After Bubs and I nearly died gasping for air in Aspen, we returned home kinda scared straight. Time to get back to the damn gym and build up that cardio, right? J had been pushing to join Equinox in Palo Alto bc his sister S is a member of the SF facility. It’s super swanky and posh, it has the free Kiehl’s products and whatever. On the other hand, I was voting for the JCC bc I just used it in June/July as part of a Groupon, it’s cheaper, and it’s super close to home.

We toured both facilities last weekend, and the winner is the JCC! Woo hoo! I mean, the decision actually ended up being a no brainer bc the Equinox is just way pricey ($190/month pp!) plus they don’t have indoor bball courts or a dry sauna. And their pool is tiny. Add to that, a 12-month minimum membership… uh, sorry, not gonna happen.

So we’ve been hitting the gym every day since joining. For the first time, I tried circuit training on these machines called TechnoGym. Wow, super smooth, natural movement! What an improvement from the Nautilus machines of my college years! Another day we did the spin class– the first class ever for Bubs and the first cycling class for me. What a nightmare!! I do NOT like to work out to the point of exhaustion. For reals, this body’s got zippo endurance and stamina and while I want to become healthier, I’m not trying to be a ninja warrior or anything. Of course the instructor was super nice and helpful, getting us all set up in the beginning with adjusting the bike. Afterwards, she told us to come back within the week for class 2, bc if we give the body too much time off, it’ll have to start from scratch again. Huh?

I’m really disappointed bc I don’t think this form of exercise is for me (my ass got so fricking numb!!), but someone in the class said she lost 15 lbs. in a month from spin class. And J seems to like it, so I guess I’m going to try and be a supportive spouse. There’s a class scheduled for this afternoon, and I’m going to dig out my padded shorts (that I used before for horseback riding)… Ugh.