I am like...all proud of you for being open minded about this! Couch 25k is an awesome program and I think that it is endlessly hilarious that an app on your iphone has made exercise seem like a good thing :P
FYI about the Y. With my stupid sinus infection/Isabella hating it for a bit I was out for a while and gained back 15 pounds of the 45 that I had lost since I had the baby and was REALLY dreading going back heavier, in crappy shape, etc. But on any given day that I am there, there will be a few really fit chicks coming in and out of the classes next door, half a dozen seniors going really moderately paced on the stationary bikes, a few new people, and lots of moms. The Y is Homestead. Like older cuban men sitting around the lobby having coffee, Moms setting up play dates outside of the childcare area. It is NOTHING like the gym where I used to work at all. Huge variety of people. Teenagers working out with their equally chubby parents. For me, there are just enough really fit people for me to feel motivated and inspired. The evenings between 5-8 are the busiest times for them through the week. Oh, and the treadmills are all the way in the back so you would be able to watch everyone else but not have to be like in the front like, "Are these people watching my ass bounce while I nearly die on this machine??"
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FYI about the Y. With my stupid sinus infection/Isabella hating it for a bit I was out for a while and gained back 15 pounds of the 45 that I had lost since I had the baby and was REALLY dreading going back heavier, in crappy shape, etc. But on any given day that I am there, there will be a few really fit chicks coming in and out of the classes next door, half a dozen seniors going really moderately paced on the stationary bikes, a few new people, and lots of moms. The Y is Homestead. Like older cuban men sitting around the lobby having coffee, Moms setting up play dates outside of the childcare area. It is NOTHING like the gym where I used to work at all. Huge variety of people. Teenagers working out with their equally chubby parents. For me, there are just enough really fit people for me to feel motivated and inspired. The evenings between 5-8 are the busiest times for them through the week. Oh, and the treadmills are all the way in the back so you would be able to watch everyone else but not have to be like in the front like, "Are these people watching my ass bounce while I nearly die on this machine??"