YMCA

I’m not going to lie — I try and workout without being noticed. I don’t like to walk into a gym where the men have sparkling muscles and tiny shorts and the women are wearing spandex bandaids while making eyes at their trainors. I like to get in, sweat on the treadmill and get the heck out of dodge.
I joined the YMCA in the Ren Cen as it’s close to my work. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked it. Other than that obligatory appeals of cleanliness, new machines, pleasant reception staff — people that work out here are NORMAL. I pay $ 50 a month and I feel extremely comfortable and better yet, never have to wait for a machine. You can work out looking at the Detroit River — what’s better than that?

Yet another in my «reviewing gyms across the US» Unilocal series.
LOVED this gym. It was small, but had much to offer. Cycle, pilates, yoga, salsa. not to mention tons of weight training equipment and cardio machines. Compact and chic, it resembled the styling of the upper class of gyms you find in Los Angeles. $ 30 bought me a week pass, which included the classes. Plus they let me use the spin room at will, since my schedule did not permit me to take the actual classes. No one bothered me. I took my Ipod with my set playlist — intervals of course — and spun to my heart’s content. (Much to the chagrin of my already fatigued body)
The staff was amazing. My favorite gal, Sharonda, was a doll, and greeted me with a big smile when I trudged in, Rockstar in hand, looking like I got sexed up by a Klingon. She always made me feel hot for getting into the gym when I really would have rather been curled up in bed or getting drunk and making bad decisions with my friends.
Of course, being quite spoiled, I hired a trainer. Felix Nunley was awesome. A running coach and «I’m going to push you until you scream» trainer, he had my legs shaking. In a good way. He worked me out differently than my trainer at home, so I got to shake up my circuit a bit. But he did stay on the course that my own trainer set, he just added his own ‘flavor’ to it. He had me grunting. Quite attractive.
If you are in Detriot, or visiting the area, please stop by and check this gym out. You and your body will thank me.
And tell Felix that his crazy comedienne says hi… Oh, he’ll remember me.