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\"\"<\/a>Last Wednesday, it was Member Appreciation Day<\/em> at my gym. They had colored balloons tied to most apparatus, off the chart discounts on tanning bed time (no thanks), and free coffee and bagels at a table near the front desk. You would think, being health conscious and all, they might not be pushing a \u201cNo carb left behind\u201d policy, but I thought it was a pretty nice gesture.<\/p>\n

And besides slashed prices on power bars, there were other ways the club demonstrated appreciation. Everyone, and I mean everyone, was helpful and respectful.<\/p>\n

Maybe this shouldn\u2019t be so surprising, but I have been dirty looked off equipment when personal trainers were making the circuit with their clients. I have waited in line for towels or other services until intra-staff gossip sessions were brought to a close. This was a new experience entirely.<\/p>\n

I had just claimed a piece of equipment that builds strength in your torso and lower back. You sit on a kind of stool connected to weights and swivel it nearly ninety degrees from right to center for so many repetitions then do the same thing on the left side. Barely a few seconds after sitting down, I noticed a man in his twenties, totally buff, wearing a fitted red knit tee and black spandex pants. He was smiling at me. After holding back to see how I wanted to situate myself, he approached me. \u201cAre you sure,\u201d he asked, \u201cYou want to set the seat at level one? Maybe that would be too high for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking at the notches where the seat was pegged, I recognized I normally did this exercise from a position one notch lower. \u201cThank you,\u201d I said and he walked over to chat with another trainer.<\/p>\n

A few moments later, he approached me again, equally conscious not to be intrusive.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you use this piece of equipment often? It would really be a better work-out for you if, when you turned towards the center, you moved slower and not let the weights clang down. You should stop your rotation just before the weights touch. It\u2019s harder on your abs, using this kind of control\u201d he added, grinning. \u201cBut that would be the best way to work all your muscles.\u201d<\/p>\n

I blinked. Smiled. He approached me in a very respectful way and his instructions were the perfect mixture of clear and polite. I wasn\u2019t his private client. I didn\u2019t ask why he was offering a little coaching, but he saw I was curious.<\/p>\n

His smile opened up and he announced, \u201cIt\u2019s Member Appreciation Day<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Damn, I thought, why don\u2019t they do this all the time? Why don\u2019t all people treat each other with respect and a sincere willingness to help? In a way, we\u2019re all members of the same club.<\/p>\n

Balloons could be optional, but treating everyone in our club of human beings as if every day was Member Appreciation Day would be no small thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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