BRAND NEW YMCA

After my two appointments on Tuesday I headed for the closest YMCA in the Twin Cities where I had been before on previous trips. When I arrived, I was surprised to see the parking lot completely empty. The sign on the door was advising of the BRAND-NEW location less than two miles away. What a treat! I visited the YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities in their new location which opened their doors for the first time on January 4, 2016.  Although, the facility was brand-new, I was already registered as a guest as I had been at the previous location.  Everything was brand-new.  New locker rooms.  New Fitness Equipment. New Carpeting.  Well, you get the idea...  I did two sessions of 65 minutes on a newer model Elliptical Machine that I was seeing for the first time: Matrix Fitness 7xi.  This machine asked me to create an account, a log in, and after I did that...it sent me an email confirming my registration.  That was a first.... Receiving an email from a piece of exercise equipment...

YMCA of the Greeater Twin Cities
St. Paul Midway YMCA
1761 University Avenue West
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104
stpaulmidwayymca.org

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Your Food Diary For:

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Thomas' - Cinnamon Raisin Bread, 2 slice	160	32	2	4	250	14
KELLOGGS - RAISIN BRAN (dry cereal, no milk)	760	184	4	20	840	72
	920	216	6	24	1,090	86
L U N C H
Whole Foods - Turkey Gravy, 2 1/2 Cup. 60g	350	30	20	10	2,600	0
Whole Foods - Raw Broccoli, 200 g	56	10	0	6	54	0
Winco Foods - Golden Sweet Corn Whole Kernel	240	36	6	8	800	28
WHOLE FOODS 7608 - YOGURT PRETZELS, 40 g (	190	28	8	2	180	19
WHOLE FOODS 8497 - CHERRY VANILLA GRANOLA, 73.15 g (3/4 cup)	319	53	9	7	80	20
Ginger Crystallized In Dark Chocolate	320	30	22	6	0	22
	1,475	187	65	39	3,714	89
D I N N E R
Whole Foods - Pork, Cooked, Barbecue, Pulled, 6 oz	404	16	16	58	310	4
Whole Foods - Cheese Manicotti, 6 oz	300	20	17	17	270	1
WHOLE FOODS - YOGURT PRETZELS	190	28	0	2	180	19
	894	64	33	77	760	24
Totals	3,289	467	104	140	5,564	199
Your Daily Goal	3,417	427	114	171	2,300	128
Remaining	128	-40	9	31	-3,263	-70
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 1,487 extra calories from exercise today

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Your Exercise Diary for:

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
MATRIX FITNESS 7xi	65	741
MATRIX FITNESS 7xi	65	729
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	17
Daily Total / Goal	131 / 30	1,487 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	224 / 210	3,564 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 3289 calories

total calories burned (130 min elliptical) 1470 calories

total net 1819 calories

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fitbit day 138

16043 steps
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This is what my 'hometown' Chicago YMCA looked like when it opened in 1928.
Fast forward nearly one century, it basically looks unchanged... although the cars often parked in front look a lot different!

YMCA TOUR OF AMERICA CONTINUES...

Today I am headed to Madison, Wisconsin for an overnight trip.  I have secured my hotel and mapped out the closest YMCA which I intend to visit.  Of course, 'mapped out' is just an expression these days - I have not used an actual map in nearly 10 years.  I guess I could be more precise by writing that I have entered the address into my Garmin GPS device.  This seems like a good time to list the various YMCA facilities that I have visited so far.

YMCA Marshfield Avenue Chicago (This is my 'home' YMCA)
YMCA Danville, Illinois
YMCA Indianapolis Indiana (Baxter location)
YMCA Ann Arbor, Michigan
YMCA Jacksonville, Illinois
YMCA Maumee, Ohio
YMCA Onalaska, Wisconsin
YMCA Royal Oak, Michigan (This is the only one that charges guests $5 per visit)
YMCA Marquette, Michigan
YMCA Lyndhurst, Ohio (Hillcrest location)
YMCA New Hope, Minnesota
YMCA St Paul, Minnesota

It does appear that I am making good use of my membership fees since I (re)joined the YMCA in February.   Each facility is different and some have been superior.  In every case, without exception, the people that work at the YMCA have been terrific.  It is wonderful and amazing that so many employees that I have come in contact with have been so friendly, warm and helpful.

Some of these facilities have steam rooms, some have whirlpool hot tubs.   All have adequate lockers with access to great showers with hot water and soap.   It has become quite fun to visit one of these facilities for the first time and see how different they are.   So far, the absolute nicest one has been in Onalaska, Wisconsin.   The facility is very new, having been constructed within the past 10 years.  In contrast, my home YMCA was constructed within the past century - and just barely!  The pool at the Onalaska YMCA looked like the pool one might see at a recently constructed water park.  I think that without exception, each of these facilities opens in the morning no later than 5:30AM - so they really cater to those that need to get a workout and shower in before heading off to work.  As you can see, I have really become a fan of the YMCA.

MONDAY MENU

breakfast three eggs, three slices turkey 'bacon'   cup oatmeal                    460 calories
lunch       spinach salad w/hearts of palm, tomato, mushroom, beets
                bay scallops, one giant sea scallop, 3 ounces shrimp,  asparagus
                Costco Chicken Tortilla Soup                                                        459 calories
dinner     spinach salad w/hearts of palm, tomato, mushroom, beets
                Trader Joe's Turkey burger, 28 almonds, 100 grams cucumber salad   479 calories

TOTAL CALORIC CONSUMPTION  1399 CALORIES

calories burned
6PM elliptical 32 minutes 442 calories

MONDAY NET CALORIES   957 CALORIES