classification essay-final

Classification Essay
One of my favorite pastimes is going to my gym and working out. My body feels healthier and stronger; it feels good doing something proactive about my health. My boyfriend Geromy and I go on a regular basis and we make it fun for each other, and doing activities together. Since I started going to the gym regularly, I have felt less depressed and my mood seems to have improved as well. When dietitian’s suggest a healthy diet rich in dark green vegetables, combined with a regular exercise routine, as a weight loss program; your chance of success is excellent. You should be happy with the results, as long as you follow the specific dietician’s instructions for your program. I sound like an infomercial on TV. Selling a piece of workout equipment or selling a Jenny Craig Diet Program. I can assure you, I won’t sell you any type of product. I am not a saleswoman, just a college student, making the best attempt possible to educate myself for the future.Try to combine some humour in the mix, check this out....
At the gym, you will find three types of people who have a membership there. Type A, B, and C. The die-hard A, who is completely committed to the time it takes to workout, keeps consistent with daily workouts, makes changes in lifestyle and diet, works 70 hours a week and juggles family obligations without breaking a sweat. This type I admire because I always have difficulty keeping commitments, and routine is the hardest for me follow through. It sounds so easy to be able to multi-task like the die-hard, but my guess is they will burnout when putting too much on their plate. PROPS to them. Two months after everybody’s New Year’s Resolution went by, business became noticeably slower. The attendance rates became noticeably slower compared to Jan 1st. Popularity didn’t last in the long run I guess.
The second type B is the tan, Barbie/Ken lookalike, who wears skin tight gym clothes, Nike’ everything, and has a really squeaky valley girl voice. It seems like the mirror is getting more of a workout than the person is. An example of this happened to me a week ago, when I was getting changed up in the women’s locker room. I never need more than ten minutes to use the bathroom, change, grab my ipod and head to the elliptical. There was this Barbie girl type changing next to me and she was more concerned about whether she was wearing matching clothes than getting a good workout. She was real slow getting changed and I headed out to start my workout. Forty five minutes later she finally emerged from the dressing room, to go to the treadmill. Or which I thought that was where she was heading, but on the way, she spotted a cute guy by the water fountain. For the next half an hour was like watching teenagers flirt with each other. The entire time I was there working out, she never got on a machine, or touched a single weight. Apparently what’s on her mind is watching the scenery and chatting it up with the locals.
The third type C is the down to earth, attends 3 or 4 times a week, being happy just listening to my favorite music, enjoying the company of your workout partner and sticking to a moderate workout plan, and having a life outside of the gym too. Avoiding being judgmental is hard for me and I can admit that I do make mistakes. The last few months in my life have been rewarding and stressful all in one, I try to stay hopeful and positive about the future to come with my education and relationship problems. This is relative because when I use the elliptical machine (skier), the stress just melts away the more I push myself. Releasing endorphins in my brain helps lift mood, and makes me feel sort of “high” so-to-speak. Not really high but the feeling of endorphins can chemically change the way your body feels and reacts. It is a healthy way to relieve stress and take care of your body at the same time. Continuing to educate myself is the key to my health. The proof for me is the thirty pounds that has come off me in the last couple years. Slowly losing weight is better for your body anyway, and strengthening my lower back muscles with low repetition reps. Curl triceps, biceps, traps for my arms. Improvement took some time and dedication, not an overnight weight-loss binge that always gains back a few months later.
So when it sounds like complaints from me, and comments made in an English essay about different people at the local gym, don’t think I mean any harm. Actually sticking it out and succeeding makes my self-esteem goes up so I don’t mind stating the “truth” on occasion. Interpretation is in the eye of the beholder. Isn’t it great that it’s a free country?