Keeping fit, staying strong

[Wonder]

I was a swimmer as a teenager but find it very boring and really can't be bothered with the whole getting wet business !!

The PT is the same age as me and he's a great guy and some might say he's good looking, but he doesn't appeal to me, he is also a stage and screen actor so I sometimes see him on the tv or in movies which is always a little strange.

I think I would find it a bit intimidating if I had a young good looking trainer!! We've had a student from the elite cricket academy watching all my sessions for the last couple of months as part of a placement program organised by the academy - he must be so bored the poor kid, he's only 18 and needs to be there from 6am on a Monday and he just watches. I'm sure he was hoping to get a placement in a gym with lots of young hot girls but instead he got a middle aged trainer with lots of middle aged clients!!!!

[astarra]

LOL 

[judydawn]

  At least he can concentrate on the job and not be distracted Wonder.

[Amy :-)]

LOL the poor guy Hopefully he will learn how to interact appropriately with different age groups though. That is always an important skill for a PT.
I would feel nervous just having his there watching my session. Never mind him being that actual trainer!

I would agree that swimming can get boring after a while, the lap lanes do get pretty repetitive
And I must admit I'm not a fan of having chlorine in my hair. It makes it very dry

[astarra]

Have you heard of bathing caps, Amy? 

[Amy :-)]

I have astarra...have you ever worn one?

[Wonder]

I'm sure most Monday's he was almost asleep, he never talked or interacted much but he seemed like a nice kid. I think 18 is very young to train as a PT. My OT made him research the perfect deadlift and he had to demonstrate and get me to do them on his last week, the poor thing was soooo nervous and I'm hopeless at doing deadlifts but he didn't like to tell me I was hopeless!!! Apparently as part of their training at the academy they have to choose a qualification to work towards in case the professional sports person doesn't work out so he was completing his VCE but with all sports related subjects. I'm hoping for his sake he manages to become a professional cricketer 

[Amy :-)]

He is certainly hopeless if he can't even do a deadlift Wonder. It is a fairly basic exercise that all PT's should know

I have my fingers crossed for him though

[astarra]

I have astarra...have you ever worn one?

Yeah...but I fully understand where you are coming from...they are not the most comfortable things!! 
Was s'posed to be a joke, sorry. 

[Amy :-)]

LOL don't be sorry astarra I was having a little giggle to myself because you reminded me of the man I saw who was wearing one, and when he took it off he was bald It made me wonder if they have another purpose

[Yvette]

Maybe it keeps his head warm 

[Amy :-)]

LOL
Or maybe it stops his brain being sucked out of his ears

[obbie]

Amy, that is funny

[astarra]

LOL!!! 

[judydawn]

My bet is it keeps the water out of his ears which is a problem I always had when I went into pools.