Your going to enjoy this! I typically write about motivation and character, it's something I'm passionate about and believe changes peoples lives. Though sometimes it's worth writing about the silly or stupid, because speaking honestly the silly or stupid happens every day in the gym...
Accidents can happen anywhere, and particularly as a trainer we try really hard to prevent accidents. People can really get injured using weights that are too heavy or with bad lifting technique. Our eyes and mind have learned to watch for those things, but sometimes the simple is easliy missed...and that's when sh*t happens.
I had just a morning like that, when two -yes TWO- clients fell off the treadmill during class! Now we run a pretty tight ship, and keep two trainers on the floor almost every class, so nobody gets missed and clients can train with attention and safety. In order to keep the circuit moving quickly we keep several of the machines in motion during class, the treamills often run between 5-7 miles per hour during a given circuit. Well, these two ladies didn't see the treads running and STEPPED ON! Oops. Like a scene from the old Batman tv show, I just saw "CRASH" "BANG" "BASH" and they were on the floor before I could even react.
Brings a whole new meaning to No Pain, No Gain huh?!
Hit the gym, get on a bike, or take a hike today! Get out, do something healthy for yourself... and then let me know what funny stuff you see out there!
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