Since COVID I have lost two of my favorite places to exercise.

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6. We used to have a great gym a couple of blocks from our house

But they closed and went across town.

I hated the idea having to drive x miles to get to a decent gym, so I let them cancel my membership when they moved. Unfortunately, I've had no luck finding a replacement. A good gym is not a common thing. Not for curvy women like me. We get treated like primordial ooze when we show up at the usual fitness center. Hate that.

I'm saving up to get a stationary bike for home, since it's too damned hot too much of the year in Texas to ride outdoors. I'd love to make use of our school district community pool center, $4/visit, pay as you go, but as long as COVID is on the loose, I can't risk that.

I could pay the membership fee for our tiny neighborhood swimming pool only a block from my house, but it's open only Memorial Day to Labor Day. I guess $50 a month to swim at a place close to home that is empty more often than not, and that I could use as much as I want, wouldn't be a bad deal...if our finances weren't a bit strapped right now. Maybe if my husband gets a good raise this year...