Surprised by the gym

It had been a long time since I had stepped inside the local gym.

In fact, it had been many years since I last had paid for a gym membership.

Now, in my fifties, I was looking into getting some help with my health and fitness. My wife and I decided to take a look online at the various gym options in our local area. There was a cross fit gym that seemed a bit too intense for our liking. And then there was a health center that seemed way too clinical. So we chose a health and fitness center that was in close proximity to our home and also located conveniently on our way to and from work. When we stepped inside this health and fitness center to take a tour, it was like nothing we had ever seen before. I was expecting a bunch of machines, free weights and mirrors. This modern gym offered so much more. There was state-of-the-art equipment with interactive screens. The certified fitness experts were extremely friendly and eager to offer guidance. The personal trainer who took us on a tour explained all the amenities available to us. There is a yoga studio and all sorts of other group fitness training classes offered all different days and times of the week. Their locker rooms are fantastic and feature saunas and a steam room. Of course, there were plenty of free weights, a running track, battle ropes, resistance bands and all the latest fitness gear as well. But it was the nutritional counseling and private fitness coaching that really sold us on the place. After all these years, I am now maintaining a gym membership and really getting a lot out of it.

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