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Heather · 08-17-2007, 02:09 PM

John--
Thanks for your post. As someone who is new to the personal training industry (trying to get out of a 13-year career as a public relations professional), I was so relieved to see that I met the "criteria" you mentioned in your article about belonging (and actually going!) to a gym and people watching. I find myself doing a lot of that in the gym, and now that I'm becoming more knowledgeable through my training education, I can look at people and know if what they're doing is right or wrong. I also agree with you about the people who are there to socialize vs. the people who are there to workout. I've seen so many people at the gym just "people hopping," and while they may spend 2 or 3 hours there, they actually spend about 15 minutes working out. So, thanks for your training insight!

08-17-2007, 02:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
Heather Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3 My Profile	John-- Thanks for your post. As someone who is new to the personal training industry (trying to get out of a 13-year career as a public relations professional), I was so relieved to see that I met the "criteria" you mentioned in your article about belonging (and actually going!) to a gym and people watching. I find myself doing a lot of that in the gym, and now that I'm becoming more knowledgeable through my training education, I can look at people and know if what they're doing is right or wrong. I also agree with you about the people who are there to socialize vs. the people who are there to workout. I've seen so many people at the gym just "people hopping," and while they may spend 2 or 3 hours there, they actually spend about 15 minutes working out. So, thanks for your training insight!