Balls and Walnuts
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The crowd at the gym
There were a scant few open spaces in the parking lot tonight — much worse than usual. And a lot of new faces inside.
“When does the New Years resolution crowd disappear?” I asked the gal at the front desk, the one who scans my tag.
“April,” she said, and to my surprised expression, she added, “They stop showing up right after tax time.”
And I realized, I’ve been doing this almost continuously since 2004 or 2005. That’s when I decided to stop making jokes like, “No one ever got injured sitting on their couch.” I used to make it to the gym maybe twice a week, and at best I’d spend an hour there. Now I’m there anywhere from three to five times a week, and when I have the time I’ll be there 90 minutes, sometimes two hours. I’m still fat but that has a lot more to do with how I eat, not how much I exercise.
It’s mean-spirited of me, but I’ll be glad when the resolution crowd dissipates.
D.
Just having moved near a rec centre, I was planning on using the gym there. Until I realized this morning that, yes, I’d look like one of the resolution crowd. Sigh.
I suspect the rec centre resolution crown clears out faster, since they don’t have to buy a membership. So give it a month 🙂
I too hate the resolution crowd because of the parking issue, but you’ll see, they don’t last more than a couple of months, and then you’ll find it easier to park.
I may not have a trainer, but one way or another, I’ve been exercising in a gym for 30 years. I figure whatever I do is better than nothing at all. Movement is crucial.
Dean: well, we’ve all been part of the resolution crowd at one time or another.
Chris: yeah, funny how paying for it through the nose seems to drive some motivation.
Sis: thirty years? I have a few years to go to catch up 🙂