Gyms: The Final Frontier
I hate going to gyms. I hate working out with a bunch of people you don't know. It's weird. I''m kind of self concious sometimes so that doesn't help much either. I've had a gym membership the entire 3 and a half years I've been at my job. My first membership was to Club One, which I went to about 4 times total. No motiviation at all, even though I went with a co-worker. My current gym is with 24 hour fitness. This is better because there is one closer to my home and work now than there is a Club One. Had I used it at all? No.
Today I went to my local 24 Hour Fitness. I was determined to break the gym barrier and actually go use it. I walk in and check in, so far so good. The desk guy is pretty nice and lets me know I have the Ultra membership which entitles me to not only use any gym I want but I can use the ultra sports clubs which have day spas and juice bars and stuff. Neat. Okay I did a lap around the gym to check out what was available. It wasn't too crowded which was nice. There's a pool in the back which is pretty cool. It seemed nice overall. I felt pretty comfortable.
I decided to use the elliptical today. Which is funny because I actually owned an elliptical which I got rid of from non use. Of course mine wasn't nearly as good as these were. I wasn't sure how long I'd last on it because usually I go about 10 min and want to pass out. Today I went a whole 30 min plus. 2 and a half miles, 300 calories burned. It seemed so easy too. I think all the strength training I'm doing is paying off. You see, even though I seem lazy (and generally am lazy) by not going to the gym I do go to a personal trainer two days a week to do super slow weight lifting. It's pretty gruelling but I keep increasing the amount of weight I am using so I know I'm getting stronger. Anyways, long story short, I loved the gym and plan on going back again tomorrow.
In fact I realized something about myself today. Something that I'd read in C's blog about why she goes to the gym. Going to the gym with a lot on your mind (among other things) can really help push you through the workout. I've been a bit heavy hearted the last few days. Not caused by anything bad, but more likely caused by a longing or a hope. Rather than dwell on what if's I decided to go work it out at the gym and that was the formula I needed to motivate me to succeed. I look forward to working all this out at the gym everday if I can! I'm actually pretty excited by the whole gym thing and am happy about that. Life's not so bad.
Today I went to my local 24 Hour Fitness. I was determined to break the gym barrier and actually go use it. I walk in and check in, so far so good. The desk guy is pretty nice and lets me know I have the Ultra membership which entitles me to not only use any gym I want but I can use the ultra sports clubs which have day spas and juice bars and stuff. Neat. Okay I did a lap around the gym to check out what was available. It wasn't too crowded which was nice. There's a pool in the back which is pretty cool. It seemed nice overall. I felt pretty comfortable.
I decided to use the elliptical today. Which is funny because I actually owned an elliptical which I got rid of from non use. Of course mine wasn't nearly as good as these were. I wasn't sure how long I'd last on it because usually I go about 10 min and want to pass out. Today I went a whole 30 min plus. 2 and a half miles, 300 calories burned. It seemed so easy too. I think all the strength training I'm doing is paying off. You see, even though I seem lazy (and generally am lazy) by not going to the gym I do go to a personal trainer two days a week to do super slow weight lifting. It's pretty gruelling but I keep increasing the amount of weight I am using so I know I'm getting stronger. Anyways, long story short, I loved the gym and plan on going back again tomorrow.
In fact I realized something about myself today. Something that I'd read in C's blog about why she goes to the gym. Going to the gym with a lot on your mind (among other things) can really help push you through the workout. I've been a bit heavy hearted the last few days. Not caused by anything bad, but more likely caused by a longing or a hope. Rather than dwell on what if's I decided to go work it out at the gym and that was the formula I needed to motivate me to succeed. I look forward to working all this out at the gym everday if I can! I'm actually pretty excited by the whole gym thing and am happy about that. Life's not so bad.
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That's great! Keep it up! It's always fun to get excited about going to the gym. Fitness goals are fun too. I've set a personal fitness goal for myself to increse muscle mass and get leaner by Halloween. I just want to look good on Halloween - my all-time fav. Holiday! Then again - I've already started buying halloween decorations on ebay. Vintage crap goes for way too much $$$. Crazy. It's like property in LA.! And I'm a sucker for it. :)
