{"id":123,"date":"2025-11-22T17:14:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T17:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchified.com\/france2025\/?p=123"},"modified":"2025-11-22T17:14:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T17:14:40","slug":"day-6-gym-and-taco-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchified.com\/france2025\/index.php\/2025\/11\/22\/day-6-gym-and-taco-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 6 – Gym and taco day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After my package arrived yesterday, we were now going to be able to use the gym. It’s a 9-minute bus ride down the hill or a 27-minute walk. Why walk on a treadmill when you can just walk to the gym? So we walked down this morning and activated our membership and used the gym. I didn’t really take many photos since there are people there just trying to work out and don’t want to make anyone uncomfortable, but I will share my impressions of the gym.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People in France don’t seem to be into the whole “getting swole” thing the same was Americans do. Clothing tends to be smaller, people tend to be smaller, so having huge muscles is probably going to make your life more difficult. That said, there were plenty of people in the gym on a Saturday morning using the machines and lifting weights. The gym is pretty basic, with a floor for free weights, a floor for the strength training machines, and a floor for cardio. No pool, no group classes…but that’s OK since I wasn’t planning on doing either of those.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The strength machines were a different brand than I’m used to, but the machines themselves were similar. There were a couple that were kind of weird, but did the same thing as the usual machines, just in a different way. The locker room was SUPER basic – not nearly as fancy as the EOS one I go to. No sauna, only 2 toilets and 2 shower stalls. And a nice reminder to people not to take super long showers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We stopped at Carrefour on the way home, conveniently located right next to the gym. They had a nice variety of tortillas, but no hard taco shells. We brought taco sauce and seasoning from home, so we’re having tacos tonight. To go with them, we picked up some “Mexican potatoes.” I’m honestly not sure what they are going to be like, but it seems like something that should go well with tacos. These are going to be closer to actual tacos than the French version of tacos – which are quite good, but not at all like what you get in AZ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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