Monthly Archives: October 2020

Reopening September 16

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Finally!

We got all our ducks in a row and submitted our Safety Plan to the Tioga County Health Department.

As planned, there will be significant changes to the gym in both appearance and how we operate.

All members are now required to:

  • Read our Safety Plan and comply to its requirements.
  • Sign in, including confirmation that you understand the rules and pass the Health Risk Screening Checklist.
  • Obey all signs in the facility.
  • Sign a new Indemnification Waiver

IMPORTANT! Fay’s Fitness has transformed into a “Private Gym” model, where everyone using the facility is scheduled.

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The Politics of Personal Training

I could never be a politician.

I believe everyone has a superpower and being political is not mine.

If I had to pick a superpower for me, it’d be troubleshooting. I noticed early on when I was an 19 year-old Electronic Technician in the USAF. that I could never accept that there was a problem I couldn’t solve. My brain just doesn’t let go until things are back working again.

As a Design Engineer for 27 years, I used Fishbone diagrams for solving more complicated problems. Here’s one Barb and I created for addressing the COVID crisis.

I apply my troubleshooting skills to Personal Training. A good personal trainer will interview a client and gather all the data to discover what is needed. They may not make a Fishbone, but essentially we are all doing the same thing.

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