After over 4 years absence I have finally made it back to being a member of the YMCA in central London. It was the first gym I joint in the city and found back 10 years ago that it was so much more than just a gym. It was a social hub in the heart of London.
With 5000 members and set over four floors underground, offering over 100 excercise classes per week and some of the friendliest staff of any gym I have ever known. It does make you wonder why I ever left in the first place other than I moved out of London and it was a bit uneconomical to travel all the way in just to work out.
So I am now back and have managed to do my 3 work outs there this week without much of a problem. Of course all of the cuties that there are make it worth going if just for the eye candy.
It was really nice to see some of my old friends from years back there. The Y was one of those clubs you could go to with full intention to go for a workout and end up chatting to good friends for an hour before all going out to dinner or a movie.
It was the club that when I moved to London and knew nobody, suddenly I had friends at the Y.
Whats even better is that these days with your membership we have access to over 85 different gyms all over London.
I am pleased to be able to say I did a full two hours of both weights and Cardio. I was actually quite dissapointed when the intercom announced that they were closing in 30 minutes and would all members please make their way to the changing rooms.
Finally, they have just began a program of refurbishment. New equipment, extensions to some of the rooms, new changing facilities and all for the same great price. So hopefully I can keep up the new regime and manage to loose a stone or so before the full onset of summer.
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