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| - Why can't every Monday feel like this? As a long time member of the LV Athletic Club I attended the Grand Opening May 19th and had one of the best workouts ever. First the complaints; walking in the door I was met with the smell of cooking bacon and fresh paint. Why? Bacon? Really? Come on. One of the fitness instructors was wearing strong patchuli, twenty feet away is too strong, and the graphics are over ten years old, although thankfully aren't twenty feet tall. Lastly, the free weight area is overfilled with benchs and inclines, doesn't anyone lift free weights while standing up any more? They must have ordered too many and felt funny putting some in the storage closet.
Not a compliment or complaint, the urinals are obviously large porcelain female privates. Everyone's thinking it, I'm saying it.
Now the outstanding parts; Marpo Kinetics Viper Rope Climber! Where has this been all my life? I was a fat kid in school and could never climb the rope, now comes my redemption in the form of an exercise machine, fully adjustable and it can be used for aerobic exercise or weightlifting. My favorite and it made my back boobs sore the next day. The next machine is the new Nautilus One Abdominal Crunch. It feels like you're crunching from your chin to your knees. To make it really killer, only move when you're breathing out and hold your gut in, it's a killer and a trick I learned from Reformer training. Just awesome. They also have Don M. who is the best Yoga instructor I've ever seen.
Prices are roughly half that of 24 hour fitness, they're located all over, and since we don't have a premium health club like some other cities, this is the best choice for quality and price you can make.
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