slynne
|
|
response 20 of 23:
| 
Jul 12 04:38 UTC 2008 |
I dont actually pay for a place to work out, my employer does. But the
reason I especially like it is that I like to swim and unlike walking
(which I also like), one cant just step outside one's downtown office
and go swimming unless one pays for privilege. But there are other
facilities at the Y that I like. There is a walking track that a
co-worker and I are going to use in the winter when the weather is bad.
Right now we walk around downtown but in the winter it is no fun. A nice
heated track with windows might be worth the money my employer pays for
us :)
|
denise
|
|
response 23 of 23:
|
Aug 3 01:06 UTC 2008 |
I did pay for a membership at the county rec. department--and was able
to use the discount for being on disability [even that was a bit of a
stretch for me; some birthday money and a bit of my stimulus check
helped a lot, though].
I wanted to spend some of my workout time in a pool; there's a number of
things to do along with the traditional lap swimming. And in the
summer and the winter when the weather makes it difficult to do stuff
outdoors, all of the indoor stuff at the rec center makes working out
during those months so much easier.
In the recent past, I've been working on the treadmill instead of the
indoor track. I like being able to set the speed and the incline [as
well as seeing how many calories that I burn, and can adjust the
workload if my heart rate is too high or low]. Granted, I can do that
while walking on my own [monitoring my heart rate] but when I do a
regular walk [vs on the treadmill], it's harder for me to vary my speed
up or down on my own [my mind wanders to much to keep track, thus, the
treadmill can do that part for me]. Granted, once I'm in better shape,
I'm really going to enjoy the longer walks outdoors in the cooler
weather... I just MIGHT be able to return to the Grex walks again some
day.
|