The Gym

It was inevitable, I suppose.  Darwin and I have joined a gym.

It was actually something of a surprise.  Max had been talking about how he wanted to get stronger (for his cadet work), and although I run a lot and am pretty fit (my blood pressure and heart rate are nicely low), I don't have much upper body strength.  So I mentioned to Max that maybe he and I could join a gym and work out together.  He liked this idea.

I put it to Darwin as well, mostly to be inclusive.  I didn't think Darwin would be interested.  To my surprise, he agreed with enthusiasm.

There's a gym only five minutes away from our house, so off we all went.

Darwin has some problems with the muscles in his back being painfully tight and causing him tension headaches.  He also can't raise his arms all the way above his head.  In an attempt to alleviate this problem, he explored the roomful of stretching equipment.  He and I worked out which machines and exercises would stretch out his back and shoulder muscles, and Darwin is already seeing results.  His back doesn't hurt as much, and he can raise his arms much higher.  He also says he feels guilty if he doesn't go daily, so he's been going, which is great!

I'm working on ab and pec machines.  I hate these machines.  They're mean and cruel.  But I keep going back. 

We're still working out what kind of workouts to do.  Often, I don't feel like I've had a full workout, so when I get home, I get on the treadmill for half an hour anyway.  (I can run at the gym, of course, but I'm stuck with whatever they put on TV, so I'd rather use my own treadmill.)

We'll see how this goes!

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