I didn't think a lot about it when the fitness club called up and asked me if I could reschedule my appointment with Albert, my personal trainer. Apparently he had a situation arise and had to leave town. They told me Sean would be my trainer so I figured, "No big deal," and let them put me on hold to check their schedules.
Scheduling was my one big complaint about the personal training, while I wanted to work out during the off hours when there was hardly anyone around, Albert and the other trainers only seemed to have time during the most crowded times. It always seemed a bit embarrassing following some buff young kid around as I wheezed and groaned my way through each apparatus, especially when the place was so crowed.
Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised when the voice came back on the phone asking, "Will six a.m. Saturday morning be workable?"
"Of course, that would be great," I replied. Yeah I was a morning person, an early morning person and I figured I'd have most of the gym to myself that Saturday morning. So, when Friday evening rolled around, I set my alarm for five-thirty and hit the bed early. I figured I could meet Sean, follow the workout plan he set for me and then stop off at the Pancake House for an early morning omelet.
I woke up before the alarm went off and was dressed and ready to head for the gym in just a few minutes. The sun had not yet peeked over the horizon as I backed my car out of the driveway so I drove slowly. Even though I took my time I found myself walking into the gym a good ten minutes early. It was nice walking across the empty parking lot and, once inside, seeing all the equipment empty.
Stepping up to the desk I noticed an attractive woman behind the counter. She was older than all the other workers I had seen working there. Most of the trainers and attendants were in their early twenties, but this woman had to be near forty. I had to admit though, she was an incredible looking forty year old, with firm looking breasts and a tight, muscular body. Her curly, dark hair cascaded down onto her shoulders framing her face and beautiful smile.
Anyway, pulling my attention from her, I slowly entered my phone number and put my finger into the scanner. As the scanner flashed "Welcome" the woman behind the desk said, "Ah, Mr. Towsen are you ready for your workout?"
"Sure, I was supposed to meet Sean here, could you page him for me?"
"I don't need to page Sean, I'm Sean Mr. Towsen."
"You're Sean, I just assumed you'd be... ah..."
"A man?"
I nodded.
"Do you mind working out with a woman?"
"No, no of course it will be fine, I just assumed Sean was male."
"Well, you know what they say about making assumptions," she said smiling. "Now let's get started."
"Let's go," I replied, walking over to one of the treadmills.
"Hey, hey, where you going Mr. Towsen?"
"Call me Jim, if you would. I figured you'd have me start out here to warm up."
"No Mr. Tow... ah Jim, I do things a bit different," she said. She grabbed the towel I had slung over my shoulders and pulled me past the treadmills, ellipticals and stationary bikes up to the gutbuster. This was where I normally ended my workouts but I figured it really didn't matter where I started.
"Have you tried the gutbuster before?" she asked