So me and the fiancé have joined a gym!! We took the plunge and joined the local Bannatynes. Our friends have been members for a while now and they had some passes that would give fiends three days for £9. Once we went along we decided that it was actually a really nice health club, the gym has great machines, pool is a decent size and the classes look really good.
When we had a chat with one of the membership guys he told us that they had a deal going on. The standard one is that if you pay up front for either 6 or 12 months you can get a percentage off but as a special easter deal if you joined before the end of march you got april free on direct debit. The best deal for us was the direct debit as we dont have a lot of spare cash lying around so thats what we went with. We also got a booklet of deals & coupons and a gym starter kit, this normally costs £15 and actually turned out to be really useful.
So in our packs, the little drawstring bag, we got a really good water bottle, handy grey gym towel and a pair of over ear headphones (which the fiancé loves). The bag is a little small for us to use in general as we like to go to the gym then go for a swim so need space for a big towel and toiletries but the rest of the stuff is awesome. I'm considering buying another one of the towels in bright pink so I dont have to keep drying this one.
So after we decided to join the health club I realised that going to the gym several times a week meant that I would need a few sets of swim wear and gym wear neither of which I had. I had a few sets of swimwear but they were fairly old bikinis from when I was younger and going on holiday, the most I have recently used bikinis for is sun bathing and a single trip to centre parcs a few years ago. As for gym wear well I've not been a gym bunny so didn't really have anything to wear other then some long tanks and leggings. So I took a trip to sports direct and picked up a few new pieces, I love sports direct for sports gear we have bought so much stuff for the fiancé from there at great prices. Its especially good if you are only just starting out and dont want to spend a fortune or even if like us you are trying to save up for something. Anyway here is a quick snap of my purchases.
Bright pink and purple adidas racing back top (that matches my trainers lol), grey and pink nike racing back top, LA fitness crop top/sports bra in hot pink, purple grey and black sports bra and a LA fitness electric blue top with built in bra. Also picked up a new Lonsdale sports bag all for £44!! which is a massive bargain as some of the sports stuff I have seen is £20 - £30 for a top etc Only thing I think I need now is a pair of trackies to pull on over my leggings for those days when the english weather has decided to play up.
As for the swimwear I bought a couple of new pieces in Sainsburys when they has a 25% off sale. Got a really cute blue and white paisley 2 piece and a couple of tank style tops for those days when you dont want your tummy on show. Nearly bought the matching paisley swimsuit but they didn't have my size which was a bummer. After I bought them I decided to dig out my old stuff from my mams loft and discovered that actually a lot of it was still really nice and in good condition so I now have a surfeit of swimwear to choose from. To be fair some of it is probably more holiday appropriate as its not got the support for swimming lengths so its not too bad.
After I got my new bag the fiancé decided he really needed one. His grip isn't really the right shape and his holdall is a bit big for just him. He decided one a bit like mine would do so we went for another trip to sports direct (which is right next to the gym and went on both occasions before going to the gym) we were just going to have a look see what they had in the mens section when we found the exact bag in more colours. Bright baby pink, black with yellow writing, then the two favourites: light grey with orange and navy with white writing.
As you can see the navy won out. So now we are fully kitted out and have been attending the gym nearly 3 times a week, 4 on weeks when fiancé has training sessions.
Its going really well I tried running on the treadmill but it nearly killed me so I have been building my core strength up and as of saturday have started interval training. Fiancé is being my PT and controlling the speed, he's got me doing 5 intervals 2 mins walking and 2 jogging. First one went really well I wasn't pegging out by the end and even managed to push out a 6th jog to hit 2.70 km. I know thats not amazing but for me its an achievement as like I said I'm not a runner.
Anyway I will keep you updated with my progress and hopefully it wont be long before I'm ready to start properly training to run the whole 5k.
xXx
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