Our
Location today is at Windsor, Ontario.
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We
both managed to have a very restful night’s sleep. Since I had only
planned on getting more things fixed up around the Apartment
I even rolled over and got a few more nods in before getting up after
8:00 this morning. I opened the Balcony Blinds before cracking
the ones in the Bedroom slightly. By the time I had gotten
things ready for breakfast Kathy came out to join me.
We
went through our usual routine before talking about what we wanted
then needed to take care of today because the List we started
the other day was getting longer. The decision was made that we
needed to run some errands thus putting our Plans on
hold.
Since
it was getting close to noon we had a nice bowl of Vegetable Soup
with an open faced Grilled Cheese Sandwich for
lunch. Our dessert were some Chocolate Chip Cookies with a
Frozen Raspberry Tea for our beverages.
As
I have mentioned many times in the past when I start getting too many
Aches and Pains I exercise to work out the kinks. When
I was still working I went to the Exercise Room almost daily
after my shift. We also had our own Exercise Room in the house
we owned. When we moved into the Apartment in Tecumseh
our second Bedroom was an Office/Exercise Room. When we
went Fulltime at Wildwood Golf
and RV Park I would use their Exercise Room.
When we were on the road or in the desert I would occasionally pull
the Dumbbells from the Basement and I would exercise
myself back into shape. Since moving into this Apartment I
have not had the chance to exercise and have really started feeling
it.
I
mentioned last week how we still have our Mail delivered to
Guardian Storage so we didn’t
have to change our address on any legal documents. We also have
another Mailbox for this Apartment that we get
Advertisements, Coupons and Junk Mail in. It
just happened that recently we received Advertisements for Two
different Gyms priced within our range and the Specials
they were offering ended today.
I
went On-Line and found that both these Chains have
locations throughout Canada and
the US. After reading information
on both I tried to register but couldn’t get the On-Line
registration to work. That left only One other option.
After lunch we headed off to check them out but it wasn’t until we
arrived at our first stop that we realized we’d forgotten the
Camera again. While Kathy stayed in the Car I went
inside to find out what I could.
The
first place I checked out was recommended by our grandson Tyler
called Crunch. It has been around
for a couple of years but it looked clean and the staff were very
informative. They are not places for Body Builders but
they do have personal coaches available if you so desire. Since it
was the early afternoon I was surprised how busy the place was. I was
impressed.
The
next place was called Planet Fitness.
This location was still considered “Under Construction” so
anyone wanting to sign up could look over all the new equipment but
were not allowed on the floor itself for Liability reasons. I
also ran into another former Co-Worker that was also signing
up. He told me of personal experiences from both Good
Life and Crunch
so that helped me to make up my mind. For the time being a Basic
Package is all I need but it can be upgraded and
downgraded according to our travels. The Cost is $10.00 a
month plus a $39.00 yearly fee. Their Premium Package
has more benefits like going to any location or bringing a Friend
anytime for only $22.00 a month plus the yearly fee. Both
Packages can be cancelled with No Penalty. They will be
opening for business at 6:00 tomorrow morning and will be open 24/7
except Christmas and New
Years.
We
drove over to the Bulk Barn to
get a few things for our Pantry. Then we walked to Zehr’s
to get a few groceries. We then drove to the east end Walmart
where we got some Toiletries along with an Electric Grill.
Since we are not allowed to have Barbecues
on our Balconies due to Fire Codes
we have to find other ways of grilling our meals.
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We
headed over to Dollarama to get a
number of things to use in the Apartment. The Sun was
starting to go down as we were leaving so we drove to Arby’s
where we both enjoyed a Greek Wrap Combo for supper.
There
were plenty of Shopping
Carts to
use when we got back to the Apartment.
After watching the 6
o’clock Local
News
we went on our Computers.
After
getting
an E-Mail
from
our daughter-in-law Jen our Plans
for tomorrow have
already changed. Good thing their written in Jell-O.
Thank
you for following along and feel free to leave a comment.
Be
Safe and Enjoy!
It’s
about time.
Krackers
You
Might Be a Redneck If
You
almost starve when you run out of ketchup.
I used to spend an insane amount of time at the gym. Now, I try to walk (alot) most days and I see cyclists/runners of all ages out unless the weather is too cold. And of course, the local gym (I think it is a Planet Fitness) is always busy (at least its parking lot is).
ReplyDeleteGosh, that's cheap. My gym membership cost $55 a month, whether I used it or not! Mostly not. Now they seem to run much cheaper, and if you have the right health insurance, it is free for us old folks.
ReplyDeleteI would look for a local senior center. Insurance will pay membership. They usually have an exercise room with the basics. Unless you're looking for the ripped look of a 50 yr old.
ReplyDeleteI've found there's very few people I know that consistently use the gym and I think that's what they're banking on honestly. IF it can be cancelled at any time..then maybe that's different. Does your apartment building have an exercise room?
ReplyDeleteI've done the gamut of joining a gym also when I was working. It was always great at the beginning and then for one reason or another, I'd stop going and couldn't wait to get out of the contract. They always had way more machines etc. than I'd ever use so resorted to just walking. I don't think I'm alone in that regard. Good luck with your search!
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