The Voyager biking and hiking clubs are healthy social connections but not strenuous enough for a real work out so I joined LAfitness in Tucson. Lot of health clubs around but after much deliberation, I joined LAfitness because they are a national company and several (including the one I go to in Tucson) have lap pools. They also have yoga, spinning and other classes.
I'd eaten too much (easy to do without a fixed, all-day work schedule:) on Friday so I did the 8:00 and 9:15am spinning classes; great workout! Of course, by the time I got home, I was "starving" and ate enough for 2:)
Having spent a lot of time in health clubs over the past 30 years, including the last 7 months in 8 states, it is interesting to note the difference in class instructors. For example, Saturday's spinning instructors couldn't be more different. The 8:00am instructor was into her ride and didn't even introduce herself; I just followed along as best I could but it was very difficult to hear/understand her so didn't get much out of the class. The 9:15am instructor was one of the best; she introduced herself, did not let the music drown out her voice, gave an overview of what the day's ride would be and suggested RPM and gear from time to time.
Another thing that varies greatly in spinning classes is the bikes. In my home state, the Lone Tree Recreation Center had some of the worst (old and not well maintained) bikes I've seen; in fact, I stopped spinning there because the bikes were so bad. The last couple of health clubs had new bikes (that worked!) and complete with computers so you could monitor RPM, Watts, Kcal, gear, and time.
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