We went to the gym yesterday to do our workout. We joined Snap Fitness back in January when we switched insurance companies. With our new provider, most of our fee is covered. The guy at the gym didn’t have to pitch it anymore after he told us our cost after the insurance reimbursement.

I’ve been following the CoolRunning program for my workouts. This week I am running for 90 seconds and walking for 2 minutes. I felt good after yesterday’s run, despite the fact that I really taxed my legs on Sunday with the Abs Diet strength workout with leg emphasis. The diet portion of the program has been going well. I do feel a difference. Maybe it’s all those carbs or maybe it’s the smoothies.

Speaking of the gym, I have to grouse a bit. One of the trainers was at the gym, in street clothes, on a treadmill. A couple of her friends came in, sitting all over the next treadmill so no one could use it. Come on: a little common courtesy please. When she was done, did she clean the machine? No. I hate that. Another one of the regulars was there. Don’t get me wrong. I love to see people working out, being active. It shows that they care about themselves. But please though, no grunting. I mean this woman really grunts. It sounds like she’s having sex. I really dread it when I see her jump on the treadmill or the elliptical. She wears a MP3 player, so she probably doesn’t realize how annoying she is. Oh, well, I can make it a point to avoid that time if it really bugs me that much. These little gripes though made this post on gym etiquette so funny to me.

Postscript 3/11/2008: since writing this, Cool Running was acquired by Active.com. The free program now costs $19.95. Sorry.