coming to my senses
Scribbled down on July 25th, 2010 by she
Posted in new leaf
In February I joined Curves to increase my activity level. It seemed like a good idea at the time. An all girl “gym” that used resistence based machines for exercise. It’s a very basic set-up. I think it’s a decent service for people who are brand new to exercise, uncertain about how to go about increasing activity levels, or uncomfortable with the idea of a co-ed gym.
I’ve outgrown Curves a lot faster than I anticipated. Although, if I’m really honest with myself, I may have outgrown Curves long before I stepped foot in their nearby location.
Yesterday I came to my senses. I canceled my Curves membership and purchased a pass to the City of Edmonton Rec Centres. Now I have access to far more than limited resistance weight machines. At city facilities I’ll have access to free weights, indoor running tracks, pools, ice rinks, classes & more. There are multiple free swims a day and participation in drop-in classes is free. Unless I want to hire a personal trainer or take a specialized or limited participation (size) class, I won’t have to pay any extra fees.
Most importantly, the city’s rec facilities pass costs about $15 less a month than Curves did.
There are facilities all over the city and, unlike Curves, I don’t need special passes pre-arranged in advance to drop in at any one of them (with the exception of Terwilligar – but let’s be honest, I don’t even know what part of town that is). Not all facilities have the same services or schedules but it’s easy to look them up in the guide book or online.
For the moment I’ll need to drive about town to use the nearest gym. The facilities closest to me (3) are an extra 5-10 minute drive when compared to the nearest Curves. However, the city is in the process of building a big new facility within walking distance from my home (LRT distance in winter – far too cold to walk) which is slated to open in Winter 2011.
I don’t know why I was so hesitant to do this before. Very glad I’ve taken this next step. Onward and downward – on the weight scales – we go!
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July 27th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
I have never been to curves but have had invites. I am one who has done weights and exercise throughout my life so have resisted Curves simply because I think I know it all and don’t want to be limited. I went a couple times in the fall but need to be more motivated to keep my exercise up through winter and not let being busy get in the way. Every year I say I will, but it doesn’t always work. Maybe this year.