This started as just a simple solution to allow my Sims to work out without a TV, radio or gym equipment present but I’m a fitness nut so I knew I couldn’t stop there. I love working out and am always trying out new workouts or gyms like people try out food or clothes. It’s one of my favorite hobbies IRL so I was happy to try and make more exercise/fitness things for my athletic Sims.

This is the Exercise Mat I previewed a few weeks (months?) ago and I added a few more features like the ability to teach classes and also free weights (dumbbells and kettlebell).

Credit/Thanks: @aroundthesims for the free weights and kettlebell which are hers. I only recategorized them to Sports/Hobbies. Mats and board are EA. Animations by me, Mixamo and EA!

All the info and download link are after the jump, read through it all before downloading!

Exercise Mat: Sims can do different floor and body weight exercises on the mat, which are skill gated: - Sit ups, squats: Level 2 - Push ups, single-leg squats, bicycle crunches: Level 3 - Burpees: Level 4 - Sims can also stretch which has benefits if you do it before and/or after exercising. - Stretching before: the Feeling Limber moodlet will prevent your Sim from getting fatigued so long as it is active - Stretching after: the Feeling Limber moodlet will remove soreness if you have it - If there is an instructor mat on the lot, you can assign the mat to the instructor mat so Sims will use it for classes

Instructor Mat: This mat lets Sims who have Athletic skill 5 or higher teach exercise classes. - Assign Instructor - sets who the instructor will be for the mat - Schedule Class - self-explanatory; select a time a date to host a class - Start Class - if you don’t want to wait, you can start a class now. Instructors will wait 20 sim minutes (tunable) before starting the class to allow interested Sims to join. - Toggle Stereo - requires IP to work, adds a stereo to the instructor mat so you can play music during class

Free Weights: - You can lift dumbbells or kettlebells. That’s pretty much it. These guys look super happy about it. - You only need one dumbbell. The other one is a prop which will be created once your Sim starts lifting.

Gym Board: - Check Scheduled Classes - Sign Up for Class (Note: you can’t sign up for classes that have no spots available but you can still show up and try to get a spot if there’s a no show) - Cancel Sign Up - Cancel Class

Gym Classes: - Instructors can hold Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced gym classes, the difference in difficulty affects the fat/muscle delta, fatigue level and athletic skill gain. The ability to hold different class levels is skill gated at Levels 5, 6 and 7 respectively. - If you schedule a class, the instructor and any Sims that sign up for the class will be pushed to the lot an hour before the class starts. Sims cannot join a class after it starts but if they leave before the class ends, they still get charged. - The cost per person is based on the class level and the instructor’s athletic skill. If you have NRaas Career and the Instructor is in the Trainer skill-based career, they will also earn extra money and the funds will go towards their career advancement. - If there are no spots available, you can still check what time the class is and get information on the class if you want to show up and see if a spot opens up. - If classes are hosted on a non-park community lot, like a gym, 25% of the class fees will go to the venue (the venue owner will receive this if it’s owned). - You can check and sign up for scheduled classes on the gym board object. Instructors can also cancel classes there. - There are two “rewards” available: Top Trainer and Gym Rat. Top Trainers are Sims that have taught at least 20 classes. After achieving that, their classes are worth more and they also keep a larger percentage of the cost per student. Gym Rats are Sims that have taken at least 10 classes after which they get a discount on any other classes afterwards.

Notes: - My suggestion is to organize the class room like how I have in my photos with the mats horizontal facing the instructor. I’d also space them out more than I did as some of the exercises involve a lot of jumping/moving around but I have small lots so I have to squeeze in as much as I can! With this plus Twin’s spin class and yoga mods, I’m going to need a bigger gym!! - The instructor will face whichever mat is first in the list of assigned mats so I would suggest assigning the front center mat first. - You can have multiple instructors/instructor mats on the same lot but an instructor can only be assigned to one mat. - Sims cannot take a class if they don’t have more than $400 in their family funds. You can change this if you like but I don’t want my broke inactives spending money on gym classes (we have gym at home!) - If Sims are not autonomously joining classes or using the mat, it’s probably because you have too many advertising objects on your lot that are competing with it. You can up the advertising for the mat but it’s already quite high so you just have to figure out how to balance it. The Join Class interaction does advertise fun and social in addition to the standard Athletic Game Object advertising so I would suggest upping that in order to get more attention from Sims. - The animation of Sims picking up/dropping the free weight is kind of wonky. I may try to fix it later. - There’s a collection file for all the objects but you will find all of them under Entertainment/Sporting Goods. Nothing is more expensive than 150 simoleons. - This is set for YA+ because a) some of the animations will sink for teens and b) they are always trying to do their fucking homework around each other while I’m holding classes and it drove me crazy. You can change the ITUN if you want teens to use it but you’ve been warned.

Future updates: I’m already thinking about using a similar system to create dance classes. Making an active Dancer career is something I’ve wanted for a while and I have a Sim that would be perfect to test it.

As always, if you run into any issues, let me know!