Eating A Treadmill For Lunch

Aside from the excellent people and even more excellent authors, the thing that influenced me the most in choosing my awesome new job was the fact that there is an Equinox gym in the lobby of the office building. Knowing that my new position would not take me too far from a treadmill gave me a sense of comfort and warmth that one should always look for when choosing where to work.

As it approached lunch hour on my first day (this past Monday), I ignored the hunger pangs of my belly and headed right to the Equinox to sign up for an extreme membership (or, at the very least, an ordinary membership). After repeatedly turning down the 'sales manager's' incessant sales pitch as to why it was in my interest to sign up for the yearly membership that would grant me access to every Equinox in the nation (with my work never requiring me to travel and with my apartment building's gym, there was no chance I would ever go to any Equinox but this one), only the Equinoxes in New York City (same reason) and a two-year membership (shorter is always better), I signed my name on the dotted line of my one-year membership at ONLY this Equinox, bid the sales manager adieu and headed to the locker rooms to get changed and get runnin'!

A few weeks ago when Uncle was staying with us for the weekend, he had told me how he likes going to Equinox because of the sense of camaraderie with the other people there who share in his obsession with working out. Since, on any given day, there are usually at most 3 other people in my building's gym with me, I had never felt this kind of camaraderie which Uncle spoke of. Upon hitting the 'Start' button on the Life Fitness treadmill in the Equinox on Monday, I instant knew what Uncle was talking about. Surrounded by at least 15 other treadmill users, I did feel a kind of bond amongst us despite no words ever being exchanged. I was also quite surprised at just how many people choose to exercise instead of eating lunch and I have been quite pleased with Equinox experience thusfar.

Among some of the things I have noticed over the (running) course of the past three days, I have found that:

1) During the lunch hour, you never see any really out-of-shape people at the gym. I have only seen one or two Treadmill Walkers and have realized that only the really devoted fitness fanatics exercise during lunch.

2) There are many more men in the locker room than I thought who have absolutely no problem walking the 100 feet or so to the showers completely nude.

3) The blow dryer is a fantastic tool to use to stymie the sweat from continuing to cascade down your body after your workout when you are getting back into your work attire.

Anyways, hopefully my job as well as my experiences at Equinox will continue to be as dopeness as they have been during these three excellent dog days of Summer. I just hope that, as the winter months approach, I see less and less nude men during my lunch breaks!