I've written before that I'm not crazy about gyms, though it should be noted that it's the price I'm not crazy about. With a little creativity and will power, you can get just as good a workout for free, without having to waste time driving to and from the gym.
But when the gym is free, I don't mind going. My friend Ben called me this afternoon and invited me to his gym on a guest pass. It had just snowed this morning and I'd been spending all day stressing over getting outside for a snowy, cold five miler, so his call was perfect timing.
This particular gym has a theater in it: a small darkened room with two rows of ellipticals and treadmills and a giant screen in front.
Did five miles in 40 minutes. Like many runners, I can't stand treadmills. I was desperate to finish the five miles, so I kept bumping up the speed until I was at a near sprint towards the end. I hadn't eaten much all day, and I almost fainted when I finished.
I drank water and slowly recovered enough to hit the machines, doing sets of situps, pullups, pushups, tricep dips and dumbbell curls. All in all, it was a pretty good workout.
But when the gym is free, I don't mind going. My friend Ben called me this afternoon and invited me to his gym on a guest pass. It had just snowed this morning and I'd been spending all day stressing over getting outside for a snowy, cold five miler, so his call was perfect timing.
This particular gym has a theater in it: a small darkened room with two rows of ellipticals and treadmills and a giant screen in front.
If the movie of the day was actually something I liked (as opposed to "Anaconda"), I could have easily spent hours running in that little room while watching the movie. Instead I did five miles on a treadmill in the regular part of the gym:
Did five miles in 40 minutes. Like many runners, I can't stand treadmills. I was desperate to finish the five miles, so I kept bumping up the speed until I was at a near sprint towards the end. I hadn't eaten much all day, and I almost fainted when I finished.
Post five miles with Ben in the background |
I drank water and slowly recovered enough to hit the machines, doing sets of situps, pullups, pushups, tricep dips and dumbbell curls. All in all, it was a pretty good workout.
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