Between Weights, Dance Workouts, and a Mysterious Woman

A few days ago, at the gym where I train, they held an event. It’s very common for them to organize these kinds of activities to motivate the people who attend. Mainly because women tend to be more attracted to them (a few men dance too, but not in large numbers).

I arrived at the gym around 5:00 p.m., Venezuela, time. That day, I kept thinking about how I need to get a second job, since my expenses have gone up. I still haven’t figured that out. Aside from those thoughts, I was surprised to see the event happening at the gym.

The trainers were outside setting up tents, water, and the sound system, which slightly distracted those of us inside from our workouts. The reason was obvious: the trainers were outside organizing everything. In my case, since I’ve been training for quite some time, I was able to put together my own routine without any issues. So that’s what I did while waiting for my trainer to become available.

At this gym I’m currently attending, I started with one trainer who eventually left to start university classes. After that, I switched to another trainer. As someone with a business background, I know these three truths very well: clients are unfaithful, insecure, and full of uncertainty. Each trait is different but complementary. What I mean is that moments of need can shift. The same thing happens at the gym—you reach your goal in one place and feel the need to move on.

Anyway, that day I trained upper body. I focused on back exercises and relieving the discomfort that comes from sitting for long hours working. One of the biggest challenges for someone who works remotely is spending so much time sitting. I also worked on my triceps to build arm size, and did some ab work (my belly still isn’t going down, XD). Everyone around me has been surprised by how much I’ve changed and how I look physically—even though I haven’t reached my ideal results yet.

That day’s workout was quick, but I stayed afterward to watch how the dance workout session (bailoterapia) started. Women from the morning, afternoon, and evening shifts all showed up just for that activity. Everyone training that day agreed: women love these kinds of things because they’re fun. I can’t deny it—I didn’t try it myself because I didn’t want to overexert my body. Plus, I had things to do at home.

After I finished training, I stayed with a few others to watch the activity. I took the opportunity to snap some photos. Everyone dancing looked genuinely excited. I won’t lie, I was curious—but it’s something I’ll try another time.

One of the anecdotes from that day was that I had to help a lady whose car had broken down. She looked like she was 25 (she was very beautiful). It’s not that I’m into older women, but she really did look young. When she told me her age, I was shocked. Too bad we didn’t exchange numbers.

Coincidentally, I also had to go back to the gym later because I had left my house keys there. It was an extremely strange but cheerful day. Do you get involved in this kind of thing at the gym? I continued my training as usual, and afterward, some unexpected things happened.

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