For 50 and over....

I recently took the first step in losing my “cancer weight”. I joined The Summit, a health club for Grand Prairie residents 50 and over and I was told cost over $20 million to build.

Rhonda and I took a tour of the facility today and all I can say is wow! This place is incredible. It is located off Hwy 161 and Warrior Trail, just across from the Dubiski Center.

Rhonda, even though she’s not of age yet – she is constantly reminding me too – joined too since she is married to an old man. The price is reasonable for one year and the first year they were giving you an extra two months.

The swimming area is awesome and there is a vortex pool I can’t wait to get into. You can walk/swim against the current and I understand this will help in building the strength back in my leg as well as my bad knee on the other leg.

There is naturally an indoor walking/jogging track and a nice weight room featuring Technogym equipment, the same equipment used in the Olympics. But another cool feature is the outdoor walking/jogging trails around count ‘em, five ponds stocked with fish.

Add to that an outdoor horseshoe area and a patio for concerts. We don’t fool around in Grand Prairie!

There are other features such as an arts and crafts room, a Wii fitness room, a pool hall, a movie theatre, massage therapy and a café. In other words The Summit is a first class facility.

I’m looking forward to losing the 20+ pounds I gained in the last year. I call it my cancer weight. My goal: lose 10 pounds before our summer cruise in six weeks. My ultimate goal: get back to what I weighed when I was playing softball for Graham Central Station.

However, that was over 25 years ago and – gulp – almost 50 pounds. Needless to say, I have a long way to go.