Like a deer in frickin' headlights at the superstore healthclub...

I received a flyer from a local healthclub yesterday. The flyer included a coupon for a free fitness assesment test. Now we all can assume the reason the free services are offered is to get you in the door and try and get you to join their club. No problem... I stopped in to ask about the test proceedures, how they obtain their results, if the testing can provide current AT and VO2 max, slow/fast twitch muscle percentages, body fat analysis, etc. Every time I began asking about their methods, the "fitness expert" would stare at me with a blank look and immediately call for assistance from a coworker. It's like they were stunned when I began talking to them about topics that a licensed professional SHOULD know about. I wasn't asking for me rather I want my mrs. to get the testing so I have a baseline to compare future tests against to chart her performance gains thru the upcoming year. If anything, the experience reminded me that I know a decent amount about fitness training moreso than a lot of trainers who do this for a living, and it also inspired me to reconsider picking up my PT training literature and get certified for no other reason than to get legitimate in a field I am already knowledgable in. Based on that experience and how I am, I could be a very good Personal Trainer that would help you reach and exceed fitness levels and performance goals,  not just a lacky in a gym uniform earning a paycheck "acting" as a fitness professional with as much scientific or even certifiable knowledge of sport physiology as your buddy who considers himself an athlete because he was a star in school football 20 years ago LOL At any rate the superstores are more geared oward 50 bazillion square feet of exercise equipment than they are at providing quality athletic services(or tests) to those who need more...