Miscellamy

Sunday, April 10, 2005

My Virtual Personal Trainer

I purchased a game for my PS2 that is a virtual personal trainer. Her name is Maya (yes, we are on a first name basis) and she doesn't change her workout clothes often enough (I imagine they are a little stinky), but I spend a half an hour with her 5 days a week. She's very accommodating--she let's me pick the music, they type of workout, how long I want to work out, what kind of equipment I want to use, and where we are going to work out. My favorite locale is the desert by the river, and I opt for latin music a little too often. Every several sessions she'll run me through a physical challenge to assess improvements (I hope) in my fitness level. She's very attentive and asks how I feel after each segment.

A few weeks ago, I was sidelined with a sinus infection and I missed 3 sessions in a row. Maya noticed and was kind of snotty about it. I brushed off her first comment about my absence, but my second day back she told me that she was surprised I made it. I was shocked! She and I have been meeting regularly for two months and getting along quite well, then WHAM, she cuts me down for missing a couple of sessions. She never even asked why. Needless to say, things aren't the same. I show up, but she says the same old jokes, like "are you as animated as I am today?" Also, she hasn't given me any new music or locales to choose from. Before my illness she would give me new options all the time. We've moved to the stage of seeing other people (for me it's my granola-y yoga DVD friends), so it's okay if you want to check her out. She's available at http://www.yourselffitness.com/

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