It's hard enough to work out during a vacation. It's even harder when you're traveling - my family and I are in the Seattle area for the holidays.
Luckily, somehow I’ve been able to visit the LA Fitness in Bellevue (about 3 miles away from my mother-in-law’s house) a couple times while here. The design for a downtown gym is definitely different from one in suburban Texas – it’s spaced out over four levels:
- 2nd/main floor: entry, Kids Club, cardio equipment, aerobics classroom and weight machines
- 3rd floor: free weights
- 1st floor: locker rooms
- basement: pool and spin classroom
And it was a pretty small & shallow pool - only 3 lanes and probably just 3 feet deep all the way (though Derek says that shallower pools offer more resistance). So the gym as a whole was a little claustrophobic, but everything was workable and I’ll have to admit that the windows/views overlooking the city while running on the treadmill were nice.
Nothing too hardcore training-wise, but if I can just maintain the status quo, I'll be very happy. So far, I’ve done a spin class, some treadmill running, and hit the pool. And my daughter has been enjoying the Kids Club facilities. I had to do something to counteract the big Christmas dinner at my brother-in-law’s house, dim sum, and trips to Old Country Buffet! :-P
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