As you all know, in my past life, I was a personal trainer and managed a fitness facility back in Texas. I loved my work and never really considered it a “job”. The gym was amazing and the relationships I had there made it one of the most enriching times in my life.
It is one of the things I miss most while living in China. However, recently I have been blessed to find a local gym where I’m hoping to build relationships and get back at least some of the gym community feeling I had in Austin.
I found this gem of a gym 😉 down a back alley, behind a buddhist temple…
You would never know there was a gym there, but after talking with a few locals, my friend and I were finally able to find it.
Here is the entrance to the gym.
As you enter there’s a great motivational picture to the right, and our lockers to the left… I guess change outside?
The gym is small but it has all the equipment you need to get a proper workout. It does have a Rocky IV type vibe doesn’t it?
The “trainers” desk looks a little different from the desk I had back in Texas, and the “trainer” does seem to live a slightly different lifestyle.
Those cigarettes were all smoked inside the workout area during the hour I was there. Maybe the green tea cancels out the cigarette smoke toxins.
It may not be the WOT where I worked previously, but at least I can get a workout in while practicing my Chinese 🙂
nomadic texan 