Week 2

Name of gym: Flex Total Fitness Gym https://www.flexgym.ca/en/

This gym is open for 24 hours from Monday to Thursday. On Fridays, they close at 1 AM, on Saturday they are open from 7 AM until 10 PM, and on Sundays 7 AM until midnight. there are multiple different membership options available at Flex gym including the basic 12 month individual membership ($200),  the bring  a friend membership ($280), a family membership for 2 people who live at the same address ($330), and the group classes membership ($380). There are also short term memberships available at this gym. A 6 month membership is $125, 1 month is $45, and one week is $27. there is also a three month membership option but no price is indicated on the site. Finally, you can also pay per session, which is what i chose to do. 1 session is $10, 10 sessions is $70, 20 sessions costs $125, and 30 sessions is $155.

I decided to go to this gym just to workout rather than attend a class. Once again, I decided to go alone. before the workout, I felt very tired from a long day of school however, once I started my workout, I felt more awake because of adrenaline. I went at my own pace and pushed my self when I felt that I could continue going for a little longer rather than just immediately stopping when I felt the slightest bit of fatigue. the main part of my workout was running on the treadmill. I pushed myself to run for a little over 30 minutes consecutively, changing the speed and incline on the treadmill every 3-5 minutes. The highest speed I reached was 5.5 mph and the highest incline I ran on was 10.5. There was 3 times I pushed myself to run for 1 minute- 1 minute and 30 seconds longer than my brain was telling me I could, allowing me to learn and realize that the first instant of fatigue ins’t always your body’s limit; your body is much stronger than your brain thinks it is. although I pushed myself on the treadmill, I didn’t push myself to venture out of my comfort zone and try machines I wouldn’t normally try. I disliked that about my workout seeing as I decided to workout on my own at this gym rather than attending a class where i’m bound to be pushed out of my zone of comfort. I really liked the fact that I could construct the workout that I believed was best suited for me and my body rather than doing a workout with a group of people where the exercises aren’t necessarily targeted towards me and my preferences. I am really happy I decided to workout at thus gym; they have various machines and other equipment there which allows everyone to have a chance to find and use a machine they like. I would definitely recommend this gym to a friend!

Week #2 Questions

I would like to improve my running endurance. Right now I am able to run for 15 minutes straight at a  moderately fats pace without changing my speed before needing to stop and take a breather. A realistic goal to reach is to be able to run for 25 minutes at that same pace after attending exercise numerous classes throughout this semester. 3 things that I believe would motivate me to participate in a regular exercise routine would be one, watching workout videos, two,motivational quotes and finally, I think having a workout partner would help keep me motivated. Although the last two weeks I’ve decided to workout alone, I feel like if  my motivation is ever low, a workout partner would increase my motivation back up to whee it normally is and force me to workout despite not wanting to. Bad weather, a lot of homework, and work would probably be the excuses I would tell myself in efforts to convince myself not to exercise.