I'm certain like countless thousands of other Americans just after the new year, we bought a gym
membership (EDIT: Yes, this is the same as the "health club" membership I posted about earlier. It's not
two different things.) Laurel is determined to lose weight this year, and I'm all for helping her
and getting more fit myself.
Full disclosure: I effing hate going to a gym. So if we're going to do this, we'd better do it.
For me, it needs to become a habit that doesn't get pushed off or overtaken by events. If I can't commit,
I'm not going. And getting the family to commit to anything is nearly impossible.
It's classic: we make plans to go x and one of those two change it to y. It's so bad
that whenever Laurel says "let's plan to....", I almost don't bother to listen to what comes afterwards.
So this week we did our first two workouts using the ActivTrax system. ActivTrax is pretty sweet -
there's a console right in the weight room, and you can access your data from their website. ActivTrax
lets you set a baseline (your first visit), then plans workouts for you according to the baseline you set
and in line with general goals you've set ("strength training", "general fitness," et cetera). ActivTrax
started me out at reasonable weights and repetitions.
Another thing about the gym we joined is the equipment. It's all really, really nice — you flip
little breaker-style switches instead of moving pegs or keys (which get lost).
So, I daresay I am enjoying going to work out.
This, of course, can create problems because now comes the part where I need to make it a fixture in
my schedule. I'm on board with the exercise — now I've got to ensure it's a habit. Monday nights are
pretty much a lock — kiddo is at LD's ex's place, plus I like the idea of having a workout to look forward
to after Monday in the office. Now we just need to identify the second night.
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