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| - This, my friends, is my kind of gym. It's DOWN; Down to earth. Stripped-down. We're dressed down. Nothing fancy, no brand name clothing, no people checking each other out. Dressed to work out in old t-shirts and Walmart sweatpants. I'm down with that.
The staff seem friendly. No pretense, no hard sales pitch. There are three types of memberships. I went with the middle one: $20 to join, $10 a month automatic payments for a year, and an extra $35 or so payment in July (I guess spacing it out helps with sticker shock).
It wasn't crowded when I went at 3:30 today so I had my pick of treadmills. The machines have definitely gotten their share of use, but they work. I loved the fan built into each machine- I'm so out of shape the breeze helped keep me going.
I tried the elliptical next. I liked it. The machines feel hardy and can take a beating, I think.
I have one free personal trainer meeting next week as part of my new membership. The trainer sets up a fitness program with New members.
This place is a bit of a trek for me, but since its humble atmosphere speaks to me and motivates me, I don't feel bad about it. Besides, as I lose weight, the Goodwill is conveniently close by so I can get new workout clothes on the way down the scale.
Maybe I'll meet some Yelpers there.
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