Finally tried out the new gym 
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Finally tried out the new gym
DH and I went last night. Apparently dinner time on Friday nights is *the* night to be there - we were the ONLY ones there until we left!
We tried out everything! LOL And I'm only a *little* sore this morning. I can see this becoming an addiction quickly - when I had the fitness equipment in the extra bedroom, I was totally hooked. I had been wishing I hadn't gotten rid of it several years back, but now I am sort of glad.
This gym gives tons of different classes, from yoga, pilates, kick boxing (which I WON'T be doing - I used to own the Billy Blanks DVDs and ended up giving them to my nephew because it hurt me too much to do them), circuit training classes, pilates on the ball, step classes, spinning, to name a few.
They are totally equipped with everything you can imagine, so there is a ton of variety so you won't get bored with your routine. They change the classes offered each quarter and post a monthly calendar of the schedule, changing it up as well.
And this place is less expensive than all the other ones we've inquired about, plus they don't charge extra for classes, which most of the others do. So I'm feeling pretty pumped about it (I know, BAD pun, but I couldn't help it!). LOL
That is great Karen! Do they have a pool? If they do that is where you should spend a lot of your time. I was told that was one of the best things for FM.
Hey Karen!
What machines did you use? I love our gym. It can be busy but the nice thing is that they have almost 2 of everything in the weights. And, they have tons of ellipticals. I did the stair stepper today and I'm whooped!
I also recommend pilates. I'm starting to take a class once a week and I LOVE it. It's stuff I wouldn't normally work on so it's nice.
Tell us how it's going! No tanks today? tee hee
Andi, no pool, the ones that are remotely near us with pools cost twice as much and are 30-45 minutes away. With both of us working full time, we knew we'd never go there. I *know* the pool would be good for me - my osteopath has told me that for years - but until there's somewhere closer, that's not an option.
Heidi, they have tons of treadmills, ellipticals, bikes, spinning bikes, ski machines, etc. And all the normal weight machines. And tons of free weights.
I used all the machines they have on the first day, just one set on each one, trying to get used to the feel of the machine, figure out my ideal weight to use on each one, etc.
No doubt, I will take some of the classes, just have to *settle in*. We are going back this afternoon. And yes, we are a little sore from the first night, but not overly so, so I know we didn't really over-do it.
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