Group Blast class at Spiece Fitness

Group Blast class at Spiece Fitness

I used to think group fitness wasn’t for me until a member at Spiece Fitness and I started sharing our workouts.  Andy exclusively does group fitness classes- cardio, strength, and flexibility.  This contrasted with me who spent the majority of my time in the...
A new exercise chapter begins for me this week – The Y!

A new exercise chapter begins for me this week – The Y!

Thanks to my wife, I started attending a new gym yesterday: The Jackson R. Lehman Y off of St. Joe Road in Fort Wayne. For eight years previously, I was a member of Spiece Fitness in Fort Wayne and I really miss it and the people there.  As I get more familiar with...
Two kinds of people

Two kinds of people

I’ve wanted to write this article for years when I was a member at Spiece Fitness so I’m finally doing it. This applies to about any gym.  Some gyms have background music playing overheard in their exercise areas. This was adequate for me and most of the...
An exercise chapter ends for me- Part 2

An exercise chapter ends for me- Part 2

An exercise chapter ends, Part 2: In 2014, I went solo again on my work-outs using Kit’s ideas and some of my original exercises. I added dumbbells to the mix on flat bench press, inclines and declines at the suggestion of my brother 15 years ago. Around 2015 I...
An exercise chapter ends for me – Part 1

An exercise chapter ends for me – Part 1

The first gym I exercised in (besides high school and college) was the Fort Wayne YWCA on Wells Street around 1987- 1990.  Next, I lifted on my own with free weights at my house for several years.  I worked out at IPFW, where I had previously attended college on and...