No, I haven’t given up my resolution to stay fit, only blog* about it. We are also not joining the insanely awesome but expensive gym walking distance from our house.
With work and the kids, there just isn’t enough time to fully utilize the gym. Typically during the week, I only have time for a run on the treadmill and in nice weather I prefer to run outside and tack on the the drive time to my run. I rarely go to the gym Spring through Fall. Melissa has had a hard time utilizing it as well. The only time she is able to get a good workout in is on the weekends when I can watch the kids. They do have a day care center, and Joshua does OK there, but Elijah just isn’t ready for it. Typically after 10-15 minutes the staff gives up on calming Elijah down and gets her off the treadmill.
We realized we were spending nearly $800 a year just to use a treadmill, so why not buy one. One that we could use anytime without leaving the house, shlepping the kids, or carving out an extra 20 minutes for drive-time & parking. We found a good quality, sturdy treadmill on sale, tried it a the store, thought it was quiet and comfortable. So we bought it and hopefully it will be delivered and installed this week! The cost of the treadmill is covered in 14 months of gym dues, less when you factor in the gym daycare fees. So if we revisit the gym membership when Elijah gets a little older, it hasn’t cost us anything extra, and we will still have a treadmill in our house.
*No one wants to hear if I got off my tush or not…
**If however Melissa ever decides to teach a yoga class there and they cut us a deal, we might reconsider that option.
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