Ladies Fitness Centers

Does LA Fitness have any ladies club? i want to lose weight and i am thinking about going to the LA fitness gym and i was trying to figure out if it has any ladies club were its not with any male?

Do you think a fitness club (Lady of America) would take my mom to court over 300 bux? Also do you think that if they did and she did not show up they'd issue a warrant for her arrest? - on a civil case? Their calls sound mostly like mere threats than actual activities!

where can i find a good and nice fitness clubs in abu dhabi? I'd badly want to know where I can find a good fitness club for ladies where I can learn swimming.. Is there any place where I can go for to learn how to swim, at a comparatively cheaper price? thanks a lot Jai....i called them this morning and they said that they have Mix classes only...but wt i need it is Only for Ladies.

Any Ladies Only Fitness Centers in Bangalore? Are there any ladies only fitness clubs in Bangalore? If so, what do the cost? Thanks.

I just signed up for this membership at Ladies Premier Fitness and I signed a contract but now I dont want it? Im having second thoughts about the membership any ladys out there ever signed up for this club Here's the website http://www.premier-ladies-fitness.com/ Also its complicated to why I want to cancel it... I know its crazy to sign up for somthing and want to cancel hours later If your familiar with this facility please answer

Why do some FAT girls think they are hotter than they are? Why do they wear tight clothes? I have recently run into several fat girls (no not at Wendy's drive thru) who think they are attractive, while their fat rolls hang over their spandex pants, one lady at my fitness club I think was vacuumed packed into her workout outfit, can laws be written that we have weight limits on wearing certain outfits?

Why are men's only fitness clubs not allowed, yet Living well Lady, and Lucille Roberts fitness clubs are. Ive always wondered that. I can't think of one Men's only WELL known fitness club. but there are a few that cater to women. Why? I dont think theres anything wrong with women's only, God knows i would rather Workout in a gym full of women than men.. but Ive never understood why if We can have Women only, WHy it is such a big deal for men to have Men only. Tom... EVERYTHING was white only at sum point. But im talking gender, not Race, ya know. I find it funny that we can have an all female club, but if you guys do it, people go nuts LOL

Is there any "Cheap" not expinsive Ladies gym in Abu Dhab? Paris Gallery gym and Abu Dhabi Health and fitness club are pretty expensive!! Wondering if anyone knows a cheaper ones!! Thanks all

Ladies - would you go to a Dance for Fitness & Fun eve? If you like dancing but are past the clubbing scene and not ready for Tea Dances, would you go to an evening of dancing once a month? No tuition, no partners needed, not a Disco, more like an excercise class. I'd like to find out if this would appeal to anyone.

Health Club facilities. Adult ladies only.? If you were offered a free full-body massage by the fitness instructor at your holiday hotel, would your husband/partner object? Suzi UK

any good gym in abu dhabi? for ladies? plz i wanna join a gym ,,or fitness club in abu dhabi ,,which is only for ladies,, & gt good trainers n it ,, i dont care if it gt pool or sauna ,, i do care only about gym

Ladies - Feel the need to get into "shape" ? I feel like my body has gotten totally out of shape, so I got my doctor's permission to join a fitness club and start exercising. I decided to take an aerobics class for seniors. I bent, twisted, gyrated, jumped up and down, and perspired for an hour. By the time I got my leotards on, the class was over. Can't claim "originality" - but I got a good laugh at this one. Sent to me by a lady friend.

any body have photo of ladies champion gym in kuwait? any idea or comment about champion fitness health club in kuwait

LADiES!! LADIES!! YOUR OPINION THANK YOU? hi ladies im a qualified fitness instructor trying to get a brad pitt fight club body. however, my body fat is like 9% (aiming for like 7%) and my mother says i dont look as good looking as i was when i had meat on me lol she says im too skinny at the moment. the reason why is to become super cut with abs like pitt's, but it doesnt suit everyone, so hey at least i tried it just want to know your opinions... my dads side of the family has a high/big foreheads, haha, and not having fat on my cheeks and bottom of the jaw causes it to show more. i have 5 pictures, first 2 are me with more meat and last 3 are me at the moment, not the best photos - (ones before) but ladies, do i look better looking with some meat on me, or low body fat (9%)? FIRST 2 (SLIGHTLY MORE MEAT ON ME LOL) LAST 3 (SKINNY - LOW % BODY FAT) THANKS JUST CYCLE THROUGHT THE PICS - CLICK NEXT thanks http://s255.photobucket.com/albums/hh146/10293847565656/?action=view&current=5.jpg

