The closest 24-Hour to my new apartment is on Church and 24th street. That's real close and convenient EXCEPT it is a 'fit lite'. The fit lite is this circuit training concept gym. You are strictly timed on each machine, starting with a 7-minute warm-up on a bike or elliptical. Then each of the 25? machines thereafter is 1 minute. A buzzer goes off and everyone switches to the next machine. All the machines have resistance built in so you get it coming and going no matter what you are working out. You can pretty much be in and out in 45 minutes.
I decided to give it a solid try since it was closest but after 4 weeks of barely breaking a sweat and not once feeling muscle soreness, I'm pretty sure the fit lite is too lite for me. I needs me some free weights and at least 45 minutes of cardio 4x per week.
So I've starting driving myself over to 16th and Bryant to a 24-Hour Fitness that definitely has what I need. However, the catch 22 on this place is it is packed all the time. 8AM can't find a bench, 3PM grabbed the last elliptical available of 25, and tonight the kicker - 7PM have to wait 10 minutes, 3 deep in line, to get on an elliptical. Even though my knees were bothering me, I actually considered getting on a treadmill instead. Until I saw the line that was 10 deep to use one that is. Crazy!
I know that Biggest Loser started this week (yes I'm watching it). And that 24-Hour is having some promotion this week to 'bring a friend in for free' which is probably the reason I had to wait tonight. But oh my do I miss the good old Pro Sports Club, if only for the towel service, spotless facilities, and ability to buzz through my workout on the most amazing equipment and without waiting. Tonight I definitely learned why a premiere club is worth paying for...
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