Each one of my workouts begins with 30 minutes of aerobic exercise followed by weight-lifting machines and hand weights. The best time to go is right before lunch when the gym is the least crowded and I don't have much food on my stomach. When I get back it is time for lunch and then on to writing.
Here are the five senses at the Lexington Tennis Club before I come home to write.
I hear: the whirl of a rowing machine
the clunk of weights
the squeaky wheels of an exercise bike
boys grunting (I never hear this from the gals)
music from my ipod
the thud of an occasional tennis ball hitting the glass wall of the gym
I feel: my tee shirt clinging to my back
my hair damp against my neck
my palms sweating on the handles of the bike
the breeze of a ceiling fan cooling my skin
my muscles tensing when I work out with weights
a stiff white towel when I mop my face
I smell: a strong Clorox-y clean gym towel
a clean-smelling antiseptic spray used to wipe down machines
I taste: an icy cool drink of water
sweet peppermint gum
I see: smiling friends that I know at the desk
five brightly lit indoor tennis courts
a young gal chatting on a cellphone while on a treadmill
kids dressed in colorful tennis outfits horsing around and doing drills on a court
a young guy with sock monkeys tattooed on both of his calves
rows of bikes, weight-lifting machines, hand weights, blue mats, a scale
men and women playing some serious tennis matches
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