Blogger Challenge #5: Favorite Place to Workout

I am a Gym Rat.  I LOVE my gym, 24 Hour Fitness.  I have my own little pack of gym rat friends and we socialize in 3-5 minute increments between sets, passing from the treadmill to the ab area or in the sauna if we are stretching.

The gym is a SUPER SPORT gym, which is fancy for “pay an extra $25/mo. to workout here.”  But it is soooo worth it.  The equipment is new and bright and shiny.  There’s a Kids’ Club were I can deposit my wee ones for 2 hours per day while I sweat.  (I usually just exercise before the kids wake up, but it’s nice to have this option available.)  There is an indoor pool, an outdoor pool, a jacuzzi, steam room and sauna.

Honestly, when I first joined the gym at size 14 I didn’t even exercise.  I just liked all the fluffy spa-like things.  But now the gym is like a comfy sneaker.  It’s where I lost all the weight.  It’s where I practiced bikini poses for the first time. It’s where I discovered that strength is as much a mental thing as a muscle thing.  Of course I love my gym!

Now I go to two gyms, actually, since my trainer moved to MetroFlex.  MetroFlex is a hardcore gym for competitive bodybuilders.  They blare music with lyrics like, “Ima pop that p**sy” (what does that even mean?…Please don’t tell me!)  But the people there are really committed to the sport and very knowledgeable about training.  No one there reads on a treadmill.  Ever.  There is nothing fluffy or spa-like.  There isn’t even heat or air conditioning!  But I get the feeling that the closer I get to the competition the more I will like this gym because it will match my mindset.
How about you?  Where is your favorite place to workout?

Lisa

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