DiY Design Tips to Make You Slim and Healthy

FLOR Carpet Tiles Add a Design Element to a Home Gym That Makes You Want to Work Out

Although membership in fitness clubs is on the rise, the average person attends only 100 times a year -- barely two-thirds the minimum recommended for good health. One of the primary objections to exercising is not enough time. FLOR carpet tiles help create an aesthetic, practical DiY design gym at home for busy, health-conscious people.

Converting a spare room, garage, or basement into a gym is a perfect DiY design project. However, the room needs to be lively, attractive, and motivating. Interior design experts suggest several elements to accomplish this.

Lighting is pivotal. Spots and fluorescents that brighten the entire room are more conducive to working out than lamps that leave parts of the room in shadow.

Mirrors allow the exerciser to monitor their form and, as a DiY design element, make the room larger.

Music is vital but, as a workout tends to be paced by the music, it's important to match the music to the exercise. Yoga, for example, requires a different pace than a good cardio workout.

Color also sets the pace. Professionals consistently warn against using the wrong colors in a DiY design gym project. Blue, for example, is relaxing and peaceful. With soft music, it's perfect for yoga. Orange is energetic -- a great cardio color -- while purple, the transformation color, is good for someone who wants to completely redesign their body through a variety of exercises. Red, although vibrant and passionate, is not recommended: The color alone raises the blood pressure and heart rate and can make you tire quickly.

Flooring in a gym should be soft enough to work on, but able to withstand wear and tear. It also needs to complement and enhance the color scheme. FLOR carpet tiles are the perfect DiY design solution for a gym. Available in a wide range of colors -- both vibrant and subdued -- carpet tiles can help create a gym that invites you to work out. They can also be cleaned by simply lifting one tile and taking it to the sink, and if one becomes damaged you can replace that tile rather than the entire carpet.

For more information on how FLOR carpet tiles can help you create the perfect DiY design home gym, visit www.FLOR.com.

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