As some of you may or may not know, the gym that I joined is expensive. It is a 24hr Fitness - SUPER SPORT club. With the extra money (okay way too much money) I pay comes certain benefits: less people, better equipment, towel service, nice locker rooms, a clientele that shares my dedication to their working out, basically a great workout experience. The 24 Fitness is locate on N Brand Blvd just south of the Freeway.
Four blocks further south lay a normal $9.99 24hr Fitness club. Now with the cheaper dues comes, well, cheaper people. A whole lot more of them too.
Due to the construction in the Glendale area the normal club will be shutting down for the next 2 months, and you guessed it... They will be sending their members up the street to the Super Super Hyped Out Monkey Force Go Super Sport Club. Now I like to share and everything, but it was ridiculous last night. There were at least 9 times as many people as there normally would be. It took me 30 minutes to get onto a Carido Machine (usually just walk on) my weight lifting took at least 2 1/2 times longer since I was waiting for every machine, and it took me 40 minutes just to get out of the parking garage afterwards. But since I am learning patience I can deal.
The fun part was that the club has decided only to provide towels for the Super Sport paying members. Now most of us bring a towel from home anyway, however, last night paying members were wearing their white (club issued) towels like they gang colors. They would move around the gym like they owned the place. I swear I could here the song "When Your a Jet" playing in the background. (If you do not get this reference, go rent "West Side Story", watch it, and then slap yourself for never have seen it.)
Needless to say the next 2 months at the gym are going to be very interesting.
~The Dark One.