Thursday, May 30, 2013

HOTEL INDIGO IN ASHEVILLE!

Out of town Gym Review!  As you know GO Training relocated this month to Portland.  On the way across these United States I got to sample a few gyms.  Here is a run down of my experience at the Hotel Indigo in Asheville, North Carolina.

Whew, it feels good to be fairly settled Portland after a relatively smooth but demanding pack up and cross country drive.  There was only one real honest meltdown.  The night before leaving our home in North Carolina, my husband and I got minimal sleep.  SO it was only three hours out of Greensboro before we started in feel the "pack up your life and clean everything real good and get all your business in order and also return the cable box" all-nighter.   My husband needed to still wrap up his work stuff, so we traded westward progress for a good night's sleep.  It also would allow a solid workout to happen.  Well,  I stretched and then feel asleep on the floor!  But the next day, oh the next day, I was ready to tear it up!

In the meantime, I also got the fine pleasure of eating at one of my fav relaxed vegan eateries.  Rosetta's kitchen in Asheville! YUM! And healthy too. Disclaimer! You can get serious comfort food here too, so you have to chose healthy.

I really like this Indogo's hotel gym set-up.  There is plenty of great hiking, biking and all that good stuff in Asheville, but traveling in the winter-or-during an awesome mountain downpour may push you indoors.  This was the case for me, sideways downpour happening!  I tip my hat to you mother nature.  I have had great experiences running this city and have much more exploring to do in the future.  And would highly recommend taking your adventure outside if weather permits.

The square footage is solid for a hotel gym.  There is plenty of space for the cardio machines, a nice pulley system, water, towels, and some extra work out bits.  The cardio machine set-up includes two treadmills, an elliptical machine and a recumbent bike.

They have a multi-faceted pulley system that can be used to reproduce just about any machine by adjusting pulleys up or down, and you can use them one at a time or together.  There is an adjustable bench that can do incline and flat positions, and a great array of free weights, poundage ranging from 5 to 50 pounds.  Other equipment provided in the room,  a couple of yoga mats and a fit ball, and a large soft mat.  There is enough room to do lunges and any other functional moves on your list, which is a fun part of my on-the-go regimen.

I lucked out because there was also a solid flow of people in and out which is always a motivator for me!  After the stress of moving, I was glad to absorb the good energy!

Great little gym in the best Indigo around!  I have Indigo'd elsewhere and been disappointed in the hotel quality.   The Asheville Indigo is my fav, they have sleek modern decor and real tile in the bathrooms, etc.

I give this hotel gym a high kick AND fluttery jazz hands AND a thumbs up.




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