On Thursday I joined a new gym here. Normally this isn't something I'd write about, but it was interesting for a few reasons. It's called the Hyundai Sports Centre - it seems almost everything here has Samsung or Hyundai in its name! (On Thursday we also went on another field trip to the Samsung Transportation museum!) It's really nice gym, it opened a couple years ago so everything is quite new.
Anyway, I arrived fully prepared to do my own thing at the gym as I always do, but when I walked out of the change room I was greeted by a trainer from the gym who just said "come here" (his English was limited). He walked me over to an area of the gym where I proceeded to be weighed and measured. After this I still thought I was going to do my own thing. Boy was I wrong, he proceeded to be my personal trainer for the day and lead me through a workout, including a ton of abs, squats, lunges, dead lifts, the treadmill, bike and some jump rope thrown in for good measure! Towards the end of the workout he told me I would have to jump rope 300 times, I think when he saw my eyes bug out he realized he has said something wrong. So then he said no, no... 30 minutes in the treadmill and 20 minutes on the bike. Okay, that was a lot better.
While I was on the treadmill I saw the funniest warning sign. It said 'Please use caution when exercising in, on, or around children, invalids or the disabled' That's right, IN or ON children, invalids or the disabled. This made me laugh and took my mind off the pain in my legs for a few minutes. After the workout I saw the second funny thing, a sign in the bathrooms that says 'Clean Toilet, Clean Korea.'
Now, I knew my muscles would be sore after, but I had no idea exactly how sore. By the end of Friday I was moving at a slow hobble and saying 'ow' with every step. When I got up this morning I could hardly move. It's better now, but definitely put a crimp in my plans to hit the gym yesterday and today! Oh well, back at it tomorrow.... I did go into Seoul today to a market that had a lot of very interesting food. I'll write more about it in the next day or so!
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Wow, that's a crazy workout! I think I'd love to have a trainer sometimes . . . I just get too lazy on my own and would love to have someone crack the whip a little. Hope your legs feel better.
I'll say, that's certainly more than you bargained for . Oh,well youl will get over it,eventually. How are your legs now? Speaking of which I need to get out there and get walking at the bare minimum. It will soon be shorts weather. Talk to you soon.
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