More Gym & Hillsprints Too!
Hey gang! So, I can’t stop talking about my experience at the gym! Here I just had to throw in my two bits about the Ladies Area in the gym as well as the “bad form” I witnessed while we were having our workout! And then I trotted off to get some hillsprints done!
Enjoy!
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January 11th, 2009 at 2:14 am
Ladies section? Sounds sexist to me!
And what’s with the 2 pound weights? A gym filled with fitness experts and nobody has had the decency to tell that woman she’s wasting her time? I bet they’re happy to take her money, though … grrr!
I remember now why we stopped going to nasty gyms … we hates their tricksys, yes precious …
:)
January 12th, 2009 at 3:45 am
Hi Jackie
Might need to gently disagree with you. Having been a regular gym junkie for nigh on 20 years I have noted that a lot of women are very self conscious about themselves and about exercise and especially exercising in front of men. So, although a “ladies own” area seems a bit incongruous to you and I, I understand why some ladies need that extra security.
Also, as you point out, some of the meathead, “grunter”, large, dominating males in gyms can be very intimidating for somebody new to exercise – especially a self conscious lady. Not everybody is blessed with the confidence to take on those guys – at least not initially.
And re the lady doing flys with low weights. C’mon! It’s a start. That lady may have never exercised before. If she gets the confidence she may start to increase the weights and make some real gains. (even if the weights are pink!!)
Remember, “ gym is bad!”, “gym is bad!”, hang on maybe gym is OK. She might find that weights are good!
Sermon endeth!!!
“Father” Terry….
January 12th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Hey Terry. I think you’re misunderstanding me. First of all, under no circumstances have I EVER said “gym is bad”… I don’t think the gym is bad! I think the gym is not for ME (mostly). However, I have decided to go about once a week to change it up. I agree with you about the Ladies Area being there for intimidated, shy or self-conscious ladies for SURE…. I never said having Ladies Area was bad EITHER. I DID, however, sniff at the equipment they GIVE the ladies. No one is EVER getting very fit on that equipment. As for the girl doing flyes with 2lb db’s, nope sorry, she was not heavy, older or any of that, she was wearing cute little gym tights and was obviously a regular. But she believed she was making a difference with 2lb dbs. And we know she’s not. She likely lifts more than that when she picks up her purse.
anyway, see ya soon!