I discovered something about my gym, 24 Hour Fitness, last week. They are open 24 hours. I thought it was just some sort of clever marketing idea, as in “24 hours of fitness, around the clock” or something like that. But as it turns out, they are actually open 24 hours a day.

This changes things! Being the insomniac, night-owl, crowd-hater that I am… this is perfect! For the last 4-5 days (nights) I’ve been going to the gym at midnight. I figure I’m going to be awake until 4 or 5am anyway, so why not go to the gym really late?

I walk in the door and there are 2 people using cardio equipment. 1 person is swimming. 2 guys are using the freeweights. This is fantastic! It’s quiet, it’s not crowded, and best of all I feel like I can breathe. I can use any of the equipment I want without having to wait for it, and use it as long as I want without worrying about hogging it.

Best of all, there are no gym people in the gym at midnight. And that’s just fine with me.