#49 – A cop, an indian, a sailor, and a construction worker want to work out

Young men!  There’s a place you can go!

Work out at the YMCA, 611 N. Hancock, swim , exercise, call for more information.

Look, I have never been much of a work out guy, as anyone who knows me can attest to.  I’ll play sports for fun and competitiveness, but going to a gym to do little more than lift weights or ride a bike in place holds little appeal to me.

So joining the YMCA did not have a lot of appeal to me personally.  However, with a four year old and a pregnant wife, there was something in it for the family – time to start enjoying Y Leagues, picture packages every few months, and practice schedules galore.

And we were right in making that decision.

I am still not a work out guy, but the Y has been good for the family, and though the daycare hours could improve slightly (and word is they will), everyone has enjoyed it – be it six months straight of swim lessons, tumbling, indoor and outdoor soccer, and general run-and-scream-obics, or swimming with the grandmas, this has been one of the best things in Ottumwa for us as a family.

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Loved.  Plus, the front of the building has an interesting architecture, to say the least.

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