it isnt shock and impact so the knee's and back are relatively unharmed when pushing it - the muscles though...oof
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[FirebladeRuss]

You can get grage floor paint. I've done my garage floors in the past with it.

It's very hard wearing (used to keep my car in the garage), and you can get it in a variety of colours - grey, red, blue. I went with red, as it was a brick red colour and looked smart.

Makes the garage look a million times tidier and the paint seals the concrete floor, so no dust.

Happy days.

Tidy garage, no dust, no need to wear scarfs and face masks
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[Harold_Shand]

I would just suffer the cost of the gym if I was you. Mine costs £33 a month, no doubt down your end it's a bit more pricey but it's investing in yourself. If that was totally out of the question though, there's loads you can do in the house. Up and down the stairs, skipping, chin ups, free weights and the usual sit ups, press ups and that. Or you could get a workout DVD maybe, do that twice a day.
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[mistergixer]

I used to give private martial arts tuition from my house - i lived in a townhouse and basically had pretty much of the the whole of the groundfloor kitted out with mats, bags etc.

It had a concrete floor, and in order to stop the dust i sealed the floor with some proper concrete floor paint. Not only did it stop the dust coming up, but it made it much nicer to do any work on the bikes/cars etc in the part of the groundfloor that was actually a garage....any dropped screws were much easier to find etc.

Try this sort of thing:

https://www.wickes.co.uk/concrete-floor-paint-light-grey/invt/214329/?source=123_4

Not cheap, but worthwhile.


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[FirebladeRuss]

All very interesting.

OP said garage is dusty, thus, paint concrete garage floor = no dust anymore.

Problem solved.
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[killa]

Living with my rents means that any workout crap isn’t happening downstairs. My mum keeps the place like a show home.
My room would be ok but i can’t put a bag up as the floor is very loud if you were to train on it. It’s above the living room too. I do have a door frame pull up bar, I’ll be putting that up if they don’t mind the screws above the door. I know there are some better ones which don’t have fixings. I tend not to want to train in the house because i like to separate myself from that and train in a different place. I find it too easy not to bother!

As for the floor paint, I’ll looking into that. I have seen that before a few times and yeah i think it’s a good way to stop that dust.
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