• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Smith's School of English

To provide English speakers the opportunity to own their own business teaching English in Japan.

  • Franchise Entry
    • Buy a Developed Franchise
    • Start Your Own
  • The Franchise
    • Work Visa & Taxes
    • Franchise Training
    • Franchise Support
      • What Franchisees get
      • SSE Products
      • FAQ’s
  • Testimonials
  • About
    • Coaching Confidence
    • Contact
  • Blog
    • English School Articles
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube

Blog, English School Articles · March 22, 2010

Keeping healthy

You are here: Home / Blog / Keeping healthy

Teaching in an English conversation school 英会話 is not quite a sedentary occupation. One spends hours every week quickstepping among the commuting throngs, and hopping up and down in lessons. But I found that I wasn’t getting any aerobic exercise when I started my new career as a Smith’s School of English franchisee. I had previously been teaching English in the evening and had plenty of time to spend out on my mountain bike or hiking.

So I joined a gym (optimistically called a health club) in a multi-story building near my school, Smith’s School of English, Kawanishi スミス英会話川西校. Although it helped my fitness, it got more and more crowded as they recruited more and more customers. As it got busier, it got less relaxed with more and more rules on papers stuck everywhere, and no machines availabe for exercise. So unfortunately I gave up my membership; I could’t enjoy my exercise any more.

Then I realised that Reso リゾ, on the shores on Osaka Bay at Naruohama, a modern onsen/swimming resort that I often visited on Sundays with my wife めぐみ, had a gym as well as a training pool for those using the exercise facilities. So I had a guided tour and really liked what I saw. The facilities were not crowded at all, there were many more machines, and the facilities were much more luxurious than the city centre gym I had left. While using the static cycling and stepping machines one has a lovely view over Osaka Bay with its ships, sailboats and windsurfers. But the greatest bonus of all is that Reso has full onsen facilities as well, including traditional gender separated onsen with sauna, indoor and outdoor baths, jacuzzis and so on. It also has mixed outdoor onsen (swimsuits worn) and indoor and outdoor pools filled with onsen water. After a try-out, when I decided that I would join as a gym member (with access to all the facilities) I was informed that there was a promotion, so I got my first two months free. I really am enjoying getting fit as well as relaxing at Reso.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • X

Like this:

Like Loading...

Related

Filed Under: Blog, English School Articles Tagged With: English Conversation School, english school Kawanishi, English Schools Kawanishi, Keeping fit in Japan, Keeping Fit Japan, Reso, スミス英会話, スミス英会話川西校, リゾ, 英会話, 英会話川西, 英会話川西月謝, 英会話月謝

Mark Smith

Reader Interactions

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Primary Sidebar

Search

From the Blog

  • Blog
  • English School Articles
  • Smith's Sustainabilty
  • Sustainability Development Goals
  • Testimonials
スミス英会話メインページ

5 days ago

スミス英会話メインページ
今週のワンポイントレッスンはコチラです★Tell us about a conversation you had today.今日した会話について教えてください。smithweb.co.jp/2025/06/one-point-lesson-7a15/#スミス英会話 #月謝制英会話 #ワンポイントレッスン ... See MoreSee Less
View on Facebook
· Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

スミス英会話メインページ

2 weeks ago

スミス英会話メインページ
今週のワンポイントレッスンはコチラです★What do you think is necessary for a person to grow?人が成長するために必要なものは何だと思いますか?smithweb.co.jp/2025/05/one-point-lesson-7a14/#スミス英会話 #月謝制英会話 #ワンポイントレッスン ... See MoreSee Less
View on Facebook
· Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

Blog Posts
  • Discussing Milestones
  • A Common Listening Problem English Learners Have
  • Protected: The Japan Iwaskows
  • Christmas holidays in Germany (part 2)
  • German Christmas (part 1)
  • Autumn in Japan vs Autumn in Canada
  • Unique Japan- Smith’s School of English, Sagamihara
  • Edward’s Language Journey
  • Osaka Higashi Line – Convenient Fuse
  • Small Talk in Katsura
Smith’s School of English Franchises
#101,8-21-5, Hanafuku-building, Fukushima-Ku,OsakaTel: 0120-222-248 (Japan)
Tel: 81-6-6455-8050 (Other)
Fax: 06-6455-8052
E-mail: info@sse-franchise.com

Copyright © 2025 · Smith's School of English, all rights reserved. · Privacy · Log in

%d