I declare war...sort of...but not on DS...on FB instead
Dear DS diary,
So, I think I may have mentioned a week(ish) ago that I've been frustrated with my workouts, feeling that they needed an overhaul. Yesterday, I got confirmation on my underlying fears regarding why.
This particular part is not a bombshell hit: The studio where I manage to get in a training session a week, but no more because my schedule is just plain crazy, is closing early on Friday afternoons now. This is normally the time when I'd get my sessions in. This had been floated among the staff for a few months now, because they're not getting a lot of business on Friday (people tend to want to be somewhere else). I can still go there -- targeting Thursday afternoons now -- but it's basically the death blow to any idea I had about going there more than once a week.
Makes me look a genius in wanting to do something now, right?
Not exactly. So I've tried to reach out to a couple of trainers on Facebook who I used to work with and thought might help. Both said that they missed me, and one claimed that she would help. But when I had technical questions about workout intensity, it all fell apart. One gave me a complete crap answer, nowhere near what I needed, and the other said she would do a video for me but a week later has done nothing, AND I have caught her making posts and not telling me when she'd think she get to my question, despite multiple queries.
It thus has taken exactly two weeks for me to block them both of frustration. I have gotten more help from one Summerwind81 here (yes, I shouldn't name names, but this time I can't help it) than from both of those trainers. Now I only use FB to catch up with the handful of people from HS I still want to associate with.
On a slightly happier note, while my USB wifi booster malfunctioned, I did get the external CD player and workout DVD I bought from Amazon to work, which was close enough to what I wanted to get. There are a couple more exercise DVDs downstairs that my parents never use -- but I will -- and frankly the booster malfunctioning isn't all bad, because that will help me single out which structured routines I really want to work with; because then I could screen record one or two, and when I get bored delete them and get a different one.
But everything else with this has been harder than it has needed to be. I can only say I had some kind of ESP foresight, apparently, figuring that this was going to happen eventually.
So, I think I may have mentioned a week(ish) ago that I've been frustrated with my workouts, feeling that they needed an overhaul. Yesterday, I got confirmation on my underlying fears regarding why.
This particular part is not a bombshell hit: The studio where I manage to get in a training session a week, but no more because my schedule is just plain crazy, is closing early on Friday afternoons now. This is normally the time when I'd get my sessions in. This had been floated among the staff for a few months now, because they're not getting a lot of business on Friday (people tend to want to be somewhere else). I can still go there -- targeting Thursday afternoons now -- but it's basically the death blow to any idea I had about going there more than once a week.
Makes me look a genius in wanting to do something now, right?
Not exactly. So I've tried to reach out to a couple of trainers on Facebook who I used to work with and thought might help. Both said that they missed me, and one claimed that she would help. But when I had technical questions about workout intensity, it all fell apart. One gave me a complete crap answer, nowhere near what I needed, and the other said she would do a video for me but a week later has done nothing, AND I have caught her making posts and not telling me when she'd think she get to my question, despite multiple queries.
It thus has taken exactly two weeks for me to block them both of frustration. I have gotten more help from one Summerwind81 here (yes, I shouldn't name names, but this time I can't help it) than from both of those trainers. Now I only use FB to catch up with the handful of people from HS I still want to associate with.
On a slightly happier note, while my USB wifi booster malfunctioned, I did get the external CD player and workout DVD I bought from Amazon to work, which was close enough to what I wanted to get. There are a couple more exercise DVDs downstairs that my parents never use -- but I will -- and frankly the booster malfunctioning isn't all bad, because that will help me single out which structured routines I really want to work with; because then I could screen record one or two, and when I get bored delete them and get a different one.
But everything else with this has been harder than it has needed to be. I can only say I had some kind of ESP foresight, apparently, figuring that this was going to happen eventually.
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I\'m so sorry to hear those two let you down as they did:(:( Personally, I have no use for FB, it seems to me that by and large, it\'s just a place that most people use to create a life they don\'t really have. Just recently, I\'m guessing you\'d heard about it, FB got nailed for misusing members info. That\'s another reason I\'m not keen on them, I just don\'t trust their \"privacy\" options.
That\'s just me though, I know a lot of people really like it.
As far as your wifi booster not working....do you have a cell phone with a \"wi fi hotspot\" on it? I have that on my smartphone and I can connect to any of my wireless devices with just the push of a button. That signal is usually stronger than my regular wifi connection is.
Is there another studio in your area you could go to for a 2nd workout session each week if that would be something you\'d consider?
I am glad your new CD player is working and the DVD was close to what you wanted. It sounds like you\'re creating a plan for your own self using what you have already there. Perhaps that\'s for the best? Maybe doing it yourself will provide you with exactly what you want on a regular basis.
How are you doing otherwise? I hope your panic and stress levels have become more manageable for you!!
Haven\'t seen much of you here on DS lately and I hope it\'s just because you are staying busy with work and your workout sessions.
Take gentle care and have a good week:):)
I am so sorry where you were going for your workouts is now closing early on Fridays. Also, too have two people let you down on Facebook. People can be so unreliable. If she said she would have a video for you within a week she should have done it. It is nice you\'ve gotten help from your DS friend.
That is great you got the other two CD and DVD working. It is so awesome you are doing workouts. I need to do more myself such as walking a little longer on the days I have less pain.
Hoping your panic has gotten a wee bit better for you too!!
(((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))))))))))