The Gym
The Gym
I go to the gym. It's warm there, the lighting is great and there are things to do and plenty of hot water. I run on the tread mill and do strength training on alternate days. I had some training on how to lift weights and how to run in junior college. I remember those torturous days fondly now that I use exercise as an escape. I also specifically use that training to keep from hurting myself while I stay somehow miraculously active.
Since the things I do for fun all require getting out doors and being active and strong, my hours at the gym keep me ready for having some fun. I have an iPod that plays podcasts and lots of inspiring music and the surroundings are now familiar to me and somewhat comforting. But let me tell you there are some really odd ball people there. I'm sometimes astounded by the kookiness. Here are a couple of the characters I've "Met":
Blow Dry Man
This guy is hairy, has a beard and is a nice noble shade of grey all over. I have no idea what his workout is. I've never seen him but in the locker room drying off his entire body with a blow dryer. Think of Santa Klaus but with no red suit or pointy hat or towel or well, any clothes at all. He blow dries his entire body. I think he has a membership just to save electricity. He's got to be losing that in burned out hair dryers though...
Bad Work Out Guy
Well there are many of these guys. They all sign up on January 1 and are mostly gone by the end of March. They are a chiropractor's dream these guys. But the guy I'm thinking of in particular is a tall thin African American Man who over extends himself on the stretching machine then when he's hurting real bad he goes to the weight room and picks up the heaviest weights he can lift. The rest of his workout consists of swinging these around, very little actual lifting occurs, then he slams them down with a grunt. He started out with a knee brace on one knee, now he has stretch bandages on almost everything that we can pull one over. He hurts so bad putting on his shirt after a shower I hurt for him. Come to thing of it I have not seen him for awhile..
80s Guy
His hair is perfect, combed up to a top-of-the-head wave, he wears his T shirt tucked into his shorts and he checks these 2 things frequently to be sure he's got them just so. His work out is carefully measured to be sure he doesn't sweat - I even heard him convincing another member of the gym that sweating is bad! 80s Guy always looks good, if it were indeed 1985 anyway. Fortunately he only sees himself in the mirror so he's totally unaware that fashion, even in the gym, has changed in 25 years. Yes, 80s Guy is sometimes there with his girl friend, she's right out of a Flock of Seagulls video and she also follows the rigid, never sweat at the gym philosphy too.
I go to the gym. It's warm there, the lighting is great and there are things to do and plenty of hot water. I run on the tread mill and do strength training on alternate days. I had some training on how to lift weights and how to run in junior college. I remember those torturous days fondly now that I use exercise as an escape. I also specifically use that training to keep from hurting myself while I stay somehow miraculously active.
Since the things I do for fun all require getting out doors and being active and strong, my hours at the gym keep me ready for having some fun. I have an iPod that plays podcasts and lots of inspiring music and the surroundings are now familiar to me and somewhat comforting. But let me tell you there are some really odd ball people there. I'm sometimes astounded by the kookiness. Here are a couple of the characters I've "Met":
Blow Dry Man
This guy is hairy, has a beard and is a nice noble shade of grey all over. I have no idea what his workout is. I've never seen him but in the locker room drying off his entire body with a blow dryer. Think of Santa Klaus but with no red suit or pointy hat or towel or well, any clothes at all. He blow dries his entire body. I think he has a membership just to save electricity. He's got to be losing that in burned out hair dryers though...
Bad Work Out Guy
Well there are many of these guys. They all sign up on January 1 and are mostly gone by the end of March. They are a chiropractor's dream these guys. But the guy I'm thinking of in particular is a tall thin African American Man who over extends himself on the stretching machine then when he's hurting real bad he goes to the weight room and picks up the heaviest weights he can lift. The rest of his workout consists of swinging these around, very little actual lifting occurs, then he slams them down with a grunt. He started out with a knee brace on one knee, now he has stretch bandages on almost everything that we can pull one over. He hurts so bad putting on his shirt after a shower I hurt for him. Come to thing of it I have not seen him for awhile..
80s Guy
His hair is perfect, combed up to a top-of-the-head wave, he wears his T shirt tucked into his shorts and he checks these 2 things frequently to be sure he's got them just so. His work out is carefully measured to be sure he doesn't sweat - I even heard him convincing another member of the gym that sweating is bad! 80s Guy always looks good, if it were indeed 1985 anyway. Fortunately he only sees himself in the mirror so he's totally unaware that fashion, even in the gym, has changed in 25 years. Yes, 80s Guy is sometimes there with his girl friend, she's right out of a Flock of Seagulls video and she also follows the rigid, never sweat at the gym philosphy too.
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