When the gym closed I set up a Facebook page for gym \u201calumni\u201d so we could talk about where to go while our gym is on hiatus. We\u2019re hoping it\u2019s just a hiatus anyway. But not that many people are posting about where they\u2019ve been and how it was. I wonder if they\u2019re just doing what I\u2019m doing, which is next to nothing, still kind of depressed that the old reliable gym is gone. I made it to Five Rings Jiu Jitsu once with my gi and my workout gear, thinking I\u2019d decide which to do when I got there. Nathan, THMFIC at Recreate, was telling me I should start BJJ. Last Saturday morning they were having a gym exchange so I could only do the fitness class. It wasn\u2019t what I expected – lots of stretching before warming up and just the workout. But the workout was pretty good.<\/p>\n
Anyway, I\u2019ve only been to one place, for one workout, and even though I spent $140 on a gi for BJJ I still haven\u2019t gone to a class. I guess I went a couple of times back at Portland Judo but that was a year-and-a-half ago.<\/p>\n
I guess I\u2019ve had excuses: a stomachache last week that almost made me go home from work, a headache (from allergies I hope) this week that almost made me go home from work, and today, not wanting to get beat up on my birthday.<\/p>\n
OK, so birthday. I figured this is my only chance to score some free stuff but all I did was go to another building at work to get a free beer and pretzel (from the \u201cour company isn\u2019t as awful as you think\u201d committee). I really just went to work and hoped it wouldn\u2019t be too awful. It wasn\u2019t. Happy birthday to me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When the gym closed I set up a Facebook page for gym \u201calumni\u201d so we could talk about where to go while our gym is on hiatus. We\u2019re hoping it\u2019s just a hiatus anyway. But not that many people are posting about where they\u2019ve been and how it was. I wonder if they\u2019re just doing what I\u2019m doing, which is next to nothing, still kind of depressed that the old reliable gym is gone. I made it to Five Rings Jiu Jitsu once with my gi and my workout gear, thinking I\u2019d decide which to do when I got there. Nathan, THMFIC at Recreate, was telling me I should start … Continue reading Not really successfully finding a new gym.<\/span>