Maggie's Farm

While leaning against a wall sweating after my heroic aerobics the other day, at 5:45 AM, I decided to interview a sweet little (but muscular and fit) trainer about some details on the roughly 60 people who show up when the doors open at 5.

She told me that it is not the same people every day, but it tends to break down like this:

- around 1/3 are Moms who do an early work-out before going home to make breakfast for their kids (while Dad is still home and the kids are sleeping). She said this early-bird approach is increasingly popular with Moms around here, where men typically leave for work at 6 or 6:30.
- most of the rest of the folks, 50-50 men and gals - are there before work, with their dress clothes with them on hangers

Plus

- about 7-10 muscular hunks doing weight training - mostly guys but always a couple of gals
- and usually an "anorectic or two" on the treadmills