You know it's rodeo time in Houston when you're 30 minutes late for work because you were stuck behind a WAGON TRAIN. Really guys, if you are going to be all authentic with the horseback and the spurs and the covered wagons, could you NOT do it during rush hour? Please? Thanks.
See, this is another example of why customer service is so important--you never know who you're talking to, or how far one rude comment can travel. Be a dick to one customer, and all of a sudden a hundred people you've never met are calling or drafting letters to your manager. I suspect Barry didn't have a very good Wednesday.
That said, I'm a 24-hour fitness member. I chose them primarily because they had the most locations in my area, and with the exception of a membership consultant at one location (which I haven't set foot in since), they've been nothing but nice to me. But if I were looking for a gym and read that post? 24-hour fitness would have been crossed off the list. I mean, I can catch a spinning class or elliptical machine anywhere--I'll drive the extra 10 miles for staff that treats me with respect, whether I look athletic or not.
I ordered this heart rate monitor yesterday, and I'm feeling a little bit guilty for spending the money on it. It has some cool features, but having never used a HRM before, I'm not sure I will really need some of them. I might have been just as happy with the Reebok one at Target. Oh well...we'll see.
At least it will definitely be better than those flaky grip things on the cardio machines. I was on the precor for 35 minutes yesterday, and the grips just could not get a read on me for about 15-20 of them. It had me at 56 bpm one second, 202 the next. Which makes the average HR useless, since it takes into account all the numbers, even the blatantly, ridiculously wrong ones.
Tomorrow is the last session of the beginner cycling class I've been taking. Since I was going to be gone last Saturday, I tried a regular spinning class on Thursday morning, just to see how I'd do. It was hard, but I made it through the whole class. I didn't do all the out of the saddle stuff, but I did most of it. And I managed to get my shoes clipped into the pedals, even. (Of course, in true Joy form, I almost broke my ankle trying to get myself unclipped. I'm hoping that'll get better with practice.) So anyway, I'm kind of sad that the beginner class is over, but I'm confident that I can make the transition to the "real" classes. The Saturday morning one is 1 1/2 hours later than the beginner class, too, so I can sleep longer. woohoo!
I tried the SELF challenge strength workout on Wednesday, and I have mixed feelings about it. I don't think I like the stability ball...it may be because I bought one that was too small, or maybe didn't inflate it enough. I didn't really feel like the downward dog calf raises were doing anything, and I couldn't do the lie-on-your-stomach-and-lift-your-legs thing at all. I wasn't strong enough to do the floor dips effectively either, so I had to revert back to dumbell exercises for triceps. I did like the ab exercises and the plies, but other than that I could take or leave the workout. I like the fat-burning workout better, though I haven't done it in ages. I'll have to go back to it for the strength stuff.
My bold "eat more" plan has been going all right, though I'm pretty sure it's not working. I haven't gained any weight, but I haven't lost any either. Since Tuesday, I've averaged about 38 points per day, which puts me right at 1900 calories per day. I have 9 activity points for the week, and it will be 13 after today. I haven't added up my food points today because we had a company event with sandwiches and cake. Sure, I could have avoided the cake, but it was there, and I was there, and well...it was cake.
Said company event is also going to prevent me from working out until later in the day, because there are cars on the lawn and part of the track is being blocked by a waiting area. I could work out inside, but it's sunny and barely 60 degrees out there, and I'm absolutely dying to take advantage of it while it lasts. Plus, my knees are very anti-treadmill these days.
Posted by Joy at February 25, 2005 11:55 AM