Cardio, baby! I loved to spin (stationary bike). There’s no workout like a 45 minute spin class, and not surprisingly, not a lot of fit people can do one out of the gate. We would often have people who were training for a marathon come in during the colder months because they thought it would be “easy”. Even if you’re in shape it take a good 3-5 classes to get going, and after the first couple of classes you’re hurting in places you never imagined.
Sadly, I don’t spin any more, mainly because our YMCA has gotten so crowded that it went from being able to walk up an hour before a class and get a bike to having to register a day in advance for classes. Screw that. So now I walk every day. Briskly. I do miss my spin classes, though. Best ever 45 minute workout I ever had. -D > On Dec 16, 2020, at 10:58 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > My gym is a pretty standard gym I guess. Treadmills, stationary bikes, > rowing machines, ellipticals in front. Weight machines of various types > in the middle. Free weights, benches, squat racks, powerlifting in the > back. Dressing rooms with lockers, showers. Really nice sauna. Local > owner, not part of any chain. One year single membership is $350. Guess > I didn't realize what a deal that is. Any personal training is extra > though, and independent of the gym. > > They were shut down from about March - June but have been open since > then. I started going in summer of 2019 and although I have generally > hated exercise my whole life, I have found that I've been able to stick > with weights. I do maybe 10 min of jogging on the treadmill to get my > blood pumping and the rest is weights. I finish with 20 minutes in the > sauna. I try to go every other day and rarely miss. > > Allan > > > Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > >> Your gym is not pricey by DC standards (try paying $208/mo.). All our gyms >> have been closed again, as has all indoor restaurant dining. >> *Today we used medicine balls, I've adopted the 15# "boulder".* >> What do you do with the medicine ball? >> >> On Wed, Dec 16, 2020 at 9:11 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>> The kind of gym you go to makes a huge difference. The place I go is >>> whole body training, small classes, which is why its able to still be open. >>> There were 6 of us tonight.We do 10 different exercises for 45 seconds each >>> and go through 3 times. You'd think 45 seconds isn't very long but one of >>> the exercises tonight was a bird-dog plank. Think of setting up to do a >>> push up, then lift one arm straight out past your head, at the same time >>> lift the opposite leg. 45 seconds of that is plenty. Today we used medicine >>> balls, I've adopted the 15# "boulder". There are a few of us who are a >>> little competitive about the weight... >>> The place I go is expensive, I think I'm paying around $1500 a year which >>> is definitely something I think of if I'm considering skipping a class. >>> We've been back at it since July and I bet I haven't missed a dozen >>> classes... >>> -Curt >>> >>> On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, 9:41:15 PM EST, Kaleb Striplin via >>> Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> I think it depends on which news source you go by. >>> >>> When I was out of town last week I hit the treadmill every night at the >>> hotel. I did a mile jog each night trying to work up to 2 miles etc. we >>> have a really nice treadmill at the house but I can’t seem to get the wife >>> to move all the cloths she has piled up on it and she tells me not to touch >>> it. We also have a gym membership we have been paying for because last year >>> she decided she wanted to start working out. I don’t think she has been to >>> the gym in a year and keeps insisting next week she will go. In the mean >>> time we still get dinged every month. She says I can go over there rather >>> than using our treadmill at home. I don’t want to spend 30 minutes driving >>> there and 30 minutes back to do a 15-20 workout on the treadmill. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Dec 15, 2020, at 8:06 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Its more like a 96% recovery rate overall, much worse if you're older or >>> have underlying conditions. >>>> >>>> Speaking of which, I'd like to take a moment for a brag here. I've been >>> hitting the gym 3 days a week since it reopened in July and my blood >>> pressure is so normal I'm only taking medication 4 days a week and in about >>> 6 months I expect to drop it entirely. This is great news because any blood >>> pressure medication I've ever taken that actually worked also affected my >>> energy levels. The stuff I'm on now is the best of the bunch but boy I've >>> got a lot more get up and go even just not taking it every day... >>>> >>>> -Curt >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, 6:06:33 PM EST, Kaleb Striplin via >>> Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Yea, well I’m watching the local news about how they starting giving out >>> the vaccine today in Tulsa. I just don’t get the risk of rushing to try >>> something that is basically untested for a virus that has a 99.x recovery >>> rate. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Dec 15, 2020, at 4:31 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> It also spreads the covids after bouncing the signals off chemtrails >>>>> >>>>> --FT >>>>> >>>>>> On 12/15/20 5:08 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >>>>>> 5G is very limited and practically line of sight, so if you’re not >>> right next to a 5G node in a major city, you’re not going to see it. >>>>>> >>>>>> The hype about 5G is just that. It will be years before we see the >>> benefits across the board. >>>>>> >>>>>> -D >>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Dec 15, 2020, at 4:08 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What are 5g speeds supposed to be? On my iPhone 11 with t mobile I >>> just tested my speed at 135mbps. This is about as high as I have seen. This >>> is in the middle of Tulsa. Most of the time I see maybe 30-40mbps, even in >>> rural areas where there is in good signal. If that is still LTE speeds what >>> are 5g speeds supposed to be? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
