Comments on: Fakes and Frauds; Shopping for Integrity and Honesty.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:30:00 +0000

Hi.
I believe that people who make wise decisions for themselves are those who have better lives. Most of us would simply stay away from people who don’t set good examples.

By: Craig Harper

Craig Harper — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:00:00 +0000

Hey Tami…

Maybe he was just a chubby guy who wanted to put his hands on a hot girl?

By: Craig Harper

Craig Harper — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:57:00 +0000

Hi Helen.

I agree...

Peace.

By: Tami

Tami — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:09:00 +0000

I am back, I agree. I was in the gyn this weekend.. let me ask this question. Am I wrong to get annoyed that an instructor, without an invitation, comes over and wants to show me the proper way to do squats? Ok, first, he doesn’t show by example, he just moves my body into the proper position, now to add insult to injury he has a santa belly….. I am not going to take unsolicited, lazy advice from a guy that I am clearly more fit than. I see a lot of people in the gym every day, some will ask me questions on what to do and some struggle through. I will always help when asked, but don’t these gym-flies realize that some are already intimidated just to be in there. In actuality, if you are fit, then you don’t have to approach people in the gym with titles… they come to you. All fakes protest to be… and never deliver. Thanks for the blog Craig!

By: Helen

Helen — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:18:00 +0000

I think it should be those clients who needs to learn a lot of things about people. It’s clear that the instructor’s inappropriate behavior shows that he is not even concerned with his own health.

By: Craig Harper

Craig Harper — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:14:00 +0000

Hello Newbie (Paul).

Thanks for the kind words.

Good luck with your PT career.

By: paul

paul — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:39:00 +0000

Hello
I am a 33yo newbie in the world of PT and the only thing I know is that my clients know more about what they need than I know. BUT – I am always impressed with the number of PT’s that specilaise in weight loss, boxing, cardio, corrective exercise etc and are only 23 and have only done a cert 4. Obviously they are very clever people (sarcasm loud n clear).

On another note, thought you may be interested in this study. In case you haven’t seen it here it is
http://www.umassd.edu/cmr/studies/cmrblogstudy.pdf

Not that you need help – your BLOG is great.

Cheers
Paul

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 06:43:00 +0000

Hi Craig,

I recently had experience in my local gym where I am a Group Fitness Instructor. I walked in one night to take a class and noticed a pot-bellied, and generally rather over-weight middle-aged man standing behind the counter. He was wearing a T- shirt with the words NUTRITIONIST on the back of it! I immediately thought – “You’d be the last person I would come to for advice on nutrition!” For me he had no credibility at all. Great personality, no credibility! After my class I decided to quiz him in a friendly way to see what he was up to and just how knowledgeable he was. He turned out to be flogging a well known herbal supplement in our gym from which he made financial gains. He was a complete and utter fraudster, a BS artist! Later,when I questioned Head Office as to why he was working for us, they knew nothing about him. He had apparently walked in off the street and had conned a previous Manager to work there. He’d been sneakily flogging his products from his car for months and no-one had bothered to question him! He doesn’t frequent our gym anymore!

By: Janine

Janine — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:12:00 +0000

Hiya Craig,

I have a P.S quote for you here from a Persian poet ( just don't ask me which one )which is a good guide.

"If a man be expert in any art he need not tell it , for his own skill will show it. "

Pretty apt I thought.

Cheers Janine

By: Craig Harper

Craig Harper — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:20:00 +0000

Hi Tami.

Grandmothers are smart aren't they?
Husbands... not so smart.

Peace.