So I missed posting for the last three days as I was in Baltimore MD with my partner on the Biggest Loser and the fitness coach Mel. Our arrival on Thursday started with checking into the hotel having a quick breakfast and heading right to Mt.Vernon district in Baltimore. It was approximately a 2 mile walk from the hotel. The sun came out for us and the weather was a wonderful 60. It took about 45 minutes to get the Washington Monument which was our destination. The monument has 200+ stairs that you can walk up and that was Mel’s plan for us. Upon our arrival it was closed for a lighting ceremony and Christmas fireworks show for that evening. So we did not get to walk up the stairs. I do not know about the rest of the group but I was disappointed I had been building myself up for this adventure for a few weeks. The walk was nice, the grade changed, and my knee did not suffer to badly.
Then we arrived at the Baltimore aquarium, which is huge. We spent almost three hours in the aquarium, until hunger overtook us. We ate lunch and then headed back to the hotel. Shannon had started to feel not so well on Monday and by our arrival in Baltimore it was a full-blown expression of yuk! I feel for her as she was not able to enjoy the sights of Baltimore only the sight of a dark room were she healed and slept.
The cool part was the attached Maryland Athletic Club to our hotel. WOW!! is about all I can say. Oh the other thing I can say is that I was excited to work out there. It was clean, brightly painted, the equipment was amazing, the pools were out of this world. I love to swim. The pools were salt instead of chlorine, it is very refreshing to swim in a salt pool instead of chlorine. I truly wish that the Kaliseum could just step it up a few notches. We went to the gym Thursday afternoon, Friday at noon, and Saturday morning. I got on this fitness bike which has an attached T.V. screen for road tours. It takes you through different video terrain with inclines and grades etc… I rode 2.6 miles in 15 minutes and it felt like 5 it went by so fast. I really wanted to sit in on a spinner class but was unable to because of our seminar schedule. I am planning to take a spinner class at one of the fitness clubs in Traverse City to see how it is.
I honestly have to say that I was glad to have gone to work out every day. My energy level was maintained and even though my sleep was less do to the seminar I still felt alive not dog tired. All of my friends at the seminar noticed the 20 pounds as well and it was nice to know that I look different. My outside is now beginning to reflect how good I feel about me on the inside.
Tonight is the last work out, and tomorrow our final weigh in and dinner together. I am looking forward to this event.
Till tomorrow – here is to maintaining balance.
Doc
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