Well I did it, went to the gym on my way home from work. Arriving a little after 3pm in theory it should be quiet. There is a large gym on the ground floor complete with 6 wide screen TV's that you can watch using head phones. But for the moment at least I think I prefer the privacy of the smaller gym on the first floor next to the ladies changing room. when I was ready to begin I found there were already 2 others using the equipment. I selected the cross trainer furthest from the others. I was suprised to find that I got into a good rhythm right from the start and my speed was faster than yesterday. I was pleased to see that my heart rate although high to begin with was gradually easing. both men had left the cross trainers and dispersed to other equipment before I left my machine. Next I headed for a tread mill. setting myself up for a steady uphill walk I put my headphones on and swithed on my MP3 player for some invigorating music to walk to. Damn !! an Blast!! bloody battery was flat ........ not a single note for my ears to enjoy. So I had 15 yes 15 minutes of staring at the wall ahead gradually increasing the incline then the speed with not much to keep my mind occupied. But I still kept my head phones on just to give the impression that I was listening to music.
Next onto the weight machines, 
one of the guys from earlier was also on these machines. after I started on my second weight machine he sat on the one to my right and started chatting. He was very nice and friendly, giving me advice on how to enjoy the experience and not to make it so hard that I don't enjoy it. Once I got over my initial embarrassment I found that I was really pleased he had chatted to me. he said I should get a friend to go with me to give each other support when it gets tough. I told him most of my friends would be working at this time of day he admitted he was sciving. after he moved on to finish his workout else where I did the other equipment in the series I had been shown then back for more cross training to finish with.
Now I have bought a packet of batteries for my MP3 player and am hiding them from the boys. Now I need to sort myself a new play list of songs to work out to...........any suggestions ?
