Grumpy Grandpa Joins The Gym
Oh my aching….!
Grandpa joined a gym. There was this special at the end of January to get a free month free and Gramps isn’t on Medicare yet so doesn’t have gym access to Silver Sneakers via his medical plan. Note to all: Check your health insurance, the insurers seem to be learning that keeping us healthy is a lot cheaper than keeping us on medication! You might find low-cost access to a nearby facility or free access to Silver Sneakers.
We joined the local Jewish Community Center or “The J”. Our primary criterion was a pool so that limited some of the choices. We looked at the county recreation centers (Rec Centers), and some of the for-profit gyms and chose The J for its proximity, cleanliness, friendliness, and general absence of steroid-infused bodies. The Rec Centers were generally well equipped, clean enough but all the signs warning about thefts put us off our paces. The for-profit facilities were generally well-equipped, well-staffed, and clean, but the smell of testosterone, buffed bodies, and skimpy spandex put both of us a little bit off.
Now Mrs. Grandpa with her decade-long yoga practice would have been just fine among the sporty types, but Grandpa still loudly proclaims “I’m in shape!! Round IS A SHAPE!!!” and wouldn’t have fared as well. Plus all the enhanced cleavage may have caused an inadvertant distraction and…
