shit trickles down

i am glad i left heartbreakers.  i dont think i'm missing anything.  yes, i know that i am a little concerned about losing my cardio, but i think that i can incorporate sprints into my cardio routine or things like jumping jacks and mountain climbers and, yes, even burpees in order to boost what i'm doing.

i definitely do NOT miss the clientele.  or the instructors. 

when i was doing the FIT fusion class in march/april/may, i noticed that there was a certain attitude about our class that was rather alarming.  the class is a moderate class and designed to fit older women's fitness.  it wasnt a challenging class, but was something to do.  i had my frustrations with it and later changed over to the FIT class next door.  when i joined that class i found that my cardio was severely lacking and my strength questionable.  i was pissed off that i'd lost so much in a couple month's time and wondered why we didnt do more.

stacey is a good enough instructor, but by no means a challenging instructor.  she liked doing things she was good at, so that excluded cardio and arms and focussed more on the bosu or fitness ball, classes which were more annoying than anything.  i'd leave there feeling as if i really didnt do much and wondering if any of my muscles were woken from their slumber. 

i started noticing attitudes from marla the owner, instructors, and other patrons about that class.  first off it was marla's decision to restrict the use of weights and her telling us that we could easily slide into her FIT class next door.  well, i could, but most of the ladies couldnt.  and with the constant pressure from all of them to stay in this class to keep the class running, it was impossible to sneak out without guilt.  so marla's attitude was total shit.  then i overheard ashley telling another instructor that she had to instruct our class and making derrogatory comments.  no, i didnt hear what was being said, but i know enough about body language and facial expressions to know that she was far from impressed to be teaching our class.  i've also heard from members who remained in that class who were assimilated into the FIT class, that the FIT class members were passing off attitude to the fusion girls.

well, obviously these attitudes come from somewhere.  and if you ask me, they all come from marla the owner.  i dont think instructors just make up attitudes out of the blue; they get it from the top.  if the top person says they're pleased with that class, then nobody else will say boo...but if that person trashes it, well, so will their staff and eventually the patrons will as well.

i am quite angry about all of it to tell you the truth.  angry enough to want to write a letter and complain about how disappointed i was in how things are run, and why i'm not renewing my membership and put it all out there point blank.  i think that if i'm asked, which i may be come august, i will gladly explain.  i know i've been seen as a dollar sign the last 3 years, so she will miss it when more of us dollar signs take our business elsewhere.