Gyms in Sharjah? Can someone tell me some gyms/fitness centres near to where I live on the corniche at the Sharjah/Ajman border? I would like a gym that does fitness classes. I have tried the Sharjah Ladies Club but their classes start too early for me to attend after work I was hoping for someone to recommend a gym. I know how to do a Google search, but that does not produc anything fruitful or I would not be asking the question here ! Additionally, Google searches do not provide me with information on what the gym is like from a customers point of view

Ladies, would you prefer your Ideal man to be...? Athletic type body, kinda skinny, but still cut and muscular. Examples would be : *Brad pitt in fight club *Cristian Ronaldo soccer player *your Armani male models Or Bodybuilder type body, More weight on, and usually slight steroid influence. Examples would be : Triple H / The Rock Wrestlers Jean claude Van damme (martial arts movies) Your Fitness Magazine male models. wow, bellies are a trait? I thought they were unsightly

Bulking up my upper body. How to start? How should I get started with bulking up my arms and working on my abs? Over the past 2 years, I've changed many of the bad eating habits I used have. In those two years; I've developed a good cardio workout for myself. Averaging about 8-10 Hours a week of full body cardio. The workout has helped me loose several pounds. I went from what I would consider "chunky/husky" to "average". I still have more progress to go, and I understand that progress is long term. I'm not looking for "quick fixes". I'm extremely happy with my levels of agility and stamina. Strength is where I am falling behind. I'm looking into joining a fitness club sometime in the future. However once I join, I have no idea where to get started. Please provide any tips. I want much stronger arms, and also the kind of abs that ladies will love. :) Thank you all!

I want to see more! How do I do it? I work out at this fitness club, just down the street. Unfortunately, I suffered an injury last week and am unable to work out. But, I keep to my routine and still go in the mornings and evenings, and just lift a few light weights. And I now have noticed something, there's alot of really hot girls there. They've got ass for days! So, I went through the layout of the gym in my head, and then found a stall in the guys bathroom where I was able to drill a hole in the wall, and see right into the ladies changeroom! unfortunately, it's worse than tunnel vision, and I can only see so much... does anyone have any suggestions on how I can expand my range of view? It's better than working out, that's for damn sure. And thank you insightful genius... perhaps I can make the hole slightly larger, without making it too obvious

Hey ladies, where do you look for guys? It seems to me the best place for a woman to meet a great guy is the the unexpected. In the grocery store, church,library, home repair store,fitness center (not the free weights-but near the cardio machines)...it's obvious going to a club, party, etc. you are going to get what you get....someone looking for a little fun....maybe no substance behind it...what's your opinion?????????

what do you do if you are stuck on a contract with a gym? I love going to the gym and going 6 days p/week I get my monies worth but I was sick of the ladies gym I was at that was more like a mothers club as they chit chatted and hogged all the treadmills so I went to a new one that opened near by - mixed. I didn't get to look at it first as there was cheap memberships b4 they opened and I thought 'new' what have I got to loose. Turns out that it has plenty of weight equipment but nothing to offer, no spa, pool, sauna tanning, massage facilities or even comp. toiletries only 3 showers, small mirror and soap at the basin, at least the other fitness centres I went to they had some of the above but what gets me is that they're the most expensive!! What's worse is they gym is now loaded with 18 yr pretentious delusional guys that stare so bad and make noises at you when you are trying to work out. They bring girlfriends to follow them to each workstation while they watch. I feel I have been ripped off I hate it and want out. What should I do?

