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| - Family Friendly Gym ? I guess not any more. I used to be a member of this gym for over 10 years. Decided to leave because because I now travel for work and it was important for me to get a gym that was more regional so I could work out when I am out of town.
While the gym and equipment is nothing special, what really kept me working out at the gym all those 10 years were the members, many of them Veterans & Seniors that I had build a special bond with. Over the years, I continue to visit them from time to time to catch up on old friends especially during holidays and special occasions. Some members who are not with us anymore, I have even attended their memorial services.
Today is Veterans Day, and I took it upon myself to take the time and go and wish the various members, many of them veterans of WWII, Vietnam, Korea etc. who I have known all these years Happy Veterans Day. To my utter surprise, the attendant at the front desk told me I could not enter beyond a certain line because of insurance purposes. These veterans were seated just a few feet away from that line of scrimmage and they were all sitting around the table. This is like a small waiting area few feet away from that line, near the juice bar and yet I could not go and wish them Happy Veterans Day. I could not in my heart have a 90+ year old veteran get up from his chair and get onto a walker and wish me and so I just waved out to him. For all those of my veteran friends that I could not wish personally, I am truly very sorry.
Family Friendly Gym? I guess not. I used to recommend this gym to those that preferred a family friendly environment, but I guess things have changed and so will my future recommendations.
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