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Lets just say I'm in Saturday mode.

WOMAN'S WEEK AT THE GYM - hilarious!

This is dedicated to everyone who ever attempted to get into a regular workout routine.

Dear Diary,

For my birthday this year, my daughter (the dear) purchased a week
of personal training at the local health club for me. Although I am still in great shape since being a high school cheerleader 43 years ago, I decided it would be a good idea to go ahead and give it a try.

I called the club and made my reservations with a personal trainer named Brad, who identified himself as a 26-year-old aerobic instructor and model for athletic clothing and swim wear.

My daughter seemed pleased with my enthusiasm to get started! The club encouraged me to keep a diary to chart my progress.

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MONDAY:

Started my day at 6:00 a.m. Tough to get out of bed, but found it was well worth it when I arrived at the health club to find Brad waiting for me. He is something of a Greek god - with blond hair, dancing eyes and a dazzling white smile. Woo Hoo!! Brad gave me a tour and showed me the machines. I enjoyed watching the skillful way in which he conducted his aerobics class after my workout today. Very inspiring!

Brad was encouraging as I did my sit-ups, although my gut was already aching from holding it in the whole time he was around.
This is going to be a FANTASTIC week-!!

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TUESDAY:

I drank a whole pot of coffee, but I finally made it out the door.

Brad made me lie on my back and push a heavy iron bar into the air
then he put weights on it! My legs were a little wobb ly on the
treadmill, but I made the full mile. Brad's rewarding smile made
it all worthwhile. I feel GREAT-!! It's a whole new life for me.

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WEDNESDAY:

The only way I can brush my teeth is by laying the toothbrush on
the counter and moving my mouth back and forth over it. I believe I
have a hernia in both pectorals. Driving was OK as long as I didn't
try to steer or stop. I parked on top of a GEO in the club parking
lot.

Brad was impatient with me, insisting that my screams bothered other club members. His voice is a little too perky for early in the morning and when he scolds, he gets this nasally whine that is VERY annoying. My chest hurt when I got on the treadmill, so Brad put me on the stair monster. Why the hell would anyone invent a machine to simulate an activity rendered obsolete by elevators? Brad told me it would help me get in shape and enjoy life. He said some other !@#$ too.

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THURSDAY :

Brad was waiting for me with his vampire-like teeth exposed as his thin, cruel lips were pulled back in a full snarl. I couldn't help being a half an hour late, it took me that long to tie my shoes.

Brad took me to work out with dumbbells. When he was not looking, I
ran and hid in the restroom. He sent some skinny bitch to find me.

Then, as punishment, he put me on the rowing machine -- which I sank.


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FRIDAY :

I hate that Brad more than any human being has ever hated any other human being in the history of the world. Stupid, skinny,anemic, anorexic little #@*. If there was a part of my body I could move without unbearable pain, I would beat him with it.

Brad wanted me to work on my triceps. I don't have any triceps! And if you don't want dents in the floor, don't hand me the damn barbells or anything that weighs more than a sandwich. The treadmill flung me off and I landed on a health and nutrition teacher.

Why couldn't it have been someone softer, like the drama coach or
the choir director?

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SATURDAY :

Brad left a message on my answering machine in his grating, shrilly voice wondering why I did not show up today. Just hearing him made
me want to smash the machine with my planner. However, I lacked the strength to even use the TV remote and ended up catching eleven straight hours of the Weather Channel.


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SUNDAY :
I'm having the Church van pick me up for services today so I can go and thank GOD that this week is over. I will also pray that next year my daughter (the little !@#$) will choose a gift for me that is fun -- like a root canal or a hysterectomy. I still say if God had wanted me to bend over, he would have sprinkled the floor with diamonds!!!

7 Comments

Lisa Newton Comment by Lisa Newton on February 27, 2008 at 6:30pm
LOL..............I hope her daughter gives her a massage for her next birthday.................:)
Carol Comment by Carol on February 27, 2008 at 7:53pm
That is HILARIOUS!!!!! I have to say that you are a very gifted writer and you're funny too! :) That slow progression from white dazzling smile to fangs and snarl - hilarious! :) The whole post - fantastic!!! :)

I love that last line..."If God had wanted me to bend over, he would have sprinkled the floor with diamonds"

Can I use it some time?
Ask The Dietitian Comment by Ask The Dietitian on February 28, 2008 at 5:10am
This is so funny, LOLH.
Can I post this on my other blog, www.TheMenuCoachChronicles.com?
lana Comment by lana on February 28, 2008 at 6:03am
Well, the progression "from white dazzling smile to fangs and snarl" was not THAT slow - remember that everything had started and ended within a week!

One of the best posts on fitness I've ever read )))

(BTW: yesterday I felt the same to our Pilates coach who'd tortured us for an hour with those b***dy balls)
Serenity Comment by Serenity on February 28, 2008 at 7:10am
Guys, while I would love to take the credit for this piece, it isnt my work. It's one of those email forwards that i found hilarious and thought I'd share with u. I havent been able to track where it originated from.
Eve Comment by Eve on February 28, 2008 at 9:23am
I had seen this before, written by a man with a cute young thing as an instructor. I like this version better!! It's how I used to feel about my physical therapists when I was rehabilitating after rotator cuff repair.
Christine Braun Comment by Christine Braun on February 29, 2008 at 4:24pm
Well...who ever wrote it sure was funny. It reminded me of the time I signed up at a gym had hired a personal trainer. He...yes he! He started out by giving me a fitness test which I proceeded to flunk. He also went at me with those fat pincher things! I almost ran at that point but I think he had some of those big body builder guys out in the hall ready to haul me back in there if I had the nerve to scram. He always checked on me as I was doing my workouts! If he thought that I was slacking he would turn the speed up on the treadmill or add weights to the weight machine. I had to check off all my exercise on a paper and hand it in. When I went in for my 3 month re-fitness test the results were astounding. He could not hardly pinch any fat at all! I guess there was method to his madness.

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