I remember wanting to just enjoy myself at the health club. I just want to learn in my own time, at my own pace. I tried this boxing aerobics workout. The instructor drove me insane. He kept picking on me,"no, you are doing it all wrong, lift your arms higher, you are not kicking right." He went on and on about all the incorrect movements I made.

I left. I just wanted to enjoy myself and he put me off totally. Exercise needs to be fun and if these instructors get big headed and full of themselves then I am not interested.

I am also not interested in health clubs due to the fact that it has become a 'pick up joint'. This means that is has become a dating service. The flirtation is ridiculous and people spend more time flirting then they do exercising.

Then you will always have that someone who knows it all and wants to point out how great they are. You have the overly in love with themselves group. You have the women that wear makeup and little g-strings to show off their bum muscles. I have not been to a gym for years. I am skinny but I prefer to work up my heart rate with a brisk walk or dancing at home.

I have advice for aerobics instructors, give the learners a break. If they don't seem to know what they are doing and they are out of rhythm, so what. Maybe they are just there to see what works best for them, don't add the pressure and put them off.

Health clubs have become stereo typed for guys and girls wanting to meet. It has become a show off club. Health clubs need to work on creating an atmosphere of health, nutrition, fun and enjoyment.

Usually the serious people who really want to exercise come to the health clubs at ridiculous hours to avoid all the nonsense. They come to the health club at five in the morning, just before work. Then there are the socialites who gather together after work or in the evening to gossip and chat. There are the ladies who come in all dolled up and dressed up and refuse to sweat just a little bit as it might smudge their mascara.

Personally, I don't like health clubs and thanks to that aerobics instructor, I will never come to an aerobics class again. I will dance like crazy in my own home and let my five year old son be my gym instructor.

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