How can I file a formal complaint against Bally Total Fitness thats not thru there complaint dept?? I signed up thru this program that had 8 weeks free. They charged me 4 weeks into my "membership". I signed the contract for that and i understand the technicality but i did have a cuopon for 8 weeks free. I got two 1/2 hour sesions of personal training where the trainer asked me if i wanted to buy 16 or so sessions for like $700. I said i'd think about it. b4 our 2nd session i called her and told her i had decided not 2 get the personal training.When i actually went in for my session i was put in a room and hasseled by some other lady telling me i wasent gonn abe able 2 do it alone and if i couldnt afford it outta pocket to put it on a credit card meanwhile the trainer was sitting in a corner of the room with her arms crossed i was there for 15 min. I called and complained and was transfferd to a diffrent club farther away form my home instead of being cx like a wanted to. I complained untill i got outta the contract. Now, a week later they charged my account $39.what should i do?

hey, can you help me with a name? so at school we are starting a all girls fitness/nutrition club after school and we will be training and toning our bodies, its from grades 9-12, im one of the executives in our group, and we need a name for monday, i was thinking something like the pink ladies... but not everyone agrees do you have any ideas, suggestions? and our school logo/mascot is a bulldog.

Embarrassing Moment. Should I return? I've done some dumb things in my life but this one tops them all. I'm new to this 24 hr fitness club and I enter a locker room and nobody is there so I go to the nearest locker by the door to put my stuff up. After I work out I head back to the locker room and this lady comes up to me furious with anger like she had been violated and screams "get out!!" many times & has a cow. I'm scared and embarred and I tell her "look I'm new here...I'm sorry". She follows me out the door and screams "where is a manager...this man saw me naked...blah blah blah!". I'm like chillout lady I made a mistake and I said I'm sorry and I'm new here. I told her I just need to get my stuff out of the locker. So management helps me get my stuff. Feeling embarrassed and angry at the lady because she would not rationalize with me or accept my appology and all the employees at the front desk know who I am, I'm debating whether I should go back to that club. Would you go back to that 24 hr fitness club?

When a guy say Hi! to you(Lady) what is your reaction to him or what do you think of him? When a guy that you don't know and he says Hi! to you in any place eg. library, work,club,fitness center, etc... Will you start a conversation with him or you will ignore him? You think he is friendly or you think he is idiot ^_^

Should transgender men be allowed to use the women's restroom? More than a dozen states and over 90 localities have passed employment non-discrimination laws that allow gender-confused men to use ladies’ restrooms. This issue is particularly relevant since President Obama has included “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” in his agenda for federal laws. “Gender identity” is a term generally used to cover “transgendered” persons (an umbrella term which covers transvestites, transsexuals, cross-dressers and others who seek to identify themselves with their non-birth gender). According to the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s most radical homosexual lobby, states that including “gender identity” in laws for residents are: California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington. States whose laws include “gender identity” for public employees (according to individual state policy, these could be teachers, highway patrol, congressmen, etc.) are: California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington. Several other states have these laws under consideration. Everyday places where men/boys could be allowed in ladies’ restrooms are: schools (all grade levels), churches (unless there is a religious exemption in the law), daycares, fitting rooms, drug stores, libraries, swimming facilities, fitness clubs, child game stores, and shopping malls.

Job interview? Hello everyone- I have a question for those who hire and interview. I had an initial interview for a fitness club management position today which was a 2 minute drive away. It went well and I received an email from the lady interviewing me that she would like me to meet the master franchisor which is three hours away this Thursday at 11:00 a.m. This means I would have to leave at 6:00 a.m. the latest due to rush hour traffic going into two major cities. On a professional level, with gas prices being the way they are, it will cost me at least $150 minumum for the trip and being gone all day. (minimum 10 hours)...and there is no guarantee of employment. I have looked into public transport. but there is no direct service. Is this normal? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your time.

