Sunday, October 21, 2007

Life Time Fitness = A Lifetime of Fun

Last week a new health club/resort spa, Life Time Fitness, finally opened it's doors in South Austin. Since I have decided that it is time to get back in tip-top shape it couldn't have come at a better time. The last time I joined a health club it was about ten years ago in my mid 20's. We had no children then and my schedule was work late, stay up later, sleep late, go to the gym, rinse and repeat. Like a lot of people, the "go to the gym" part of the day eventually morphed into "sleep later" instead.

But Life Time Fitness is much more than a gym. It's a water park, basketball and rock climbing gym, with racquetball, squash, Yoga, Pilates, spin classes, lap pools, hot tubs, saunas, a cafe and hair/nail salon, a huge children's area with 2-hours a day of childcare included, swimming lessons, soccer days, kid's basketball court, and ample parking!

Granted, I'll probably never take Pilates or get my hair and nails done (what hair?), but I will definitely utilize many of the other amenities. And surprisingly the price of it all for the whole family is less than our cable, phone, and high speed Internet bill every month.

Starting tomorrow my goal is to get rid of my pregnancy weight (the food baby) and increase my running endurance while adding some muscle to my spindly frame. With that will come added performance on the tennis court so I can beat my tennis bum buddy. The only problem I can foresee about that plan is that he is also a member of Life Time Fitness, which means I'll probably have to spike his Gatorade with sleeping pills before we start to play if I ever want to have a fighting chance.

7 comments:

Unknown said...

I think you should do the Pilates while getting your hair and nails done. Make for a great post.

Unknown said...

I agree with The Holmes, but I would want to see pictures to go along with the post!

Jenn said...

You can sleep when you are dead, right?

Shauna Loves Chocolate said...

I love my gym membership. I go after the kids are in bed. I love it. It's my time to myself. I get cranky when I don't go after several days. Plus, my ass has never looked better.

p.s. You should totally try a pilates class.

Ed (zoesdad) said...

Pilates--don't know too much about it. Yoga--very bendy!! You gotta try the yoga.

Anonymous said...

stay out of the cafe....and call us in the morning when every flippin muscle in your body is screaming

BillG said...

So - you're giving up cable, telephone and internet? Good plan!