Ice & A Slice Posted January 15, 2008 #1 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Can anyone tell me about the quality of the gym on the QM2. What equipment is available, treadmills?, cross trainers?, exercise bicycles? Do they offer any classes like spinning, aerobics, Is there a charge? How busy is the gym, how did you find the quality of the personal trainers? I'm just a young thing at heart and like to keep healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailsalot Posted January 15, 2008 #2 Share Posted January 15, 2008 The gym is well equipped with lots of treadmills, bikes, elliptical trainers, and all sorts of weight equipment. The classes are great! The classes are free, as is the use of the gym. There are at least 4-5 classes each day to pick from. On our B2B transatlantic crossing last summer, there were 2 trainers for the different classes, a male and a female. I never had the female as an instructor, but the guy was great! He was very enthusiastic and really pushed the class to exceed their limits. There were a variety of classes to choose from: spinning, pilates, yoga, cardio weights, step aerobics. If you go and the instructor is an Aussie named Brandon, you know you're going to get a HARD workout, but you'll feel great afterwards. He's top-notch. Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kindlychap Posted January 16, 2008 #3 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Could someone explain what a "Gym" is please? Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piton1 Posted January 16, 2008 #4 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Could someone explain what a "Gym" is please? Matthew The people using the treadmills generate the electricity used by the rest of us. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegal101 Posted January 16, 2008 #5 Share Posted January 16, 2008 The people using the treadmills generate the electricity used by the rest of us. Paul Now Paul! Matthew wants a real answer to a question here! :) (I think:D). Or is he being facetious?:o Matthew: Gym is short for gymnasium. Not the usual European definition of gymnasium but the American definition: gymnasium n. Sports. , pl. -siums or -sia . A room or building equipped for indoor sports. Colloquially used, a gym is a place where one goes to work out on equipment in hopes of staying in shape; thus, Malcolm's early morning visits to work off the overload of food available on QE2.;) This is not to be confused with gem as in what your beloved is hoping she will receive in the pretty blue box.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomDePlume Posted January 16, 2008 #6 Share Posted January 16, 2008 This is not to be confused with gem as in what your beloved is hoping she will receive in the pretty blue box.:D ..."hoping"??? ... "hoping"??? ... "hoping"??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel-to-go Posted January 16, 2008 #7 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Can anyone tell me about the quality of the gym on the QM2. What equipment is available, treadmills?, cross trainers?, exercise bicycles? Do they offer any classes like spinning, aerobics, Is there a charge? How busy is the gym, how did you find the quality of the personal trainers? I'm just a young thing at heart and like to keep healthy. Great idea. I usually maintain or even lose weight on a cruise. Partly due to the sedentary life at home vs. the active on one on board. So glad the second poster answered your question for you! Karie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice & A Slice Posted January 16, 2008 Author #8 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Could someone explain what a "Gym" is please? Matthew ****************************************************** Matthew aka Kindly Chap A gym is where people go to look after their body & health. As you do not know this I must assume you are not too kindly to yourself and do not look after your own health. Too much lounging around on old cruise ships wrapped in tartan blankets me thinks! Get along to the gym or you might end up disembarking your next sojourn at sea in a box! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The REAL Sir Martin Posted January 16, 2008 #9 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Matthew aka Kindly Chap A gym is where people go to look after their body & health. As you do not know this I must assume you are not too kindly to yourself and do not look after your own health. Too much lounging around on old cruise ships wrapped in tartan blankets me thinks! Get along to the gym or you might end up disembarking your next sojourn at sea in a box! Gyms are strange and dangerous places. Look what's happened to Nalcoln.:eek: Sir Martin, never been to a gym, and over 100:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegal101 Posted January 16, 2008 #10 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Gyms are strange and dangerous places. Look what's happened to Nalcoln.:eek: Sir Martin, never been to a gym, and over 100:) Must agree with you on this one you old Pecksniffian soul. Me either and I, too, am over 100! No not pounds, but working on it.:D Your friend, HRHugeness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henleycruiser Posted January 16, 2008 #11 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Is there also a marked and measured running/walking route around the deck of the QM2? (Just in case the gym isn't quite torture enough!