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Working out on vacation – Tuesday – I worked out my thumb and index finger at a local casino pushing a button on a penny machine. I reached my target heart rate after a jackpot of forty dollars with forty cents invested; however, I was out of the zone within twenty seconds! I guess I call Tuesday a day off.
Today – Wednesday, I went to a local fitness center slapped down seven big ones, and I jumped on the stationary bike. I rode for fifty minutes, and I missed the wind in my face, the joy of the outdoors, and my buddies giving me grief. As I rode for the stationary bike, I loved watching Sports Center, reading the paper, and NOT hearing my buddies give me grief.
Where do you go when you are out of town and you need a workout? Many nice hotels furnish fitness centers for their guest. Of course unless you are on my budget and Motel 6 doesn’t have a workout center. A pair of nice running shoes and a sidewalk can provide the motivated with an opportunity to sweat and workout.
