[Sportsandrec] designing a gym

[Joe Shaw]

This is a fun topic Chris! It is funny you bring it up now too as for the 
last two months I find I use three gyms for different reasons.
At my YMCA I like to spin, swim, lift, do abs, and there's a few miles of 
greenway I enjoy walking with one of my former teachers. We walk a couple 
miles on the greenway after a hard workout. I love this facility because of 
the steam room and sana. The heat is a great way to mentally prepare for a 
hard workout first thing in the morning and an awesome way to chill out 
afterward. I sometimes like to run in place in the heat to warm up or cool 
down with differing degrees of intensity depending on the activity. The sana 
is great for crunches as they feel extra hard in the heat.
I have a family membership here, but I am the only one who partakes (smile)

There is a gym across the street from my daughter's school that I like to 
lift and do the eliptical. The lifting is best here because  there is a 
goodly circuit of machines and a great amount of free weights. I also like 
this gym because there is always a bunch of jacked up dudes to talk with and 
get tips whom I am certain I feel some inner need to best. I love their 
squat rack which is better than the Y's. The eliptical there seems to be a 
smoother yet more difficult ride. The staff is always helpful here to set 
the eliptical and to spot when there's noone else.
This gym costs me two bucks per visit and I am there two or three times a 
week.
Lastly is Badwolf MMA where I practice judo and jujitsu. This dojo, I feel 
good saying the word dojo, has bags, heavy and speed, several wrestling 
mats, a cage, and not much else. It has guis, knowledge, and partners with 
which to roll.
I pay about a hundred fifty bucks a month to use this facility three to six 
times per week.
I am going to imagine my ideal gym, which will be fun. Please forgive any 
repeats.
Joe

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christella Garcia" <christellablue at gmail.com>
To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List" 
<sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 10:27 PM
Subject: [Sportsandrec] designing a gym


> Hi, I know we have discussed some of the issues that make it difficult for 
> blind people to get a good work out at a gym.  So here is my question.  If 
> you could design a gym for blind people what would you include in it?  For 
> example some of the things that I would have would be talking scales in 
> the dressing rooms,   exercise classes with instructors who would show 
> people how to do things, and  machines that   are accessible .  Of course 
> I would have judo classes, and a goal ball court.  I would also like to 
> have blind staff such as trainers.  The pool would have the  adapt Tap 
> system for swimmers.  This is just food for thought, and I want to know 
> your ideas.  Have fun and dream big!
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