1. The owner/personal trainer facebook stalks me. If I post something about, oh I don't know, chocolate pasta, he'll write a comment about how I'm not supposed to eat it, and to help him help me blah, blah, blah. I shouldn't have to censor my facebook for fear that he'll write a stupid comment. If I want to eat and post about chocolate pasta, I'm damn well gonna do it!
2. He brings his dog to the gym. Now this wasn't such a big deal at first, but now it's really annoying. I'd rather not have to fight the dog for floor space when I'm doing situps, or stop him from licking the sweat or lotion off my legs. It's just gross.
3. About 75% of his clients are hispanic. Now before you go saying, "Geez, Steph. Way to be racist," let me just say that I am not racist in the slightest, but I do feel uncomfortable when all the conversations going on around me are in Spanish, and I'm the only one that's left in the dark.
4. His equipment sucks!
5. He has clear favorites. And if you're there at the same time as one of his favorites, you're pretty much ignored the whole time. I'm paying him just as much as they are, so I expect equal treatment.
6. He must not understand the concept of personal space. I have a bubble. Please do not violate that bubble. And please do not hug me when I'm all gross and sweaty.
7. He give me the guilt trip when I don't let him know if I'm coming or not. I can understand it if I had a set appointment where it was just me doing some one on one training, but it's not! He should not be the first person I need to call if my car breaks down, or if I get sick. I've seen some of his clients get REALLY obsessed about their workouts with him, and he IS the first person they call if their car breaks down. I am not that person, and refuse to be.
8. Often times I feel rushed to get to the gym. Sometimes I work late and can't get to the gym until close to 5. He has 2 kickboxing classes from 5:30-7:30 and he closes right after. I'm not a classes kind of person, so I refuse to do his class, so if I'm not at the gym by 4:30 at the latest, I'm not going to go. That's just how it is. I'll go for a run with the dog instead. But then we get back to point #7, and it's just a vicious cycle.
Anyway, I'm just kinda done with this gym. I'm at the point where I'm going to tell him it's just not working out for me, suck up the fact that I signed up for a 6 month contract, eat my losses and go back to the YMCA. Then delete him from my facebook....
1 comment:
Get out, get out, get out! This has 'weird' written all over it. Working out should be fun, and the last thing you need is another source of stress in your life. Go back to the Y or find somewhere anonymous and cookie-cutter to work out (is there a Gold's or 24-Hour out there?). Besides, having the be at the gym by 4:30? That's a ridiculous time of day!
Also, the Y is a great organization, and supporting it is awesome - they provide lots of cool programs for the community and some interesting safety nets.
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