Gym-ing in Korea

I decided to join a gym today because Winter is coming up and it's too cold to run outside. I think I am just mentally and physically healthier if I get some exercise, so I joined a  Korean gym even though it's not that cheap here.

I was able to find one near -ish to my house with the help from another English teacher. I went and wrote down my name, phone, and signature...pay and that was it. I paid 220,000 won (about $220) for 3 months of gym + classes (yoga/dance/aerobic). Yea, that's expensive for a gym with no courts or pool but then again it's Korea.

After I paid, the desk clerk gave me a pair of shorts, t-shirt, and a towel. I changed into the clothes and went to the yoga class at 7pm. You don't have to wear their clothes but you can if you want to. you just return it at the end. Yoga... um, it was more like Pilates. In the US, the yoga instructor usually have a really soft tone. In my case, she had a really demanding voice (like we were at boot camp for something). Anyway, I was waiting for downward facing dog for like 30mins because it's not yoga if we didn't downward facing dog. We finally did it 30mins into the class. I wasn't expect much so I wasn't super disappointed. The class was ok; the room was heated and there were enough room to stretch my whole body. After yoga, I went on the treadmill for a run. There were mostly males on the treadmill and they were just walking. I was thinking, don't you do a lot of walking already?... You should be running... It was probably a good thing because it made me feel good to be the only girl running. I ran for about 15 minutes, changed back into my clothes, and took the bus home in the "freezing" cold. (It's freezing for someone who's from Southern California).

I guess I will be going to the gym more often because I did pay a lot for it.

My gym is on the 3rd floor; it's there somewhere in picture.