Happy Birthday Panos

It’s a brand new gym of 5 floors, with a large, beautiful new indoor pool surrounded by mosaic tile work done by a local artist (swimming blue porpoises all around the room - very beautiful. I thnk it is titled “Dancing Porpoises”), all new exercise equiptment, and it is very, very clean. All for $10.00 per year. A “wee bit” less expensive than NYSC to which I used to belong. You can’t beat that, except no good lookng folks there! I had to decide what was more important, a good, well kept gym, or good looking people! What’s more important? :shrug:

Now, thanks to PE, you are a larger and more powerful dic(k)tator that a year ago!

Best wishes for your birthday and the year ahead.

I’m sold. Where the hell is it?

Haha. They are at all gyms. IMO, they seem to be there the most and they have absolutely nothing to show for it.

Hmmm. That gym probably has a lot of people. IMO,m I have a nice gym, small, few people, no ac, a lot of weight…..Ahhh, it’s home.

It’s in Chelsea and was opened in the Summer of 2004, so it is actually 3 years old. It is 2-1/2 blocks from my apartment. It’s a 5 min or less walk for me. Of course it does not have ALL the fancy equipment that the big costly gyms have, so if they don’t have it I don’t miss it. I mostly use the pool, take exercise classes in the pool, ad use the treadmills, bicycles, and rowers. I will have to check out the other areas to see what is actually there.

It has: (hours Mon-Fri 6:30am to 9:30pm and Sat. 8am to 4pm)
Stretching area, strength training room,Ping Pong room, media lab, indoor volley court, indoor pool, indoor Basketball court, gymnasium, Game rooms,
3 fitness rooms, cardio room, computer center, 7 locker rooms, snack bar and eating area, and some more that I have not seen as yet.

When you are a member of the NYC Recreational Centers and outside Pools, you can use any of the 22 centers in the 5 boroughs.

Check out th New York City Department of Parks and Recreation website at
nycgovparks.org

It may not have all the bells and whistles that you desire, but it suits my present needs.

The rates are:
Recreation Centers: Seniors (55+) = $10.00 yr, Adults (18+) = $75.00 yr
Youth under 18 are free.

For me, it is a really good deal. Yes, it can get crowded, especially after school, but I go early in the morning. The way they operate, the youth are in different areas and come at different times.

PLEASE DON’T TELL EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT A SECRET AND THE CROWDS DOWN.

Sometimes I feel I am ata “fat farm.” They work out a bit nd then take a break and go to the snack bar which is the most excercise they get!

Damn, Panos’ post count is impressive. But what I like the most about him is the quality not quantity of the posts. Anyways, Happy Late Birthday!!!

This is a fairly large facility, but since I go in the early mornings, it is really never too crowded. We have great A/C, comfortable and not too cool or drafty. I don’t do the heavy stuff like I did in college so I only use the light stuff now. But, I see a lot of people that look like they do some pretty heavy lifting, but I don’t go into that area.

Years ago, the gym that I used really became a home to me, and friendships that I made in those days have lasted until this day. I had lunch with one of them today. I miss those old days, but….times change. No, I enjoy this gym, but I don’t think I would say it is like a home. However, I know what you mean.

Thanks, Sir. You are very kind to say so.

It’s never too late to receive good wishes. Thanks much.

aom91 probably doesn’t grasp New York and crowds are usually synonymous.

For example, NYSC has many locations all over Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, New Jersey, etc. Most of them are fairly good sized, if not downright large, facilities - even so most of them are crowded (by sub-urban or rural standards) especially during the rush-hour hours, as pre and post work are the primary times for people to work out.

I like the fact that I can take a shower and use a locker anywhere in the city, it has come in handy many times, but I pay for that privilege for sure. $75 bucks a year is hilarious! I pay close to that every month.

Sounds like you’ve found a gym Panos.

Ok, ok, I know I’m really late, but I hope you had a happy birthday Panos!

Gimli

Although a bit late, happy birthday Panos!!!

Hi gimli

and

Hi Chicken

Wow! Happy Birthday wishes all the way from both Canada and Croatia! :woot2:

Never too late, my friends, never too late to get good wishes. I’ll take them any time.

Thank much. I appreciate it.

I’m so used to crowd everywhere and all the time that I don’t even think about it anymore. Yes, the gym is crowded, but no so crowded that you have to wait in line, or make appointments, to use the different facilities. That I did experience at NYSC, Bally’s, and a couple of others. That I hate!
I want to get in do my thing and get out.

I know what you mean by being able to use showers in various places as a member. That’s nice.

But, I also like not having to have a contract. I have been in situations where I wanted to quit a particular gym, but couldn’t because of the *$%#&#@ contracts! :bart: