Swim

I (re)joined 24-hour Fitness last week as a secondary gym. I say secondary because I am still at Fitness SF. ^[1]The artist formerly known as Gold’s gym lol I love the large selection of free-weights at FSF so I’d be hard pressed to ever ditch them. 24-hour has free-weights but their gyms rarely have a decent selection. They are often chock full of cybex and ISO equipment. All good machines, I just like having free-weights.  Anyway, I’ve been missing having access to a jacuzzi or pool.  My old high-rise complex I used to live in had both and I got spoiled. It is pretty much the only thing I miss about living over there. Several of the 24-hour’s here have both so I decided to join up. My finances are a bit better now so I figured I could eat the extra $30 a month for a 2nd gym membership. I’m not under contract or anything so I can cancel anytime if I get bored or stop using it.

OMG, can I just tell you how great it felt to be in a pool again! ^[2]The ocean here is pretty cold year-round so unless you are extremely dedicated to swimming, most folks avoid the water.  I used to swim a lot when I lived in TX. I’d forgotten how much I loved it. (And how much of a cardio workout it can be) I also discovered how weak I was in my shoulders. Oy!  I guess that’s a given considering I’ve been thru 2 shoulder injuries in the last 10 years. I didn’t have any range of motion issues, which is good, but the skill has definitely atrophied. I could only do a full lap before I had to stop and rest. lol Needless to say, I’ll be getting back into the habit again. The upside is I can now skip cardio on the treadmills and go jump in the pool! Yay! lol

Since the gym is open 24 hours my schedule won’t be a problem either. lol I can’t believe I didn’t think of this sooner! My only complaint is the two closet to me are tiny. The Castro one is basically a closet. It was one of the reasons I switched after I moved to SF. The Noe Valley one is small as well. Neither of those have a pool or jacuzzi anyway. The one by my work has a jacuzzi and  the Potrero Center one, which is blocks from FSF Brannan location, has a jacuzzi and pool. Considering all 4 are within 2 miles of my house, I can’t really complain.