When the apartments were being built, the fact that there was a gym included was a point in conversations. After all, it was the first (and for a long while, only) apartment complex going up in forever it seemed, and it had a pool and hot tub and a gym! I used to imagine living in the place, going to the gym to work out on a regular--daily!--basis.
So here I am. I finally went, after days of writing in on my "to do" book lists, weeks of urging myself to walk over there ("I might slip and fall in the parking lot!") months of nagging.
I was coming back from running errands and saw that the one spot for us apartment dwellers was open in the front of the office (other two for maintenance crew and "future residents"). I walked in, walked right over to the gym and looked around.
There was another person using the universal gym, the television was off and so were the overhead lights. There were the free weights, jump ropes, yoga mats, two treadmills, an elliptical machine, and a recumbent cycle machine. I took the last, set it up for my feet, and followed the red dotted instructions for my age and weight and time.
Half an hour later, I was cheering myself for having completed my goal of thirty minutes. And then the thing went into "cool down" for an extra five minutes. My heart rate was generally about 132, with 160 being the maximum, and I "traveled" 3.64 miles. The machine was very nice, showing me my time progress on a time line as well as "10% complete....25% complete....30% complete...." You get the picture.
Afterwards, I wiped down the machine where my body had touched it, and ended my session with a set of arm lifts and squats using two ten pound free weights.
I feel smugly virtuous, although I'm sure it will quickly wear off.
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So here I am. I finally went, after days of writing in on my "to do" book lists, weeks of urging myself to walk over there ("I might slip and fall in the parking lot!") months of nagging.
I was coming back from running errands and saw that the one spot for us apartment dwellers was open in the front of the office (other two for maintenance crew and "future residents"). I walked in, walked right over to the gym and looked around.
There was another person using the universal gym, the television was off and so were the overhead lights. There were the free weights, jump ropes, yoga mats, two treadmills, an elliptical machine, and a recumbent cycle machine. I took the last, set it up for my feet, and followed the red dotted instructions for my age and weight and time.
Half an hour later, I was cheering myself for having completed my goal of thirty minutes. And then the thing went into "cool down" for an extra five minutes. My heart rate was generally about 132, with 160 being the maximum, and I "traveled" 3.64 miles. The machine was very nice, showing me my time progress on a time line as well as "10% complete....25% complete....30% complete...." You get the picture.
Afterwards, I wiped down the machine where my body had touched it, and ended my session with a set of arm lifts and squats using two ten pound free weights.
I feel smugly virtuous, although I'm sure it will quickly wear off.
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| The one I used was not this exact model, but close enough. |
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