My new gym is conveniently located between the school and my apartment. Location is very important to me, because if a gym is too far away I'll find excuses to skip. It is located below ground and is very "warm" in the summer. By warm I mean freaking hot. Sauna-like= bonus! HaHa. The gym does not have classes, but it does have all of my usual machines. The ellipticals are not as nice as back home, but I found that to be true even in the fancy gym.
So when I went in to sign up the owner was SUPER nice! He told me that three months is 60,000 won. That's like $17 per month! I was unable to pay with my card and I only had 55,000 won on me so he said "service-uh." Service = FREE! I got to pay just 55,000 and I'm signed up until the beginning of November :) Plus the guy threw in two free days. I love Korea!
I started this first workout off easy with a tiny bit of cardio; ten minutes each on the treadmill and elliptical. Not even halfway through the elliptical and I was sweating buckets. So need to remember to take a towel next time. I was standing in front of a big fan to cool off, when the owner comes over and turns on the A/C. I tell him "kamsamnida" and stand there for a good five minutes. Next, it was off to do some machines.
I did some chest presses and flys first. Then, I went to do a rowing machine. I finished one set and was resting. The owner comes up to me again and hands me a piping hot cup (dixie cup sized) of coffee. He even brought the packet over so I would know what the mysterious brown liquid was :). Now, I wasn't really in the mood for anything HOT, but when in Rome...
I finished off with some tricep pulldowns and free weights (squat pushes- thanks Amy!) The owner made sure I had some water before I left even though I had already helped myself to two bottles full. I get my very own permanent locker at the gym, so next I went to my favorite store for some gym supplies!
A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise. ~A.A. Milne
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