I love my gym

My gym of choice is Otom Gym, on Calyer Street in Greenpoint. I love this gym! The equipment isn't brand new, but it's kept in good shape for the most part and there is a wide variety, more so than other gyms I've belonged to in the past. The best thing about this gym? People actually follow the rule about putting back plates after they are done using them! No more removing five 25 lb weights from each side of a leg press machine*...huzzah! The regulars here follow fantastic gym etiquette. Not only is everything kept clean and orderly, nary a gym grunter is to be found (at least there never has been when I go). They offer some classes and at various times have featured yoga, krav maga, Zumba and pilates.

I used to belong to the YMCA on Meserole and that is a good choice also. They have less equipment overall and when it's crowded that becomes a bit of a problem. I recommend off hours if possible (for me when I was working from home and would go on my lunch hour, it would be sometime between 11am-3pm). If you love classes, the Y has quite a few so I would recommend stopping by and picking up their class schedule list.

*I am loathe to make any negative remarks in this blog, but this was a regular occurrence at the Y. Men in the weight room simply did not put their multiple, heavy plates away, leaving me, a petite girl, to have to do it in order to use the machines. It drove me nuts and is just plain rude and insensitive!