Gym Time

Despite my best efforts at keeping busy, boredom still managed to find me.  As mentioned, my job search only takes a few hours a day when you are not getting responses (meaning no interviews to prep for and attend) and my research job is limited to 10 hours a week, which still left me with too much free time and nothing to fill it with.

Fortunately, I started to feel significantly better in March.  My energy level had increased to the point where I was able to stay awake the entire day without taking a nap.  I know it sounds crazy but it was a long road to get to even that point.  Additionally my organs had finally reduced in size (the mono cause my spleen and liver to become enlarged which prevented me from engaging in even the smallest amount of physical activity because almost any amount of contact could cause them to burst).  This was great news because it meant I could get back in the gym and work off some of the weight I had gained while studying for the bar and recovering from mono. 

I asked around and searched yelp to find out what gym to join.  I wanted a low enrollment fee and low monthly payments because I still do not have a full-time job.  Lucky for me, I found the perfect place – Fitness 19.  I went there primarily on advice of one of my oldest and closest childhood friends who still lives near me.  She is a member there and loves it!  So I checked out the website and printed the free one day pass and decided to check it out.

When I walked in, the staff was friendly and got me all set up and showed me around.  Then he let me explore on my own and complete my workout.  The place is not fancy by any means, but it is exactly what I was looking for.  It has tons of machines and floor space, weight machines and free weights, balancing balls and mats and all sorts of other equipment.  It does not have showers, but that’s fine with me since I would not use them anyway – I prefer just to drive the 4-5 minutes it takes me to get home and use my own shower.  Needless to say I was ready to sign up if the price was right.  And let me tell you the price was definitely right!  I paid a $49 enrollment fee and then only $12 a month.  Just what I needed. 

When I signed up, I had no intention of doing anything besides the elliptical at first, just because it had so long since I was at the gym.  However, they set me up with a personal trainer for a body assessment test.  I suppose I did not have to agree to this, but I figured I might as well even though I knew what the results were going to be – overweight, out of shape, and in need of some serious work.

Joining a gym and signing up for a body test after months of being sedentary takes gumption!