More Gym

Lack of sleep and exercise, along with plenty of stress, have kept my health in question. But I promised to complete my opinions on gyms last post.

Has it been five months!

I know however what you all really want to know… “What did you get for Father’s Day Phillip?”

A book.

I am no convict but I find this book extremely valuable. Personal body weight training is superior to all strength training but that doesn’t necessarily negate the value of a gym membership.

There are body weight training rigs at the gym of which I am currently a member. The typical bench press is still a good bench mark, no charge for the pun, to measure one’s strength.

Most of us have little room for such equipment at home.

Before we get into it Emery’s of Menomonee Falls is having a fat tire demo day and sale on Saturday November 2nd. Register Here.

You can exercise outside all Winter with a fat Bike.

If you are into Cross Fit, and have the room in your home, like my brother does with his humungous basement, you could save your high cross fit gym fees and spend them on your own equipment. All their workouts are available for free online. But people like simple so they pay.

Nine Round is another outfit of continually changing routines.

If you don’t want to be training alone in your basement, facing your own thoughts, or you just do not have the room in your home a gym membership is valuable if you use it.

And in regards to room, Chuck Norris’ Total Gym is a great space saving body weight training rig. Varying versions range from $300 to nearly$4,000.

The gym of which I am currently a member, Xperience, has a wide range of training opportunities and a minimal membership provides value pricing.

You are paying for the social aspect and the support that brings. I am sure the camaraderie is more important for some than for others.

Blast closed down, from what I read not because of profits. They shut down their gyms that had no local stake holders. From the poor facility conditions of their Hawley Road location it is apparent to me that without an onsite investor the buildings are not cared for.

Planet Fitness commercials always mention 'locally owned.'

Using a club’s class selections is a must. Yoga classes are always around and are a great next step to body weight training. Body weight training is said to be superior as it strengthens your tendons and bones far better as well as creating a better nerve response and improved balance. The movements are the epitome of natural.

Xperience has saunas and heat therapy is very beneficial for your health. The showers can run very cold for the benefits of cold therapy taking a strain off your home water bill.

The tanning rooms are 15 minute standing ultraviolet. There are some benefits to limited ultraviolet exposure.

Infrared is a highly regarded healing light, three kinds, and an infrared room would make an nice addition.

Another improvement would be a merit based weight room.

I saw some one off gyms on YouTube talk about their University weight training set up. So if you had a couple set ups in a private room, a room where to enjoy its benefits you would have to take a class and meet minimal standards, you could improve lifters’ experience.

The standards would include not only training in proper techniques but also the etiquette of allowing others to work in. You could have a set order or progression of exercises that could change daily. Anyone who has taken the required one time class, an opportunity for the trainers to connect with the members and collect a small fee, and meet the performance standards can walk in and work in smoothly with those already working out.

You get to the gym and you want the bench press but one guy is using it and wont let anyone in until he finishes his sets. Yeah it happens. So people end up on the cardio equipment.

I took on three times the work I was planning to with my microgreens business so haven’t made the gym most of the summer. I am easing into the body weight training with mostly squats and leg raises. 

As the market season winds down there will be a lot of reallocation of resources going on.

The best way to make money is to save money, so weigh your options for fitness and health.

Don not be a HENRY.

Whatever happened to those racquet ball clubs?

Competition is out of vogue. Hand ball or similar such facilities represented class; unwelcome in a society without class.

Saying you had no class used to be an insult.

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I have to revamp this charity jackpot page.