Ep. 90 Extreme Makeover: Sensory Gym Edition
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What inspired the decision to remodel the sensory gym in the new clinic space?
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Hello, welcome to Extreme Home Makeover Sensory Gym Edition. I am super excited about this episode that we have been talking about doing for so long, which is a Episode about our Century Gym Makeover. So you may know if you've been following along that we recently moved into a new office suite. So we were just across the hall, so same building, but we moved into a new suite. And with the suite meant rebuilding our sensory gym. And it was just kind of a good opportunity to do that. So this is the third space we've been in. In eleven years and the first space that we were in was just It was a much smaller building and they had wooden beams and we came in there and we put a hook in the ceiling and that was our swing hook and that was our gym.
And we just got a bunch of like movable stuff and mats and that really functioned well for us for quite some time. So when we moved into this building, this building is much bigger. It's also a commercial building. So I had a freak out when we moved in here because I signed the lease. I decided what space was gonna be where the gym was, and then we opened the ceiling tiles. I'll show you what it looks like. Up there. What is up there? Nothing. This is the void of nothing, nothingness. It's like metal and steel and pipes. There's no wood. It's not possible just hang a swing hook. And then hence why I freaked out because I was like how Need a gym and we need A swing at the very least, right? So I ended up getting a freestanding swing hook, which was just for a hammock.
And we used that for years and that was totally fine. We built a rock wall in our old gym, a lot more, you know, got a lot more removable equipment and movable equipment. And then We moved into this space and we were like, you know what, it's time, let's just build our dream sensory gym. And the current gym that we are in, the one we are in right now, is actually a lot smaller than the last one because the space we moved into is smaller. And to me that made sense making our gym smaller because we don't share our gym. So we only use our gym for individual sessions. This isn't a clinic where it's like a massive gym and three therapists are in there at the same time treating at the same time. So we really wanted it to work for what we needed it, which was individual sessions.
So it just didn't make sense to make the gym massive and make all of our other therapy rooms small. I would rather them be kind of like equal, where you know. so because we don't like spend all of our time in the gym necessarily. We go in and out of there. So anyway. We decided which room was gonna be the gym and we started working with this company and I'll link their information below called Summit Sensory and basically had this gym built out custom, exactly what we needed, exactly what we were looking for. It's completely freestanding. And today I'm gonna show you what the process was like. So you're gonna see us break down what our gym was before.
How did the lack of wooden beams affect the gym’s design and what solutions were found?
And again, what you're gonna see of the before was kind of just like our temporary gym that we had in this new space. It's not What our old gym used to be necessarily. But you're gonna see us break that down. You're gonna see the creation of the new gym. And then at the end, you are going to see the full new gym. I'm also gonna show you all the equipment and all the fun stuff that we bought. So get ready to write down some things for your wish list. I'm gonna have to add them to our Amazon page so you guys can find them easier. And I will link that below. But super excited. Um, this company was so easy to work with. We got to have 3D renderings, which I'm gonna show you also of the project beforehand. So we knew exactly what it was gonna look like.
There were no surprises and it's been so incredible. So I couldn't recommend this company enough in case that's something that you are looking for.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What inspired the decision to remodel the sensory gym in the new clinic space?
0:08–3:50
2
How did the lack of wooden beams affect the gym’s design and what solutions were found?
3:50–7:50
3
Why did the team choose a smaller gym layout and how does it support one‑on‑one therapy sessions?
7:50–10:55
4
What role did Summit Sensory play in creating a custom, freestanding gym structure?
10:55–13:39
5
Which must‑have sensory tools (ninja rings, swings, tunnels, etc.) were selected and why?
13:39–16:37
6
How are the zip‑line, slide, and movable attachments integrated for flexible play?
16:37–18:36
7
What visual upgrades (mirrors, wall mural, lighting) are planned to enlarge the space?
18:36–19:15
8
What are the next steps and future additions for the sensory gym after the makeover?
19:15–19:17
Speakers
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