A few warts
I just completed my 6th EA Active workout last night. I am hoping to hit the 24 workouts required for the 6 week challenge. I have been enjoying the challenge so far and the game as well. There are really only a couple issues I have seen with it.
Although the exercise sessions are diverse, the stretching sessions before and after each workout are not. In fact they are exactly the same every single time. That is sort of dumb. Also, I wish they could squeeze some better graphics out of the Wii. The quality is circa 1999. The Wii is great fun but it just doesn’t do a great job of pumping out eye candy.
The other thing that has a few flaws is my new gym, Retro Fitness. I love the facility, I love the equipment, I love that it’s clean, yet it is not perfect. The staff there are mostly young kids in their 20’s. They seem much more interested in chatting among themselves and texting on their cell phones than making customers feel welcome. Many times you walk by the staff either at the counter or on the gym floor and they act like you are a ghost.
Yesterday I was back in the free weight area and saw the McNabb press conference was coming on one of the various flat screen tv’s that are mounted on the walls. I went over to one of the staff and asked if they could turn on the closed captioning so I could see what was being said. At first he told me “I” could go up to the front desk and ask. I said “Well can’t you go check?” since wtf, you do work here dude?
So while I do a set of pull ups the guy goes up front. When he returns I walk over to him and he shakes his head. “When we first opened we had closed captioning turned on and people complained” he says. “Complained? Why would someone complain about closed captioning? It makes no sense” The guy shrugs his shoulders and walks away. The lack of common sense that was just demonstrated annoyed me throughout the remainder of my workout.
Speaking of the McNabb press conference, I listened to the audio later. McNabb seemed a bit embarrassed to be in the situation of being traded. He offered a few jabs at the Eagles by declaring the Birds were rebuilding while the Redskins wanted to win now. He also joked about the Eagles thinking 33 was old as well as their lack of a running game. However for the most part he carried himself well and said the right things.
It will be very interesting to see how this season plays out. Even if the Eagles aren’t very good, there will be plenty of side drama to pickup the slack.