Taking the plunge...
Even as a kid, I was never much of an athlete. I mean, I enjoyed swimming, I enjoyed riding my bike, I enjoyed playing kickball and volley ball and etc. I even liked archery and horseback riding. But other than swimming (I swam like a fish), I wasn't very good at anything that required strength or coordination.
I joined a gym once, when I was first married. I'd won 6 months of membership in a raffle. Went for awhile, but didn't keep it up. Too expensive. And inconvenient -- we had moved to a new neighborhood.
Not to mention, unmotivated.
When Jen and Becca were little, I joined the Jewish Community Center. I loved going there, taking them to use the pool and play in the gym. Even after they stopped going, I kept up my membership for a long time. When I lost all that weight a few years ago, I was swimming at the JCC and walking on their indoor track 2 or 3 times a week.
But you know what happened. I stopped doing the weight loss program, and stopped going to the JCC.
So...I've been back on program since March. And I've been doing a lot of walking. In good weather, I go to a park and walk. Or I walk in the neighborhood, or at the high school track. In bad weather, I've been doing the Leslie Sansone walking program, I've got a few DVD's and I've found some other workouts on YouTube.
Last summer I spent a lot of time at the community pool in Drew's neighborhood as well.
And I recently started walking at the mall. It's great in the morning, before the stores open. Not so great if I want to walk after work.
For awhile I've been thinking that I'm ready to take the next step and join a gym. I thought about going back to the JCC, but it's too expensive -- your membership includes all the cultural events as well as the gym and pool, great when I had young children, but right now there's not much there to interest me.
So I joined Planet Fitness.
Wish me luck.
I joined a gym once, when I was first married. I'd won 6 months of membership in a raffle. Went for awhile, but didn't keep it up. Too expensive. And inconvenient -- we had moved to a new neighborhood.
Not to mention, unmotivated.
When Jen and Becca were little, I joined the Jewish Community Center. I loved going there, taking them to use the pool and play in the gym. Even after they stopped going, I kept up my membership for a long time. When I lost all that weight a few years ago, I was swimming at the JCC and walking on their indoor track 2 or 3 times a week.
But you know what happened. I stopped doing the weight loss program, and stopped going to the JCC.
So...I've been back on program since March. And I've been doing a lot of walking. In good weather, I go to a park and walk. Or I walk in the neighborhood, or at the high school track. In bad weather, I've been doing the Leslie Sansone walking program, I've got a few DVD's and I've found some other workouts on YouTube.
Last summer I spent a lot of time at the community pool in Drew's neighborhood as well.
And I recently started walking at the mall. It's great in the morning, before the stores open. Not so great if I want to walk after work.
For awhile I've been thinking that I'm ready to take the next step and join a gym. I thought about going back to the JCC, but it's too expensive -- your membership includes all the cultural events as well as the gym and pool, great when I had young children, but right now there's not much there to interest me.
So I joined Planet Fitness.
Wish me luck.
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