Gym Shopping - FitXpress
So I went to a gym nearby my house, called FitXpress, and asked if I could test drive their gym before considering a membership. They allowed me to work out for free. I dont want to commit to any gym --unless I feel at home there.
The gym is small, but located in a loft style building with an open two story ceiling. The cardio equipment was located on the second floor. The TVs were old and sorta dying, but were still watchable. As expected, all the channels were set to various sports venues *laughs* -- how typical. No matter, I was listening to house music on the ipod i brought.
I noticed that all the treadmills were literally squished together in a tight row. I did my thing on the treadmill for a solid 30 minutes -- burned off 400 calories, oh yeah! ;)
The weights is were I'm totally lost. I was used to my friend's condo gym inside his building, where i had been working out for the past month. The new equipment was unfamiliar and intimidating. There were a few guys there, and I was relieved that it was not busy. I did notice that they were watching me, which I HATE. I'm nervous enough as it is, because I DONT know what I'm doing...the last thing I want are buff guys scrutinizing my every more. OY.
Anyways, the gym was OK. Just ok.
I realized that I need to go WITH someone. A gym buddy. I dont like going alone, and can see myself going only for the cardio, and shy away from weights. I dont want to do that though.
I think I will continue to explore other options.
The gym is small, but located in a loft style building with an open two story ceiling. The cardio equipment was located on the second floor. The TVs were old and sorta dying, but were still watchable. As expected, all the channels were set to various sports venues *laughs* -- how typical. No matter, I was listening to house music on the ipod i brought.
I noticed that all the treadmills were literally squished together in a tight row. I did my thing on the treadmill for a solid 30 minutes -- burned off 400 calories, oh yeah! ;)
The weights is were I'm totally lost. I was used to my friend's condo gym inside his building, where i had been working out for the past month. The new equipment was unfamiliar and intimidating. There were a few guys there, and I was relieved that it was not busy. I did notice that they were watching me, which I HATE. I'm nervous enough as it is, because I DONT know what I'm doing...the last thing I want are buff guys scrutinizing my every more. OY.
Anyways, the gym was OK. Just ok.
I realized that I need to go WITH someone. A gym buddy. I dont like going alone, and can see myself going only for the cardio, and shy away from weights. I dont want to do that though.
I think I will continue to explore other options.