The workout room

July 25, 2011 by Heather Lucier Stanley Comments Off

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Our house has 4 bedrooms and we only need one designated guest room. Instead of making another guest room, I decided to make a workout room. I have a good girlfriend from my days at Arthur Andersen who had a workout room in her home and I got the idea from her.

At times in the past, I have used the workout room to do cardio videos and/or lift weights. But mainly, I stretch in the room. I liked the idea of a workout room, but I prefer getting outside to exercise in a freer manner. I see the great outdoors as my playground. I especially like the idea of biking around Austin once we move downtown. One of my first To Do’s after the move is to get our road bikes tuned and the pedals changed out for city touring.

I finally released the idea that I need a workout room. That has made it easier for us to consider houses that have 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. In the house that we are considering, the 2nd bedroom will be used for Alan’s office and the sun room will act as a guest room as needed.

The workout room is another excellent example of Less is More. We did not need this additional bedroom and attempted to utilize it as best as we could, but ultimately, it is a lightly used room. In the new house, I can stretch anywhere. I do not need a specifically designated workout room.

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About Heather Lucier Stanley

Heather Lucier Stanley grew up in Central Massachusetts and lived in New England until she started studying at the University of Michigan where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and Literature. In her early 20s, she moved to San Antonio, Texas and started studying business and accounting. In her late 20s, she became a Certified Public Accountant. She has held many varied and interesting business and volunteer positions: public accountant, internal auditor, systems implementer, project manager, business analyst, tax preparer and Austin Skiers board member. While traveling 35% for a position she held, she earned her Master of Information Systems (MIS) at the University of Phoenix. She is enthusiastic about learning and trying new things. A few of her passions are personal development, fitness, snow skiing, and travel. She is outgoing and real. She feels that success is easy to attain if the individual defines what success means to her and then has a plan to achieve her individual success. No two definitions of success are the same because each of us is unique and has something original to share with the world.
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