Have I made a big mistake?
I gotta hand it to those gym people, they really know how to sell their product...
I was 'invited' to Califonia Fitness in Orchard tonight, and after the obligatory tour, meetings with trainers and the general manager... I found myself signing up for a 1 year gym membership to the value of about S$1300 for a year...
And that's not including the additional $250 I signed for 3 sessions with a personal trainer...
*sigh*
Is it money thrown away? Am I actually going to use the gym 3 times a week for a year to get fit?
I'm not sure.. it's just that they got me at a good time, as I'm currently feeling quite depressed over life, my health and relationships..
Lemme elaborate:
1. Life, as I mentioned previously, is not optimal. It's ok, but if I had to use one word to describe my existence, it's 'bleeh.'
Right, yes, I'm the magazine editor who gets freebies and overseas trips, and I've been recently promoted to Group Editor-in-chief, as I'll be overseeing editorial content for 2 magazines now...
But still, when I see what my friends have, my life seems rather empty, something related to point 3.
2. Health.. is not as bad as I thought. Found out I'm probably Not Diabetic after all, althought my GP wants to do a blood test for general health screening. On the other hand.. I'm quite over-weight (border-line obese), have a pretty high 'normal' blood pressure (border-line hypertension), and in relatively good health (healthy, but this doesn't mean fit).
3. Relationships... I realised an important fact today... it's been about 8 years since the last time I went on a date where the girl bothered to dress up 'speccially' for me... which means what? Am I so unattractive to women that there's not one female that see's me as attractive realtionship material? "Why bother to dress up, it's only 'him'.."
I reckon so.
It's not so much that the bio-clock is ticking (both brothers and all close friends married, by the way, talk about last one standing). It's that I'm really tired of whatever state I am in now...
So, it struck me as I was listening to the pitch about 'sign now for the never-to-be-repeated discount special only-for-right-now package' that I could do with a major 'make-over'.
And there's the Singaporean Kia-Su factor. I mean, I could easily return to jogging, there's a park right at the end of my lane, for God's sake. But I haven't gotten off my ass in 6 months to go for a run!
So, plump up the hard earned cash for Gym membership, the high cancellation price, the 1 year minimum membership, and like thousands of fellow Singaporeans, I want to get my money's worth!
Let's see what happens... is this the point where I can wish 10 kilos good-bye in 9 months, or money *flushed* down the toilet?
And even if I lose the 15kgs that I need to drop (Hey, that's $90 a kilo, basically), can I keep it off?
I was 'invited' to Califonia Fitness in Orchard tonight, and after the obligatory tour, meetings with trainers and the general manager... I found myself signing up for a 1 year gym membership to the value of about S$1300 for a year...
And that's not including the additional $250 I signed for 3 sessions with a personal trainer...
*sigh*
Is it money thrown away? Am I actually going to use the gym 3 times a week for a year to get fit?
I'm not sure.. it's just that they got me at a good time, as I'm currently feeling quite depressed over life, my health and relationships..
Lemme elaborate:
1. Life, as I mentioned previously, is not optimal. It's ok, but if I had to use one word to describe my existence, it's 'bleeh.'
Right, yes, I'm the magazine editor who gets freebies and overseas trips, and I've been recently promoted to Group Editor-in-chief, as I'll be overseeing editorial content for 2 magazines now...
But still, when I see what my friends have, my life seems rather empty, something related to point 3.
2. Health.. is not as bad as I thought. Found out I'm probably Not Diabetic after all, althought my GP wants to do a blood test for general health screening. On the other hand.. I'm quite over-weight (border-line obese), have a pretty high 'normal' blood pressure (border-line hypertension), and in relatively good health (healthy, but this doesn't mean fit).
3. Relationships... I realised an important fact today... it's been about 8 years since the last time I went on a date where the girl bothered to dress up 'speccially' for me... which means what? Am I so unattractive to women that there's not one female that see's me as attractive realtionship material? "Why bother to dress up, it's only 'him'.."
I reckon so.
It's not so much that the bio-clock is ticking (both brothers and all close friends married, by the way, talk about last one standing). It's that I'm really tired of whatever state I am in now...
So, it struck me as I was listening to the pitch about 'sign now for the never-to-be-repeated discount special only-for-right-now package' that I could do with a major 'make-over'.
And there's the Singaporean Kia-Su factor. I mean, I could easily return to jogging, there's a park right at the end of my lane, for God's sake. But I haven't gotten off my ass in 6 months to go for a run!
So, plump up the hard earned cash for Gym membership, the high cancellation price, the 1 year minimum membership, and like thousands of fellow Singaporeans, I want to get my money's worth!
Let's see what happens... is this the point where I can wish 10 kilos good-bye in 9 months, or money *flushed* down the toilet?
And even if I lose the 15kgs that I need to drop (Hey, that's $90 a kilo, basically), can I keep it off?
posted by shawncentric at 12:12 am
2 Comments:
It's an investment for a healthier, toner bods! I wish i can find time for gym too!!
Good Luck!!
I don't know about toner bods at the moment... right know I know how it feels to be completely and utterly knackered...
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