Then and now

Somebody asked me yesterday if I had to, would I start all over again in this industry?   My answer was no.  I would not want to have to build up a name and a client base...... or prove myself all over again.   To feel absolutely out of place and new.  The industry was different back then....

To be a manager was like being a rock star.  Everyone drove corvettes or Camaros (IROC Z), had sex in the locker rooms after hours, and indulged in a variety of substances... most of the time, during work hours.

Steroid freaks with arms as big as a house were the role models. There was no such thing of being nationally certified, no functional workouts, no such idea like corrective exercise.  It was all about getting big and competing.  Even the women were body builders with big hair and bulging muscles and of course a set of implants.  

Everyone man aspired to have bigger biceps, bigger calves, a huge neck and a fake tan.

Then:                                                                                           Now:

Hi-Low Aerobics Playlist                                           Cycling Playlist                                

Hooters- And we danced                                                  D.J. Tiesto - Traffic

Lime- We're gonna love tonight                                      Flow Rida- Sugar

The Cars- Shake it up                                                        Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow

Robert Palmer - Bad Case of Loving You                      Lady GaGa-Poker Face

Bonnie Tyler- Holding Out for a Hero                           Pitbull- I know you want me

Kenny Loggins- Footloose                                               Pink- Sober (remix)

Madonna- Burnin' Up                                                       Deborah Cox- Beautiful U R (Remix)

Q-Feel- Dancin' in Heaven                                              Kerri Hilson-  Turnin' Me On 

Mad About You-Belinda Carlisle                                   Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up

Goodbye to You- Patty Smyth                                        Green Day - Know Your Enemy

Those were the days... I long for scrunched up socks, Avia or Ryka aerobics sneakers and my purple bike shorts with a printed thong leotard to match....

How much it has changed. Step is a thing of the past.  Lululemon is what everyone wears.  Yoga is the trendy thing with the japa mala beads and tree of life pendants.  The housewives even have lower back tattoos that are yoga inspired  poking out of the hard-tail roll over pants.  

Then                                                                               Now

Big Scrunch Socks                                    No show socks

Avia, Ryka, Reebok                              Nike, Puma, Adidas

Champion Sweatshirt                   Triple Five Soul Zip up Hoodie

Bike Shorts                                 Boot Cut, low rise, roll over pants

Thong leotard                                  Deep V Tank, or Sports Bra

Big Bangs, bleached blonde                Smooth straight locks

Boom Box or disc man                                       Ipod

Dodge Stealth, Corvette                     BMW, Range Rover

What has not changed......

Sex in the locker room

Substance addiction

Trainer/Client affairs