Healthy Living

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Joining the Gym & Investing in My Health ($195 of Literally)

I did it. I scooted down to my neighborhood YMCA, laid down a chunk of change, and officially invested in my weight loss challenge.

I’ve been a “member” of gyms before – the YMCA, Gold’s Gym, a place called Ford’s Fitness that my husband liked because it smelled like sweat more than any other place and had a huge garage door that opened that I think made him feel like he was more manly working out in a garage than a gym.

I don’t particularly enjoy working out. If I have 30 extra minutes in a day, I don’t say, “Hmmm, I think sweating and pushing my muscles to uncomfortable limits sounds nice.” I usually say, “Oh, look what the TiVo was nice enough to record for me.

But, I don’t particularly like my butt or thighs either, and no matter how many carrots I eat, those things will not improve without some good, old-fashioned exercise. So now I am officially a member of the YMCA, and I am one step closer to being 10 pounds lighter.


Learn more about the 10 Pound Challenge on Capessa.com.

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  • Adrianne's Avatar
    Posted by Adrianne Fri May 16, 2008 5:49pm PDT

    Do you have any workout videos at home? Some people find it more convenient to work out at home instead of having to get dressed and drive to the gym. I see that you have tried several gym memberships and was wondering if you tried working out at home.

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  • Capessa's Avatar
    Posted by Capessa Mon May 19, 2008 1:16pm PDT

    I have an old Billy Blanks Tae Bo workout that I do sometimes, but the heyday of Tae Bo has long since passed. I thought the bootcamp workouts might be good to do, but I don't know where to begin with that. (Once upon a time I thought the Carmen Electra Strip Tease workout would be good too... I tried it once and realized I have no inner stripper.) Do you have any favorite workout vids to do at home? I'd love to know!

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