wow, that sounds exceptionally good! i didn't know personal trainers came that way.
A couple of friends who exercise (like saoba) gave me hope, but my expectations were pretty much in line with yours. I really am pleased at how this first session went. I hope our first workout session next week goes equally well.
i've never been even remotely tempted to join a gym because of the prevailing atmosphere in the ones i did look into. it's great that yours is so very different!
I'm not sure I would ever have thought of it either, but I was driven to it by the weather. Not only have we had weeks in a row of 90+ F temperatures and high humidity, but we get a lot of poor air quality days on which health officials say not to exercise outside.
I'd had a chance to scope out the gym beforehand, because the physical therapist I saw after my car accident has her office there. So I'd seen the environment (very few mirrors, no loud music, uncrowded) and the clientele (mix of serious bodybuilder guys and average-looking folks). It has a low-key, unflashy sort of feel. People are just sort of going about their business - they don't look like they're there to be seen.
Actually, I bet having the physical therapy practice there has a big influence on the gym environment. Lots of people who aren't at the peak of fitness go there, and surely I'm not the only one who's stayed on and gotten a membership.
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i've never been even remotely tempted to join a gym because of the prevailing atmosphere in the ones i did look into. it's great that yours is so very different!
I'm not sure I would ever have thought of it either, but I was driven to it by the weather. Not only have we had weeks in a row of 90+ F temperatures and high humidity, but we get a lot of poor air quality days on which health officials say not to exercise outside.
I'd had a chance to scope out the gym beforehand, because the physical therapist I saw after my car accident has her office there. So I'd seen the environment (very few mirrors, no loud music, uncrowded) and the clientele (mix of serious bodybuilder guys and average-looking folks). It has a low-key, unflashy sort of feel. People are just sort of going about their business - they don't look like they're there to be seen.
Actually, I bet having the physical therapy practice there has a big influence on the gym environment. Lots of people who aren't at the peak of fitness go there, and surely I'm not the only one who's stayed on and gotten a membership.