Gold's Gym

Ok! I'm back from Gold's Gym! It was a lot of fun. I did a LOT. There was a mix up regarding the initial appointment time, so I did some abs and lower body weights in the morning before the Power Yoga class. And, then I did the fitness assessment and sample personal training session. Needless to say, I'm pretty tired right now!

My body fat percentage was 20.5%, which is on target with what I was thinking it was. So, that was good validation of progress. At the wellness fair at work about a month or so back, it was a bit over 24%. This means that I'm definitely losing fat and not muscle.

Based on some of the internet body fat charts, athletes have a body fat percentage of 14-20% for women. I think I'm going to target 18%. From my calculations, that would probably put me at 110-112 lbs, depending on if I gain additional muscle while losing fat. It's unsafe for women to go below 10-12%, so I definitely don't want to go too extreme. But, even simply maintaining my 20.5% would be fine for the trapeze performance. My costume already looks good right now.

I was very impressed at Gold's Gym. It was very clean, and the people were all very nice. They offer a lot of good classes, too. The Power Yoga class was awesome. There was a separate studio room for it. There were dimmed lights and relaxing music. It was a more intense yoga class than at work - but that could have just been because it was 60 minutes rather than 45.

At the end of my trial free week, I might very well join up. It was a lot of fun, and there are lots of weights that I don't have at home. It would offer a lot of variety. I might drop the ice skating after these sessions are up, and take some classes at the gym instead.