Personal trainers who stalk gyms, trying to pressure you into taking a contract.
I'm looking for a trainer, a good one. The one I was weak enough to accept a free session with last year told me in great detail how unfit and lazy women of my age are and how hard he'd have to make me work.

His eyes pointed in two different directions and one earlobe, I was fascinated to notice, looked as if it had healed unevenly after having an earring ripped clean out, possibly by a disgruntled customer.

Most of the exercises he wanted me to do involved lying face-down on the filthy gym mats, which I'd specifically told him I would not do. He also offered an expensive diet and nutrition plan and told me that his current special offer on price couldn't last.

So: stupid, ugly, with poor interpersonal and customer skills? Oh yes, I'm certainly going to follow YOUR advice.

I'm still in the market for a trainer, anyone out there?
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Fri 28 May 2010, 10:29, 2 replies)

I hate them too
Especially because they _don't_ make me work hard. Sessions with a trainer tend to end up being my lazy rest day. Just because I'm not stick thin does not mean I'm a completely unfit couch potato! I'm much stronger and fitter than I look and if they took the time to actually assess me like they always promise to do (but never actually do) and to put some thought into their program (rather than just giving me the standard "unfit fat girl" program) then they might actually be useful, but every single one of them does the same thing. Lazy bastards.
(xanthine, Sat 29 May 2010, 11:21, closed)

Make sure you check their quals too
there are too many dodgy ones out there. And steer clear of an extra food/supplements/equipment they might want to sell you.
( Sextant goes to him is emotionally erect, on this day, Sun 30 May 2010, 9:06, closed)