OK, month one of getting into shape with fitness guru, Brad King, is behind me and I actually stuck with the program. As a result, there's a little less of me to go around, particularly in the middle. It made it easier that the new gym in my neighborhood in Chicago, Ravenswood Fitness Center, finally opened.
It lowered the resistance bar a bit to be able to walk two blocks, get on a machine and just do it.
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