A Fresh Start

I'm feeling hopeful at the moment.

On Tuesday, I went to our gym and cancelled our membership. Our friends cancelled theirs at the end of September and frankly, we haven't been there in a month. The main reason we joined that particular gym was so we could work out with our friends, because everyone knows it's best to have a gym buddy and help keep you going. But since that was no longer a factor, there really wasn't any reason to stay at that gym.

Right after I cancelled our membership there, I signed us up at a different gym. I realize that might sound odd, since we've been lagging at our previous gym, but we both want to make going to the gym part of our lives. Last week, we went to check out this new gym right down the road from our house. Cleanliness and germs were becoming my biggest gripes of our now-previous gym because no one EVER wiped down equipment (obviously, that has to be a concern for me.) There weren't any wipes, to make it easy, there were only a handful of spray bottles with some sort of cleaner in them, and no one ever used them.

After visiting the new gym, which was clean and emphasized people wiping off the machines, our old gym looked grimy and kind of gross.

I think I'll feel more comfortable in this new gym, and it is most definitely more clean and less germy. Furthermore, it's right down the road from us. Yes, we live in a small city but still. We don't even need to drive through any stoplights to get there; if we don't want to we can take all roads through the subdivisions around our house! And if Jarrod ever wanted to, he could go before work because he wouldn't be backtracking and adding drive-time.

So right now I'm feeling hopeful. Maybe changing up the scenery was just what I needed to give me a new kickstart. I was recalling the other day how it felt to lift weights and how accomplished I felt when I could start to lift more. It was a good thing. And I can't deny that I felt better when I was lifting weights at the gym, too. I'm excited to start getting back to that. I've gone to the new gym two times, and I am hoping to keep my momentum going.