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Be smart in 2009…don’t get a gym membership
Posted by: | CommentsNew years resolutions abound with weight loss and fitness goals. The number one New Years resolution is still some variety of “I want to lose weight”. I ask that you repel the inclination to run out and sign up for that Gym membership right now.
All the stupid people are thinking that it is a good move to get there ass moving in 2009 and think that a gym membership will do the trick. Gym memberships are a piece of paper and a deduction every month from your credit card. I haven’t yet seen a credit card statement drag anyone’s ass to the gym yet. As part of your New Years resolution I would like you to promise to become and act a little smarter when it comes to your fitness and weight loss goals.
It is more important that you begin an exercise program on your own. There are many program’s including several of mine that require no gym membership to get you started. Consistency is the key, not a membership card. When you feel you have made your fitness a priority and are comfortable with it becoming a healthy habit, then and only then would I advise you to spend your hard earned cash in these difficult economic times on a customer service deprived gym membership. Good luck with your fitness goals and watch my video for a better understanding of why I’m asking you not to join a gym.
This is the Stupidest Abdominal Machine I Have Ever Seen
Posted by: | Comments…Well maybe not as stupid as the Hula Chair.
Please watch this video about the AB Solo. This thing reminds me of going to Dave & Busters…but oh that’s right you’re in a gym playing hoops will a medicine ball. Is this what the fitness industry has come down to…having to create a game like atmosphere to get people to do something. What’s next…collect tickets and win the prize on the “Big Prize” shelf… or maybe Skeeball for shoulder workouts…and we can always bring back “Ring the Bell”. I was really good at that. Go to: http://www.absolo.com/index.html and try to find a price for me, because I couldn’t find one.
If this is the revolution in abdominal fitness I feel sorry for the fitness industry.
Guys are so friggin’ Stupid
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Question: I joined a gym; I guess I am pretty – blond, thin and a C cup. And that is my problem, I just want to workout and not get treated like a piece of meat. Guys are constantly checking me out on the treadmill and keep asking me out with one liners (like I am at a bar!). I signed a 2 year contract at the gym and I can’t get out of it (I tried). Any suggestions for how to get left alone while working out. It is not fare, I almost dread going to the gym. I have talked to girl friends of mine and they have had similar experiences at their gym. Can you give a service announcement to the guys that hit on girls and gym letting them know that we are there to workout.
Answer: There’s many ways to answer this question but I will limit my wrath to only two. First of all I personally would like to know the Gym you belong to so I can write about their stupidity in not addressing your concerns. You paid a membership fee to workout and lose weight, not be sexually harassed (BTW-that’s what it’s called guys…especially at the gym). If you are at a bar there is an inferred understanding that the girl may want to get picked up so asking might not hurt. At a gym or health club it is at least tacky and can be criminal. Of course the friggin idiot guys out there are going to say something stupid like “ Well they shouldn’t dress like that at the gym.” And I say, “You shouldn’t be that friggin’ stupid”. My advice is to write me back with the Gym name and number so I can deal with their sexual harassment policies and when a guy comes up to you starring at your breasts or asks you out in some tacky way…embarrass him. I say embarrass the sh** out of him. Tell him something like “with an ass like mine I don’t talk to a face like yours”. He may not get it but at least you’ll think it’s funny. If you can understand one thing about guys and their human nature, most of them are too stupid for their own good. If they bother you, bother them right back. When I owned gyms I used to take idiots like you’re describing and take them out back and beat them into a bloody spot, but that’s me.