what do you think of this "parent"? I teach a kids karate class- never in any of m websites or pamplets does it say I take special needs children. (I plan to be able to at some point when I can get another class going) Well a mom dropped of her 2 kids and she apologized but said she had to run. One of my instructors pointed out that one kid had some serious mental retardation. Then we realized the boy was practicaly nonverbal he was 5. Well then mom comes in takes the boy home- with oh yeah he is autistic he is a bit of a handful we'll try again next week. and does she tell this to me no she tells this to the 16 year old girl I had working with him. (the 16 year old girl is a peer tutor at school and works with kids all over the autism spectrum as well as other disabilities ). The 16 year old girl passed on the info to me- the mother never said ANYTHING! Parents would you ever even for a moment leave your special needs kid with complete strangers! And not even tell them your child is special needs. I can understand somethings you can leave out but not autism- it was just rather sad the boy was so gone he was more of a shell of child then an actual boy. But can you say ireesponsible, endangering the wellfare of a child. I have half a mind to report this lady to cps. I can understand being in a hurry, and I can understand worrying I wouldn't take her son- but dumping him and leaving him- it seemed like practically child abandonment. I for one know how stressful it can be my nephew has high functioning autism and I know everyone needs a break but we work in a fitness club and we have a childcare center that take and properly care for all children including those with special needs. But Who knows what else she does. but what do you do when you meet parents like this?

Ladies: What do you think of a guy with these qualities? I guess I would say I am different from the "average joe", but do women like that or do they prefer the typical guy? An assortment of my qualities: Likes to cook Plays Piano Works out, Plays sports Loves to travel Artsy Some favorite activities would be to travel, go down to the beach just to stroll or watch the sunset/sunrise, sailing, rowing Dress in a preppy, somewhat "classy" manner Cares a lot about nutrition, hygiene, and fitness Is somewhat of a nerd and ambitious - wants to go to Harvard Med School and Business School Is slightly shy, but gets over it and becomes outgoing quickly Cant's or Don'ts: Would not know how to fix a car Would not have a garage workshop and has never really built anything, like a bookshelf, from scratch Could enjoy a few drinking games but does not particularly like beer nor will ever purposefully get shitfaced. Would not particularly find clubbing the best use of a night, but would go with friends once in awhile I don't mean to give the impression that I am boring, I have a lot of other traits and these qualities are not written in stone but there are just some noticeable differences and I was wondering what women would prefer. Thank you everyone for the replies so far. Just a few quick notes to clarify things although they aren't of much importance: I believe I am a manly person despite some of these characteristics being somewhat associated to a feminine side. I hope you all don't confuse me as a guy who gets manicures and pedicures and would never get into a game of football or rugby. To reply to this question: "ps. You do like intelligence, fashion and Chanel No.5, don't you?" Yes, yes I do, as girly as that is.

Please answer! 10 points! Gym question (lifetime fitness)? I signed up 2 weeks ago and have a Gold membership. I went to platinum club today (one level up) and asked if I could workout for the day. Well the guy kept telling me "this is a platinum gym and you need a platinum card" I tried explaining to him that I had signed up 2 weeks ago and I was told I can check out the platinum gyms to see if I wanted to upgrade, he just kept telling me I needed a platinum card to enter a platinum gym. Then I was like "well can I check out the gym" and he was like "you can check it out you just can't workout here" Then the lady beside him (also a worker there) was like "you can check out the gym ONE TIME" she then said "one time" again and was like "just let her in" I feel very uncomfortable, I was the only black person there and it is a high end gym. Can someone please make light of this situation? Were they being rude or is there something I misunderstood?

What do you think about this told to me by a wee lady in Scotland ? I feel like my body has gotten totally out of shape, so I got my doctor's permission to join a fitness club and start exercising. I decided to take an aerobics class for seniors. I bent, twisted, gyrated, jumped up and down, and perspired for an hour. But, by the time I got my leotards on, the class was over. And then her husband had to have his say. I've sure gotten old. I've had two by-pass surgeries, a hip replacement, new knees. Fought prostate cancer and diabetes. I'm half blind, can't hear anything quieter than a jet engine, take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts. Have bouts with dementia. Have poor circulation, hardly feel my hands and feet anymore. Can't remember if I'm 85 or 92. Have lost all my friends. But, thank God, I still have my driver's license!

