Getting Fit Again
Andrea December 27th, 2008
This year (at my request) my parents bought me a membership at a local gym for Xmas. I had checked out Fitworks about two months ago, and liked the group fitness workouts, equipment and childcare. So, today I signed up, gave them money, and later that day, attended a spinning class (intense cycling on stationary bikes, if you’re not familiar with it).
I survived the class just fine, but there’s no doubt my legs won’t thank me tomorrow 
The spinning room was interesting . . . During the workout, they turn off the normal lights and turn on black light fluorescents. Everything that’s white stands out, like socks, t-shirts, the paint on the walls, etc.. The walls are painted with black, skyscraper city outlines, so that you see little white boxes shining against black, below a sky lite by city lights. Kinda surreal, but okay. (What I like are the multiple ceiling fans blasting above . . .)
I’ll do the spinning classes for a couple of weeks, and then begin lifting weights. I’ve also got two meetings with a personal trainer, as part of the membership. The first is an evaluation and the second is going through the workout they designed for you. I’ll probably do that, before I begin lifting weights, in order to get the most out of the gym.
I will be pretty sore for a few weeks *wry smile.* And sitting down and working at my computer will be much easier, too! And on the weekends I’ll get out and hike a couple of hours with Jim . .
