Sweat n Shop
Posted on 17. Feb, 2009 by admin in General
Ok, yoga mats or an aerobic mat are not really my ideal floor coverings. I prefer a large blanket… and a bucket of popcorn and a good movie. But when I moved into my new apartment and my next door neighbour mentioned in passing that her New Year’s resolution was to lose weight, I decided to go along with her to the local gym. Together we walked on walkers, rowed on rowers and cycled on cycles. We sweat together and drank litres of water together – and lost weight together. In fact, together with someone else is the best way to lose weight. We invested in our own yoga mats to use at home, and used the aerobic mats at the gym when we worked out there. And when the time came to do a Swiss ball class, we bought one each – try sharing Swiss balls UK. They might be large, but not large enough for two people! We invested in new sneakers and training outfits. And swanky water bottles, gym bags and sweat bands (we loved Olivia Newton-John’s Physical clip!). Not to mention hand weights, goggles for the pool and, of course, new swimmers.
By the end of the year, we had gotten to our respective ‘goal’ weights, found husbands in the process (at the sports store) and had forged a friendship that survives to this day.