Friday Night Fitness DatesWritten by Nathan P Boyd
Close your eyes and imagine this romantic setting: an intimate picnic on beach, you and your mate enjoying strawberries from a fresh fruit salad, and both of you enjoying ocean breeze as plans are being made for your next date. All of this, of course, after you jogged with your sweetie on beach at sunset. That’s right, “jogged”! While many couple’s idea of a romantic date will still include a walk on beach at sunset, other couples are increasingly opting for inclusion of a healthful fitness activity instead. Around country, these “fitness dates” have become more and more popular as people are searching for a different, if not healthier, option to customary “dinner-and-a-movie” routine. These fitness dates can include everything from an actual workout together at gym, to a nighttime game of tennis, to even a canoe-by-moonlight excursion. What’s important is that an activity is found that both of you like to do and then use it as a platform to have some fun and enjoy each other’s companionship. Granted, it may require a different mindset to appreciate a date at a gym, lake, or track as a dating alternative, but it does reap an extraordinary amount of benefits and it can genuinely be a lot of fun as well. To begin with, these fitness dates do allow for some actual quality time together for both of you to bond. This time together is yours to share and exercise itself does release hormones in body that helps promote a general feeling of relaxation and well-being. Bottom line is that you’ll both feel better about yourself and will enjoy each other’s company even more. Besides, workout sessions are always more fun when your partner is along and that’s part of point in even inviting a partner with you in first place.
| | Tips To Help You Find The Right GymWritten by Nathan P Boyd
Taking those first few steps towards establishing a Fitness Lifestyle can very well be intimidating, especially if decision is made to sign-up for a gym membership. In fact, deciding on even using a gym can be a double-edged sword of sorts. On one hand, there are many of us who feel that we’ll become more motivated towards exercising regularly if we do sign-up for a gym membership. After all, you’re now investing more money into your health so you certainly don’t want to just throw that money away. Additionally, there are typically many more people working out at gym than anywhere else, so you’ll probably be more likely to get caught up in ambience and energy of others exercising as well. However, on other hand, because there can be so many people working out at gym, you may feel intimidated beginning those first steps towards getting back in condition in front of others. When you stop to consider all of pros and cons with signing up for a gym membership, you may find that making this decision was a more daunting task than you first thought. Fortunately, there are many gyms and fitness facilities available now to accommodate virtually every factor and consideration involved in your own decision making process. From large fitness clubs such as Bally’s and 24-Hour Fitness to local YMCA or university health centers, and from private one-on-one training studios to even mobile Personal Training trailers, chances are excellent that a gym can be found to match your own personal preferences. What’s important to keep in mind is that every gym and fitness facility has it’s own unique personality and subsequently, there’s a gym to match your own unique personality as well. Therefore, with a little gym shopping savvy and factors that we’ll providing you for consideration, you’ll be on your way towards locating a gym that’s a perfect match for you! Presented here then is a brief summary of several factors for you to consider when shopping for gym that’s right for you: 1) Location Typically, you’re better off when your gym is near to your home or work. The greater distance that you’ll have to travel to exercise, then greater chance that you may find an excuse not to. At same time, don’t let location be your sole determining factor, as it’s important that you don’t join a gym that you dislike simply because it’s nearby. 2) Management Attitude When you walk into your gym, I strongly believe that you should never feel like only a dollar sign or a second-class citizen. Look for honesty, sincerity, politeness, and above all, respect. The vast majority of gyms that I have stepped foot into are operated by managers and staff members that genuinely enjoy their jobs and genuinely enjoy assisting their clients. However, if you feel like a gym is not interested in your needs at all, then you may wish to keep looking. 3) Hours How does your own personal schedule fit in with gym’s? If conducting early-bird workouts is your best option, then at what time does your gym open up? What if you can only workout late at night? Is your gym a 24-hour gym? Is it open 7 days a week? 4) Price This factor is actually most people’s first consideration when searching for a gym. As this issue can be largely affected by your own personal taste and budget, I would simply propose following points to consider. First, look at entire package before you just consider cost. Being cheapest gym around does not necessarily make it best fit for you. You do sometimes get what you pay for. Secondly, be mindful of contracts you sign. There are fitness chains that have been notorious for absolutely locking you into a long-term contract and then making it nearly impossible to cancel should you decide to withdraw at a later date. If you are not convinced that you’re going to stick with regularly working out at a gym, you may then prefer to sign a short-term contract instead even if it costs more per month.
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