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Fitness Weekly Discussion
What have you been doing lately for your own fitness? Try out any new programs or exercises? Have any questions for others about your training? Want to vent about poor behavior in the gym? Started a new diet or have a new recipe you want to share? Anything else health and wellness related?
I joined a gym. Planet Fitness. It's fairly cheap, which is good because joining was a terrible financial decision given I'm making less money than I'm spending right now. I was persuaded to spend a bit extra for their "black card" membership because it came with access to their "spa", which basically means massage chairs and hydromassage. And for some reason, some weird red light therapy thing and tanning. Honestly, the massage makes it worth it. Even the "basic" chair would cost something like $6K to purchase, and I can go in at any time to use it.
This is a big thing for me, though. I've been ramping up my physical fitness over months, and even though I've been a gym member two other times in my life, this is the first time I've actually wanted to be there. I don't really know what I'm doing but working out actually feels good for the first time in my life. That alone is an achievement.
I picked this gym for a few reasons The one near me just recently opened up, so everything is more or less new (I suspect that a few mismatched machines may have been transplanted from another location). I was referred by a friend so they're getting a light kickback. The black membership includes access to any other location, to which they have a lot - I don't travel but it's nice to go out to different places to work out with friends, especially because this level of membership lets me bring in a guest. And critically, they include classes and personalized training with membership. Though, rather frustratingly, my home gym's trainer just stepped down so there's nobody to do it right now. I'll probably be using that travelling perk sooner than expected...