Flex Lewis' Tennessee: the Welsh Dragon tells us what to do and what to see in and around his adopted home state of Tennessee

Flex, July, 2009 by Dave Lee

1-Flex N Shake and Franklin Athletic Club 112 Rand Place, Franklin

Flex N Shake is my smoothie business, which has the best smoothies in all of Tennessee! It's inside the gym where I train, which has a full array of high-end equipment and cardio machinery. But what really sells this gym is the full-sized theater screen. Now there's no excuse to skip cardio.

2-Opry Mills Mall 433 Opry Mills Drive, Nashville

It's one of the biggest malls in Tennessee. It has some great stores, but too much walking for me in the offseason. I'm in and out, but Shina is there for hours!

3-Cheesecake Factory 2133 Green Hills Village Drive, Nashville

Need I say more? We all know what my wedding cake was made of! You can never have enough cheesecake and there's no better place to get it.

4-Sommet Center 501 Broadway, Nashville

Home of the Nashville Predators hockey team and the hot spot for NHL and UFC events. I got into watching hockey after getting free tickets, and now I go as often as I can. It's like rugby on ice--fight, fight! And of course, the UFC is like the ancient gladiators, only more bloody--but without the killing.

5-Olympus Athletic Club and Spa 810 N.W. Broad St., #206, Murfreesboro

My training partner Sean Barber is the owner of this killer hardcore place. I train there twice a week or so. It's good to have a change of pace every now and then, to keep things fresh.

6-Carmike Cinemas Thoroughbred 20 633 Frazier Drive, Franklin

A great place to chill out with friends. We've got the hook up, so we get to preview all the new movies early.