I thought about trying to find the brand of the circuit machines, looked at pics from their website last night but couldn't make it out. I hope they'll show me the machines free of charge, but there are so many of the circuit machines--it'd take awhile. I've actually never been to a gym with so many of those machines. I'm nervous to just plunge in b/c sometimes these machines have brake pedals and things and you really need a primer. I just want to have something to do on afternoons if the weight section is packed. I think I'll just have to come up with 8 or 10 I'd want to learn and start there. I definitely want to be shown how to use the assisted pullup/chinup/dip machine. I want to work on those moves, but the machine is tricky looking, with 3 steps going up (I've never used one like that, only the simple kind). Anyhooooo.

Jen, my son is just green half blue (ITF). He's just turned 9yo, but he's a very playful kid, so he doesn't take it very seriously and to be honest, he's sorta the Gomer Pyle of the class (but not meant in a mean way). He just is in his own little imaginitive world, while the other kids take it much more seriously. The teacher is very patient with him and has told us that he'll come around eventually. Teaching taekwon-do is an amazing gift. I'm amazed what his teacher has accomplished with all those kids (& adults). Getting my son into tkd is one of the things that I feel like was sent to us by some sort of divine providence. It has helped him in so many ways, I can hardly go into it all (with language, socializing, discipline, respect, strength, self-confidence, etc)