My counselor has been insisting for awhile now that I need to get cardio exercise for my SAD, to help with endorphin letdown. It isn't like exercise wouldn't help City Mouse, either. So today we went out to the YMCA in Wauwatosa to check it out, get a tour, and see about membership.
The tour was interesting; they have a huge room full of cardio equipment, like elliptical machines, treadmills, stairclimbers, Nordic-track type machines, and the like. They also have free weights and weight machines (and you can program your own fitness goals into a computer that helps you monitor your reps). They have two pools and a whirlpool and smaller groupings of fitness equipment in the locker rooms (if you prefer a more private space).
Through our employment with the Bullseye and having insurance through them, we get a free month's membership and a free trial week. We are taking advantage of the trial week this week, and then will pay for our first month on Friday when we get paid. Now, it's just for us to make the hearts-and-minds commitment to get to the Y after work. It is about the same as joining a gym but with many more options outside of fitness to have fun (one of the local Y branches is arts-based and offers ceramics classes, for example). We can use any branch when we get our membership.
This afternoon I'll just be spending more time working on my Stornoway gansey. Tomorrow begins the Mouse quest for a better body and a fitter life.
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