All posts tagged: fit

Inspiring others

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I never thought I’d be a mentor or role model for anyone, in any sense of the word. It had been a long time since I’d striven toward everything, and I’m the type of person that keeps my ambitions private. I don’t like being accountable for myself or my desires because someone might call me out. The past few years of my life I’ve made great strides. I’ve taken ownership of my actions and failures, successes and dreams. I’ve created this blog, talked about my struggles and triumphs with friends (and strangers). And slowly, but surely, I’ve become exactly who I want to be. Today a good friend asked me for help. She told me she joined a gym, and that she hasn’t been going more than one day a week. She knows she can do more, and was wondering if (since she has a lack of support at home) I would text her periodically to help keep her accountable and on track. She said she knew I was busy but that she knew she …

LA Fitness- Pasadena

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When you think of gyms in southern California a few things might come to mind: bronze, muscle bound bodies; unattainable physiques; plastic people, with a passion for fitness you can’t wrap your head around. In my brief experience in LA, you may be correct in thinking this, save the Pasadena location… Two immediate conclusions I’ve made about the city of Pasadena based on this particular gym are: There are no young people in Pasadena. There seem to be many “differently abled” people and senior citizens. Now how I rate a gym could be a little unconventional, but it’s different for everyone. I’ll be rating gyms based upon: 1 Accessibility 1 Cardio equipment ratio to weights 1 Level of business 1 Group X 1 Employee interaction 1 What “type” of people are there 1 How many times I get hit on with headphones in 1 Layout Accessibility at Pasadena was alright. Very easy to find, Part of a business park (there’s a parking garage). I was able to have my parking validated, but the front desk …