Mini Success Story

[Guest guest]

The coolest thing happened at the gym yesterday. Someone noticed how strong

I've gotten! It's a very large gym; it's a family-oriented, comfortable

atmosphere, (not a muscle-head gym with mostly guys). So I've enjoyed going

in there a lot, but don't do much socializing, just do my 45 min. or 20 min.

and leave. I run into people I know sometimes and talk, but not about our

workouts.

But yesterday, one of the staff (a former pro arena football player) was

helping another woman who's belonged to this gym for 4 years. She said

something to him about me, and suddenly I was involved in this conversation.

She told him I was stronger than she is. Then he started making suggestions

and helping me with my workout, pushing me hard! It was so fun. I haven't

worked out with anyone before like that. I was doing walking lunges with 20

lb dumbells, deadlifts (I hadn't done those before in all this time!), and

some fun ab exercises tossing a medicine ball sitting half way up. Then

there were several of the regulars watching and would come over and comment.

I swear, I have felt practically invisible until now, and had no idea anyone

even noticed me, but they did. This woman said she'd noticed how much I'd

changed in the past year and she was proud of me. You could have knocked me

over with a feather.

Even though I've been working out for a couple of years now, the change has

seemed so gradual, I didn't realize I was as strong as I am. Anyway, he said

he wanted to work out with both of us again, so we set a time to meet

Tuesday. (He usually works at another gym and is making a special trip.) I

feel like I'm getting a personal training session for free!

Well, I just had to share that with you all.

Robin