Martial Arts

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When my husband took a new job a couple of months ago, we lost access to the old employer's weight room, which we had been using twice a week for a long time. The new employer is much smaller and does not have a weight room (though they have lots and lots of free snacks available, which makes it even worse.)

We've been resisting joining a commercial gym, however, because of A.) the high cost, B.) the frustration of not having the machine you want when you want it, and C.) the general atmosphere in those places is just sorta uncomfortable and intimidating for both of us.

So we decided last night to investigate a local martial arts school we always drive by. It's officially a "Tukong" school, which I understand is sort of like an offshoot of Tae Kwon Do. It's more self-defense oriented, at any rate. They have adult classes at lunch time and in the evenings Monday through Thursday. We're signed up to attend a "free trial lesson" in the beginner class tomorrow night.

I'm so excited about this, it's ridiculous. It's kind of always been one of those things that I've thought, "Hey, that would be cool to do," but never actually done it. The cost is basically the same as a gym membership, but instead for your money you get scheduled classes with an instructor and a workout at the same time. Perhaps I'll go Thursday night and discover it's not that great, but right now I'm pumped!