Sweatin' with the Oldies

Well today was my first day to "workout" with my new gym membership. Let me tell you, I was about the youngest person in there. I like this gym a lot better than ones I have used in the past. We had belonged to one that was all young people, with ripped muscles and perfect bodies. I always felt fat, and frumpy when around those kind of people. This gym that I joined now, is totally opposite. Its "real" people. There's no loud music, the trainers aren't 19 year olds on steroids, its a great gym for us imperfect people. This was the first time I have really worked out since Adriana was born. (I'm ashamed to admit that, but its the truth). I ran/walked a mile, rode a bike for 3 miles and lifted weights, I didn't over do it, but I feel good with what I did get done.
Now I'm not kidding when I say that there are a bunch of older people that are there. They have a work out class for people with Arthritis in the early morning. If truth be told, I would prefer older people to younger people. I feel less intimidated by them. Everyone there is really nice. There was this older lady, i would say in her 70's or so that was on the treadmill next to me. Then when I went to the bike, she jumped on one too. Then when I went downstairs to go lift weights, she was pumping iron with me there too. I had noticed her and how fragile she was, and when I went to go lift weights on some machine she came over and told me I was doing it wrong and showed me the right way to do it. I hate those machines anyway, because I always have to look at the picture on how to use them without letting everyone know I have no idea what I'm doing, but then to have this little 90lbs lady show me how to leg presses, I just felt stupid.
I want to be clear, I am not, for one minute, making fun of older people, I love them. I just have never seen so many active and working out in a gym, everyday. My hat is off to them. I hope that 50 years from now, I can show some young whipper snapper how to work out properly.