There was a larger woman working out with a personal trainer while I was at the gym, she hurt her ankle and he was trying to help her walk out of the area. I look around and see all these guys close by lifting weights and focusing on their strength. NONE of them blinked an eye or made an attempt to help. Disgusted by this, I hop off my machine and let her wrap her other arm around my shoulder. You could tell she was extremely embarrassed and would have probably questioned coming back. I looked at her and said, Youve got this and she laughed and smiled. We got to the door and I stayed with her while her trainer grabbed a wheel chair. She thanked me for helping her out and I told her that I came down from 220lbs from my last pregnancy and getting back in the gym was hard, but once I got going it was smooth sailing. SO, if you go to a gym and see someone struggling, reach out to help or give an encouraging word. Being polite doesnt cost you anything, and you never know the difference it can make in someones day. I hope she comes back tomorrow, or when her ankle heels, and keeps pushing toward her goals. Those first steps are always the hardest. I got back on my machine and the guys that were in there scattered, I hope they felt ashamed. I hopped off with 4 minutes left on my cool down, so I pushed through another 15 minutes as a count of good measure. Then, Rhy and I played some bball. I managed a total of 1 hour and 6 minutes of cardio and 15-20 minutes of working out with the cable machine. Excellent workout to start the weekend!
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 16:41:00 +0000
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