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Open 24 Hours… but not completely.

Last night I drove by the new gym (again) to see if they were finally open. They looked kinda open, but there was still nobody actually working out that I could see. Finally, I saw a dry erase board with the message, “Open at 6am tomorrow for workouts.” So this morning (again) at 6am, I jogged up to the gym and in fact they were open, only 72 hours after their originally scheduled grand opening. A sign on the door did mention, however, that they were still under construction.

I went inside to check it out.  On the first floor there were about 50 cardio machines, an indoor basketball court, a swimming pool, an aerobics room, and exactly one person running on a treadmill.

I went up the stairs to the free weight room, and there was not a soul up there. I was standing in a brand new 24 Hour Fitness Sport and there was only one other person in the whole place and she was downstairs. I was definitely going to savor this moment. I went over to the bench press. It was perfect. No scratches in the paint or tears in the bench covering. Brand new. All the plates were perfectly new as well and stacked neatly in order. I did not see another person the entire workout.

I was the first person at the new gym and it was all that I hoped it would be. I got to break in brand new equipment and be the first to person to sweat on stuff. I pretended that I lived in a castle with it’s own private gymnasium. And best of all, “New gym smell” which, by the way, smells a bit like fresh paint, new rubber, and just a hint of chain oil.