Why do shoes like the biggest loser, and celebrity fit club improperly judge health by weight? I understand the scale tells you how much you weight, and the bmi is used by a lot of people....but in reality none of these tell you your body fat %. I remember watching an episode where this lady only lost 2 lbs, and she was crying. However she looked way slimmer, and her fitness level was higher than when she first came on board. Does anyone feel like these shows perpetuate the faux that is bmi/weight? These shows don't take into account muscle gain, and don't seem to be concerned with body fat %. If she lost only 2 lbs, but her body fat % dropped a good amount, that's still a victory.

personal tariner very persistance with me he knows I have no money? personal trainer at fitness clubs really persist ant with me and he know I have no money I told him I cant afford it. i ASKED THE LADY AT THE FRONT DESK ACTUALITY TO PEOPLE AND i ASKED THEM BOTH IS HE ALWAYS THAT PUSHY with people And the said he is not persistence vat all WHY SO MUCH WITH ME ? report him fotr what?

Why is it so wrong to leave a child in a car for a few minutes if the window is cracked? Last week I was babysitting my 8 month old niece who is a pill AND a total drama queen. When my Sister left me with her she was supposed to be back by 3 PM, and she was not on time. At 4 PM I finally had to take off, Burdines was having an amazing sale on Dolce & Gabbana shoes. You know the boots and the heels. The shoes were marked down 40 to 75 % !!! Truly an amazing buy. I did not want to put off shopping any later because God knows the shoes were already picked over as the sale had already been going on for 6 hours- So I scooped up Morgan and we headed to the Mall. I could not bring her in with me because I am not equipped with a stroller and the kid is on the heavy side. I keep myself very trim standing 5'9 and weigh 111 Ibs so I am not strong enough to carry her. If I had gotten a space closer to the door, but as it was I had to park all they way down by the Best Buy...which, by the way...will NOT let you return CD's even if you mistakenly buy the wrong one. I had bought the Eminem CD that had the God awful edits that bleeped out all the cuss words and they refused to let me exchange it. Stay away from Best Buy everybody- They are a rip off. Well anyways, I had to leave Morgan in the car. Now I locked the doors and I cracked the window. It was only like 75 degrees out so it wasn't like so hot or anything. I was just going to run in and buy a short boot and see if they had the amber boot- Like the ones Demi Moore wears. So I shopped for about 45 minutes and was about to go back to the car but then I really had to use the bathroom - I mean the bathroom thing could NOT wait (red menace) and when I finally found the bathroom it was very very dirty so I went next door to 24 hour fitness and asked if I could just run in and use the batroom real quick. Of course they let me, but then tried to sell me a membership so I had to take the tour- and OH MY GOD ladies, they guy who gave me the tour was so cute. I mean SO cute. He had black hair and kind of looked like that one Jonas brother with the straight hair. We are going out tomorrow night and he is taking me to 4th street Shrimp house and you know...Shrimp speak for themselves (very expensive). He is like the kind of guy who I would definately like do heavy petting with and maybe more- The last time I was at 4th street shrimp house I got so drunk on Candy Cane Shnopps andf oh my God I think I did the deed with this guy who was also very cute who drove a very cool car. I think it was like a Fearri maybe. Anyway- So after the health club I went back to my car and there were like Police everywhere and a crowd of people. Everyone seemed very angry and nasty- I told the cops I just ran in to get some shoes and all about the sale and he was going on about keeping Morgan in the car and no car seat and just on and on and on. he literally gave me the worst headache you can imagine right behind my right eye. They we all completely over reacting because they're all a bunch of haters. Probably very jealous because I am very pretty and they all looked terrible. Like a bunch of fat mom's in sweats and elastic waist jeans and stuff. The cop was kind of cute in Sweedish kind of way, and I think he was eyeing me too. You know, he would just stare at me very very intense like. As if to say "you are beautiful, will you go out with me"...I'm sure he wanted to ask me out, but because of all the old fatties yelling and moaning he couldn't- So anyway, they called my Sister who had to come to the mall and bla bla bla- She started yelling at me but if she had been home when she said she was going to be, there would have been no issue. Those shoes are gorgeous and I could not pass that up and I know most ladies understand. So now there is an investigation. My Sister and Mom are acting very unreasonable towards me. My real problem is that I REALLY need my Mom to loan me $2,500 dollars to go to Jamaica with my friend Trina. Trina is fairly pretty and the t

