tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55289768161850796342012-02-16T02:30:53.492-05:00The Bald Sopranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15909023528041264701noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528976816185079634.post-10080554470006900862008-09-22T17:30:00.003-04:002008-09-22T17:32:46.121-04:00

The Women's Club comes recommended by Patia Stephens, who mentioned having a wonderful gym on the original Shapely Prose thread.The Women's Club in Missoula, Montana, is a long-standing, full-service gym with weights, cardio equipment, a pool, jacuzzi, saunas and numerous exercise classes, including water aerobics. It provides a wonderfully supportive environment for women of ALL ages, sizes and

Jonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528976816185079634.post-73469159257099802702008-08-26T11:29:00.005-04:002008-08-26T11:38:35.678-04:00

Rebecca recommended this gym in the original Shapely Prose thread, and has permitted us to repost her comments here:"I recently joined the little gym a few blocks from my house ... [because] it was the one I was most likely to go to. It’s a bit pricey, but I figured that not having a car and thus not paying exorbitant gas prices, I could afford it. And after years at various 24 Hour Fitnesses and

Jonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528976816185079634.post-54176939593729019242008-08-26T03:46:00.007-04:002008-08-26T03:56:31.243-04:00

First, the news: I'd like to welcome nightgigjo on board as co-moderator of this blog! That means that you can send reviews to either her @jo (at nightgig) dot com or to me @the dot bald dot soprano(at)gmail dot com.Second: We're looking for more reviews!If you're interested in writing a gym review for this blog, here are some guidelines you should be aware of:The purpose of this blog is to help

The Bald Sopranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15909023528041264701noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528976816185079634.post-2025872679490298332008-08-21T03:00:00.000-04:002008-08-21T03:00:05.144-04:00

I belong to a fairly size-accepting gym in Anchorage - the Alaska Club. It's a local, spendy chain, but they do have a "comfort" guarantee: if a new member is uncomfortable during the first 90 days of membership, all dues paid to date are refunded on request and the member can get out of the contract with no further payment.This guarantee was my reason for joining prior to my first triathlon in

The Bald Sopranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15909023528041264701noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528976816185079634.post-32514452191680449502008-08-20T14:52:00.000-04:002008-08-20T14:52:34.093-04:00

From Heather Valli:Last March I joined the Carrboro, NC, No Boundaries running program. I was a size 2X who did not run. Four months later I was a size 2X who could run 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) in 40-45 minutes. Both I and my running coaches considered this a success. And tonight I'll be rejoining the program for the fall--something I've never done with any other exercise program.The focus of

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And we have our first review! This comes from Arwen:About two years ago my mom was told she was pre-diabetic. I'm a huge, huge exercise fan, but had found less time for myself after my kids came along. So I was looking for an excuse to get back into shape, and I told mom I'd go with her. (Although that's a rather loaded term, isn't it? My shape is roughly the same no matter what I do

The Bald Sopranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15909023528041264701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528976816185079634.post-89849553756672864482008-08-19T14:29:00.006-04:002008-08-19T14:42:21.831-04:00

This blog was inspired by the comment thread on this post about gyms over at Shapely Prose. Since various people asked about a blog for reviews of gyms from a fat acceptance or fat-friendly perspective, I decided to provide a space for such useful (and often hard to find) information.I'm interested in reviews of gyms from all over (I'll give them a location-based keyword) which discuss, in

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