Groupon and keeping fit
tomlet
Published
05/10/2012
I've been using the Groupon app on my phone a shit-ton. Restaurants, the indoor kart racing, festivals and carnivals with the kids, oil changes, maid service etc. I even got discounted admission to the Vegas Erotic History Museum.
There's also merchandise that is sold by Groupon. I got a set of four whiskey tumblers monogrammed with my initials for $20 that are of conspicuously high quality. My girlfriend likes puzzles, so I got our Xmas party photo made into a 78 piece, magnetic puzzle where the individual pieces are fridge magnets. I got a set of eight "knorks" which are a combo between a knife and a fork. Are you the kind of person who tries to cut meat with the side of your fork even when it's not that kind of cut? The knork is for you:
It's even a nice piece of flatware even without the gimmick.
My latest delivery is a Total Gym XLS. You know, the one endorsed by Chuck Norris and Christy Brinkley? I got it for $500 (shipping included) with all the attachments, bells, and whistles. It lists at $1,999, but you can find it on Amazon for around $800.
If Chuck pushes it, how bad can it be? I did have a gym membership for my daughter and I for a total of $70/month. I cancelled it, so I figure I'll break even before long. Besides, she hasn't been motivated to go with me lately. I can get my son on it too since it works on a percentage of your body weight. He's been turning into a lard ass since the divorce as when he's with my X, he only eats cereal, pasta, and frozen pizzas.
It came fully assembled. I didn't have to use tools at all. I worked out on it for about an 45 minutes tonight and I'm completely blown out. I'm not sold on the squats though. I maxed out the resistance and did it one leg at a time. It took me forever to work to exhaustion. It's not going to be as good as the gym, but in the time it takes me to drive there and back, I can be almost done working out at home. A couple of the exercises are bunk. The military press has your head down below your heart. I felt like I was going to pop an eyeball out towards the end. It says you can do more than 80 exercises, but some of those are push ups and such. You don't need a total gym to do push ups. But I'd say overall, a really good work out machine.
I was afraid it was going to be a flimsy piece of shit, but it was pretty sturdy. It didn't wobble, squeak, or flex at all. The only trick now is to not blow it off and use it. Shouldn't be a problem, I've been going to the gym regularly since the marriage fell apart. It keeps me from bloody fucking murder.
There's also merchandise that is sold by Groupon. I got a set of four whiskey tumblers monogrammed with my initials for $20 that are of conspicuously high quality. My girlfriend likes puzzles, so I got our Xmas party photo made into a 78 piece, magnetic puzzle where the individual pieces are fridge magnets. I got a set of eight "knorks" which are a combo between a knife and a fork. Are you the kind of person who tries to cut meat with the side of your fork even when it's not that kind of cut? The knork is for you:
It's even a nice piece of flatware even without the gimmick.
My latest delivery is a Total Gym XLS. You know, the one endorsed by Chuck Norris and Christy Brinkley? I got it for $500 (shipping included) with all the attachments, bells, and whistles. It lists at $1,999, but you can find it on Amazon for around $800.
If Chuck pushes it, how bad can it be? I did have a gym membership for my daughter and I for a total of $70/month. I cancelled it, so I figure I'll break even before long. Besides, she hasn't been motivated to go with me lately. I can get my son on it too since it works on a percentage of your body weight. He's been turning into a lard ass since the divorce as when he's with my X, he only eats cereal, pasta, and frozen pizzas.
It came fully assembled. I didn't have to use tools at all. I worked out on it for about an 45 minutes tonight and I'm completely blown out. I'm not sold on the squats though. I maxed out the resistance and did it one leg at a time. It took me forever to work to exhaustion. It's not going to be as good as the gym, but in the time it takes me to drive there and back, I can be almost done working out at home. A couple of the exercises are bunk. The military press has your head down below your heart. I felt like I was going to pop an eyeball out towards the end. It says you can do more than 80 exercises, but some of those are push ups and such. You don't need a total gym to do push ups. But I'd say overall, a really good work out machine.
I was afraid it was going to be a flimsy piece of shit, but it was pretty sturdy. It didn't wobble, squeak, or flex at all. The only trick now is to not blow it off and use it. Shouldn't be a problem, I've been going to the gym regularly since the marriage fell apart. It keeps me from bloody fucking murder.
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