Still Love My Gym, But...

My gym has this "Face to Face" program that I thought was supposed to support a new member to get towards their goals. On top of that, they offer a nice ancillary benefit of a $50 gift certificate toward services or products at the gym (can't be used towards membership fees) upon completion. So, more motivation to take part in the program...

On to the program itself. So, I go in for my first eval. I brought my goals sheet and they had a little conversation with me about what I was hoping to achieve. I told them that I wanted to start swimming because I was planning on training for a triathlon and I also told them that I was hoping to lose about 20 pounds. She asked if I was interested in weight training and I said that I was. But, I also told her that with all the training for the tri, I was probably gonna be pressed to get any in.

On to appointment number 2. A few days later, they devised a weight training schedule for me and showed me the machines in my routine. Again, I told them I probably wouldn't have much time for this but I appreciated the walk-through.

Then, we hit a roadblock. I got in to the gym on Friday morning for my third appointment and it was a follow up on the weight training "I was supposed to be doing". Well... for the third time I told the trainer that I really hadn't had time for the weight training and didn't realize that this "Face to Face" program was all about weight training. I told him that I thought it was supposed to guide me towards my goals. He told me that the appointment was kind of pointless if I hadn't been doing the weight training. And... I had to agree. Then, he proceeded to say something to the effect of, "We designed this program with the idea that you would have at least 20-30 minutes two times a week". And, I told him for a fourth time... "I don't have that".

So, we agreed to see other people at that point. It sucks, because I would have liked to get that $50 gift certificate to use towards swim lessons (you know, my goals). But, it seems that wasn't meant to be. Eh... I learned the hard way that there is no such thing as a free lunch...