Each day I go to the gym, I see some really strange workouts. All the trainers are into kettlebells and the TRX contraption and they have folks doing these god-awful exercises that they could never do any other place than the gym. I realize the gym and the personal trainers are in business to make money but to make clients dependent is terrible. Most people know if they buy any equipment for home use, it gets used as a clothes hanger or a dust gatherer so they aren’t going to go out and buy kettlebells or a TRX for home use—and the routines are so convoluted that I can’t see how someone would adapt this to home use. And we know the statistics – most people don’t continue to come to the gym after about 3 months. Which, again, works for the gym because those non-using members are subsidizing the other members but how beneficial is it for the membership in general? I know people get bored with the same routine but to keep introducing new equipment – that will ultimately go to the wayside, seems like a waste of money. I would rather have the equipment maintained better, the facility spotless, and the staff helpful. When are gym members going to expect more?
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