My posts about said gyms have been pretty scant, so I'll write about my gym, Arest Sports Club. In Japanese it's written as アレスト・スポーツ・クラブ. It's a building with two floors, with the first floor mostly taken up by the pool and several rooms that are used for non-gym type things. One such uses is for music lessons.
Sorry for the crappy quality; I quickly took them with my phone since I don't know the gym's policy on taking pictures. I took them as they were closing though, so the place is empty. Shouldn't be any trouble...
A standard pool. I don't notice much chlorine, and it's often full of kids taking swimming lessons. When that's the case, one lane is reserved for swimming and another for treading water.
The cardio room. On Monday nights I do a class that is a mix of Body Combat and Body Pump.
I also do spinning on Wednesdays when it isn't too hot. The instructor doesn't turn on the AC for that class, so I tend to not go during the summer.
The main part of the gym. Has dumb bells up to 20 kilos, a bench that has plenty of weights for me, some machines, and some treadmills and bikes. I do miss a 90 degree chair and the 45 degree bench for working my back and sides though.
It sure beats not having a gym, plus the employees are really friendly.
So that's the gym. I pay 6,300 yen a month; about $60. Back home it would be a rip-off, but this seems to be a pretty standard price for what I'm getting. What I wouldn't give for a proper Body Combat class!
2 comments:
Proper body combat cuando vuelvas, ¿vale?
Ya, lo hecho de menos... aun me gustaria ser uno de esos chicos que lo ense~a! Tal vez como part-time mientras tambien trabajo en algun consulado. ;)
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