Does this dude at the gym like me? I went to this fitness center to find out about their prices because i wanna work out. Well anyways this young trainer comes to give me a tour around the whole gym/club and as he is showing me around he is also flirting with me, askin questions about myself etc. He seemed very confident in what he does. We would laugh I'd throw jokes on him he'd make fun of me etc. Then we went into the office so he can show me the prices, but since I'm new with joining gyms and having a membership I just didn't want to jump into something I told him I'll let him know the next time I come. He kept insisting I joining and hoped to see me working out at the gym. He also showed me of a pic of him when he was overweight like there was a HUGE difference from how he looked before and how he looks now. He looks hot now.. so I said nice, now you must have a lot of ladies just to j/k with him and he was like nahhh and shying away, sayin he's still that same person and whatever. He kept starin at me in this weird way and was tryin to spend as much time with me. He asked if I had colored my hair because it was in a twisted bun lol but my real color was darker than the other half of my hair... Then when I was leaving because I told him I will let him know if I wanted to join, another time, he shook my hand twice and asked if my number was in the sheet that I had to fill out, so I j/k why you want my number? and he was like yeaaaa of course so i can "check up" to see if you will come or not.. and I'm ok sure lolz and left. So we spoke, he called and left his cell number sayin he wanted to know if I was coming by and once I just called to say whats up and he didn't call but after a week and said he was busy and sorry that he wasn't able to call and talked normal. He still wants me to come by... So is he just using sales tactics or maybe he's just interested in me in some way???? how would I know... one of these days i will be stopping by. But i dont want to join the gym maybe just to say hi! Thanks.

What more can I do to get into Johns Hopkins University? I am currently a sophomore and here is a basic overview of my academic history: 2008-2009 Coursework Computer Science I Honors French II Honors U.S. History – Honors Biology G/T Health/Lifetime Fitness English 9 Honors Algebra II G/T GPA: 3.57 09-10 Courses String Orchestra Pre–Calculus French III Honors Chemistry G/T Government and Politics AP English 10 G/T Environnemental Science AP GPA: 3.71 At my school, a G/T class is almost the same level of difficulty as an AP class (weighted at 5.0). PSAT Score: 186 -- just taken for practice Involvement/Activities Boy Scouts 2005-2010; leadership positions: Senior Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, Quartermaster, Den Chief Maronite Youth Organization (MYO) executive board member (2009-2010) at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Church in Washington, D.C. Play violin at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Church Sunday Liturgy Howard County Voices for a Change 2008 Hero’s Lacrosse League and CCBC Lacrosse League participant At School: JV Cross Country Team 2009 Indoor Track Team 2008-2010: JV 08-09, Varsity 09-10 JV Lacrosse 2010 French Club 2008-2010 Ministry Among Peers in Public Schools (MAPPS) 2009-2010 Tri-M Music Honors Society 2009-2010 Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Club (STEM) 2009-2010 Math Team 2009-2010 Achievements: Runner Up in Animal Biology in Howard County Science Fair 2009 Graduate Women in Science Award 2009 2nd Place in Science Olympiad (STEM) Disease Detective Event for Centennial High School Standard Patrol Award (Twice) – Boy Scouts; at Camp Horseshoe 2008-2009: Completed a science project under a mentor on the study of various alternative medicines on breast and colon cancer. Thanks for taking the time to read this, and any improvements would be great!

When a guy say Hi! to you(Lady) what is your reaction to him or what do you think of him? When a guy that you don't know and he says Hi! to you in any place eg. library, work,club,fitness center, etc... Will you start a conversation with him or you will ignore him? You think he is friendly or you think he is idiot ^_^ I asked again because I would like more answers ^_^