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The REAL Sir Martin Posted January 16, 2008 #12 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Is there also a marked and measured running/walking route around the deck of the QM2? (Just in case the gym isn't quite torture enough!!) Do you mean the promenade (meaning leisurely walk) deck?:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomDePlume Posted January 16, 2008 #13 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Is there also a marked and measured running/walking route around the deck of the QM2? (Just in case the gym isn't quite torture enough!!) Oh dear! I'd stay away from that one if I were you! I understand there's all sorts of obstacles: tripping wires, flying canapes... dangerous place. Particularly in the early morning hours... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henleycruiser Posted January 16, 2008 #14 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Leisurely walk? A contradiction surely. Leisurely = sipping a cocktail of the day while the sun sets, watching for the "blue flash" (a stationary activity) Walk = progressing on foot at slightly less than running speed in the general direction of said cocktail outlet (a mobile activity). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailsalot Posted January 16, 2008 #15 Share Posted January 16, 2008 HenleyCruiser, If memory serves me correctly, 3 times around deck 7 is 1 mile. But perhaps those with more experience walking/running (staggering?) around that deck can tell you for sure. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henleycruiser Posted January 16, 2008 #16 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Sounds about right, sails. I read somewhere that the hull is 340m long, so deck 7 will be 240ish, times two sides, plus a bit for the width, times 3 laps, about 1600m, which is a mile in old money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kindlychap Posted January 16, 2008 #17 Share Posted January 16, 2008 If memory serves me correctly, 3 times around deck 7 is 1 mile. Twice round is too far. Can't comment beyond that. Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted January 16, 2008 #18 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Twice round is too far. Can't comment beyond that. Matthew Matthew - a well-wisher's warning. When you next go on QM2, which could be as soon as next year, take great care not to book a forward Q6 cabin, or you will have to muster in the gym for lifeboat drill, as we did. As you may imagine, I am still traumatised by the sights I saw. Jane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wadadli1 Posted January 16, 2008 #19 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Oh dear! I'd stay away from that one if I were you! I understand there's all sorts of obstacles: tripping wires, flying canapes... dangerous place. Particularly in the early morning hours... Whenever I stepped out onto my balcony in the early morning, I always had my vat of boiling oil with me, just in case a jogger went by. Luckily for them the early mornings became non-existant after about the third day. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wadadli1 Posted January 16, 2008 #20 Share Posted January 16, 2008 HenleyCruiser, If memory serves me correctly, 3 times around deck 7 is 1 mile. But perhaps those with more experience walking/running (staggering?) around that deck can tell you for sure. :) You are almost there--three times around is 1 nautical mile, which is 1.13 landical miles. I know this because I read the sign, not because I endeavoured to do more than one lap around. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted January 16, 2008 #21 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Whenever I stepped out onto my balcony in the early morning, I always had my vat of boiling oil with me, just in case a jogger went by. Luckily for them the early mornings became non-existant after about the third day. ;) O dear, another thing to remember to pack.:) Welcome back, Angela. Jane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruachan Posted January 16, 2008 #22 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Whenever I stepped out onto my balcony in the early morning, I always had my vat of boiling oil with me, just in case a jogger went by. Luckily for them the early mornings became non-existant after about the third day. ;) Nice one Angela. A few command detonated claymore mines along the route just to supplement the old boiling oil wouldn't be a bad idea either. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted January 16, 2008 #23 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Nice one Angela. A few command detonated claymore mines along the route just to supplement the old boiling oil wouldn't be a bad idea either. J Wouldn't they hurt the ship? Jane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruachan Posted January 16, 2008 #24 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Wouldn't they hurt the ship? Jane No - they're directional. As long as they were facing outboard they might just "chip the paint" on the rails. But, hey - what's a bit of collateral damage in pursuit of a good cause? J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomDePlume Posted January 16, 2008 #25 Share Posted January 16, 2008 No - they're directional. As long as they were facing outboard they might just "chip the paint" on the rails. But, hey - what's a bit of collateral damage in pursuit of a good cause? J Not heat-guided than? Pity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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