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The Art Of Communicating Amidst Change And Complexity

Recently, a gym closed down and this has been a common occurrence in Hong Kong in recent years. Members of this gym obviously want to get to a replacement gym so that their fitness regime is not affected. Unfortunately, there are barely any other alternatives left, barring one, which is the gym that I go to. This gym has been able to survive the tumultuous environment. Their survival, I think, can be attributed to the higher rates they charge v/s the deep discount that the others gyms tend to offer and also the quality of instructors that they hire for the various wide range of group classes they offer. As much as I like going to my gym because I enjoy the classes, recently, the experience has been stressful. Some members of the other gym have been given a free pass at the various locations they have. The number of people they have allowed in some classes have thus increased, creating a space issue in the class. Further, many of these new participants are clueless as to the rigor of these classes and they either don't listen nor understand instructions. Basically, the movement especially in Combat or TRX classes has become restricted

6 Ways to Express Yourself Effectively

Two weeks back, whilst I was at my yoga studio for my yoga class, a lady stomps her feet on my mat whilst I was cleaning my mat with a disinfectant tissue. Her behavior infuriated me and worse still, she did not bother apologizing. This is something that happens so often at the yoga studio. There are days when I ignore and wipe my mat again or fold the mat in the area that is likely to be trodden by others. There are other days when I am silently agonizing and wondering why are people not courteous? There are yet other days when I share my frustration with my friends, family at home or with my neighbor in the next mat if he or she expresses the same frustration