Weighing the Pro's and Con's

     Pumping Iron, Lifting weights, breaking out the muscles and too much work? There are

plenty of names for weight lifting. Over the summer I felt quite lazy and wanted to get some work in. Luckily my best friend had a membership to Platinum Fitness Gym! Wasn't that a surprise for a few people over the summer? Teenagers working out? Maybe working out thumb muscles on video games and texting right? Nah! 

     I took weight lifting for two years when I first started high school and I fell in love, more like lifted into love (Get it? Lifted?) Ha. I happily started attending the gym on a weekly basis with my lovely work out buddy! After starting off light we gradually got stronger, after a month I went from about 50lbs on Bench Press to about 65lbs/70lbs! My friend as well made fantastic promise! Now the gym is usually known as a gross place with men having larger biceps than heads! Not this one. Everyone is friendly and it is very clean! I even suggested my grandmother check it out! I have been having the time of my life and on almost every weekend I plan on going with her! It's 10lbs better to work out with a friend than by yourself any day!

      Now they have some pretty crazy machines so we mainly stick to weight lifting and basic other exercises, such as stretching and leg press, arm weights etc. Before you go thinking that we're crazy, try it out! Here's a little facts for you! Women's bone density get's weaker thus it's good that we women weight lift to stay in peak physical condition for those heels right? Also there are ways to keep your nails unbroken! Now here is a fact for those men! Men should do water aerobic exercises and stretching to stay health and limber! So get out and try it out! At this particular gym there is a salt water pool (Crazy!) and quite the chlorinated jacuzzi! 


     Stay tuned for more tips on how to get toned for those fall clothes! Now it's your turn to get lifted into love and with a cute outfit you might even find a great workout companion!