I asked one of the operators about the hours for recreational use and he started to laugh. Recreation hours were from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. But, he said, "everyone always comes at once."
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Besides, he added, there is always one person who sets his weight slowly and holds up the whole works.
I began to feel better. "Why had I wanted to do Nautilus in the first place?" I wondered.
I started to walk toward the car and ran into a friend from the swim team. I explained my failed mission and she and her fit friend suddenly looked very pitying.
"That's too bad," my friend said. "Nautilus is the greatest. It's definitely the best way to work out." She suggested that I should definitely try to get on the next sign-up.
Oh well. Maybe I'll start jogging. By the time I quit, the other Nautilus course will only be a month away.