If you had asked me
a year ago if I would have been going to a gym on a regular basis I
probably would have said no to you. Now I can say I am enjoying
going to a gym and am happy about it.
Five weeks ago we
had a gym open within walking distance from our home and that was one
of the big selling points to us. Neither one of us wanted to have to
drive or take transit to get to the gym and we also didn't want the
personal trainers or all the classes that a lot of gyms offer. What
we wanted was a gym where we could work out and basically be our own
bosses for our exercises and that is what we found. The other nice
selling point was something that was reasonable priced and that is
also what we got.
We have been going
to the gym now for five weeks and I am loving it. The routine is to
try and get to the gym between two and three times a week if our
schedule allows us to do that. Being able to walk to it also means
that one of us can go even when the other one can't go for any
reason. Our gym bag is now always sitting close to the front door
ready to go so that when we decide to go there isn't the having to
prepare the gym bag as it is ready.
For us the purpose
of the gym is to get fit and be happy however building big muscles
has never been high on the list of things we want to accomplish. The
gym offers us the flexibility to do what we want and for how long we
want without someone watching over us and saying we should do so many
of each certain exercise each time we are at the gym. We have been
enjoying going and our routine at the gym differs each time we are
there.
The routine that I
started with was walking a 5km walk on the treadmill with some other
small exercises thrown in before and after that walk. Now my routine
is more like 20 minutes on the treadmill at a higher speed and then
more time on all the other equipment that I want to work on that trip
to the gym. Of course, there is one machine that always get used and
that is the one for working on the abdominal muscles. I am now
normally using that machine twice each trip to the gym as it is my
starting machine and ending of the trip.
The things that have
really changed for me is my comfort about myself being at a gym and
how I can actually do things. 5 weeks ago me completing the 5 km
walk in under 60 minutes was a major milestone and if I could walk it
at 3.1 miles an hour that was wonderful. Now I spend 20 minutes on
the treadmill normally at around 3.4 miles an hour with sprints at
4.5 miles an hour so that is a big difference for me. I am now
looking forward to getting the sprints longer and the amount of
walking in the 20 minutes down but I that is going to take some time
before I am running the entire 20 minutes.
One of the biggest
things that happened was this past week. A friend of mine saw me for
the first time since we joined the gym and she noticed a change in
me. Of course, I haven't been really working on a lot of areas yet
but she did notice that there is a change in my appearance/shape and
that made me extremely happy. For me knowing that I have been making
some changes in my life and I have been feeling some differences in
how clothes fit makes me very happy.
The gym is something
that I am really enjoying and now I am very determined to keep at it
as we are also getting rid of some weight in this process. The
weight isn't leaving quickly but I can say that in the last 5 weeks
both of us have gotten rid of 3 pounds each so that is great. I am feeling
stronger already and I can also walk at a faster pace normally now.
A gym is helping me
change me in some good ways and I wonder what I will be like when I
reach the three months of going.
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