I want to be a better person ... Help!? Help ... I want to be a better person in every sense of the word … I want to be good for those around me, my friends and family and my partner. I want to be a excellent friend, daughter, girlfriend ... and I feel that in everything I do I am failing at that! I also want to better myself mentally and physically ... but whenever I try I also feel like I am not doing enough and that I am not achieving anything. I look at myself and I hate what I see and not just in the way I look but the way I know I am ... and when I try and change it ... doesn't work ... All my friends tell me I am great as I am ... but I know there is so much more I should be doing. My Mum is always there for me to support me, but doesn't really know what to say about how I feel at the moment. And my partner is so wonderful to me, I know he loves me very much and is happy with so much about me ... but I want to improve upon what I know I can do and do new things to make myself better for everyone. I really do want to be ... Better ... But at the moment I cannot see how ... I am currently unemployed and for some reason I am finding it hard to get a job. Just a basic Receptionist / Admin role (which is what I am experienced in and what I KNOW I can do with my skills and abilities) is really hard to come by at the moment, when I find a role I apply for it using my best personal selling skills in my Cover Letter and a CV which, I have been told is "perfect", but often I am getting no reply despite my persistence. And when I do get an interview it seems that someone else with more experience or something "better" is ... pipping me to the mark ... even though I am told in my feedback that my interview skills are great … Without a job and money I am having problems paying the debt back that I owe my Mum and trying to achieve some of the things I want to do to better myself ... Obviously to better myself physically I know I can work out at home. But I really find it hard to find any enthusiasm for it, fitness videos and lonely sit ups or push ups give me no sense of well being whatsoever ... whereas I know from my experience in the past that having a Gym Membership or classes to go to I have felt very involved and much more interested in going ... But without money that is unachievable. I can also not “run” in my local area as it really isn’t “safe”. I also know that I can study at the Local Library to try and better myself mentally, but the local courses available which are free are basic and only cover things I already have GCSE qualifications in and all of the interesting or informative courses require ... again ... money ... I do get books out and try and learn new things, but without some form of tutorage I find it very hard to understand or concentrate on the subject at hand… And in general, trying to improve the way I am ... I just find it so difficult ... and I really don't know what to do to try harder ... I try and be there for friends when they need me, but I can't go out so often with them to spend proper time with doing … Normal things. Like going out for meals, to the cinema, bowling, pool, out to the night clubs… I can wander round town with them looking in shops I cannot afford to buy anything in or eat my packed lunch with them at the local market and just chatting, or have them come to my house to make them what little I can offer in the way of dinner or watch films ... but you can only do that so many times a week without going crazy or driving your friends insane ... and getting into town to do all those things require money too ... I do walk into town often (getting my exercise I guess), but it takes two hours there and back because I live a little to the outskirts. Being there for people, telling them I love them and that I care about them and that I want to help them in their lives … just isn’t enough and I know I need to better myself to do more for them … Even just doing simple things to help my friends out or my Mum out at home doesn’t feel ... "enough" ... I want to do so much more and I know I CAN'T ... Not just because of money ... but also because I am not ... capable ... Even the usual of "opening doors for people" (usually gets abused and a family of 10 rushing in after the sweet old lady you held it open for), "smiling at people" (in this day and age they think you are crazy, stupid or both), “talking to people” … I have a tendency to “ramble” as you can probably see and this often doesn’t go down well except with my friends and family … and even then there is only so much of me I guess anyone can handle! I thought another way I could contribute to being a better person and to helping people, helping the community might have been to get a job as a PSCO or in the Police Service ... but I read up on the job pack to find out more information and I know that I am too weak mentally and physically to do it ... I know I would probably have some form of mental breakdow breakdown! My partner is going forward for it and I have only just recently come to realise how much he is putting into it and I cried loads when I realised and when I realised how blasé I had been with him joining … And now I know what someone will suggest is ... that I have a very low opinion of myself and that my self esteem sucks and that I am a huge self defeatist and I should work on that to start "liking myself" and “thinking positive” to better myself and then gain the enthusiasm to do stuff ... This is very true ... But I have tried to ... "love myself" and “be positive” as so many people are told ... and I cannot ... I find so many more flaws and things to hate about myself when I start to do all these "exercises" and "positive things" to try loving myself ... and it just doesn’t work! And Finally ... I am not religious in any way shape or form and I am not looking to be ... I just want to be ... Good ... Better and ... a great Citizen ... without the help of some deity … if I cannot do it without the help of some omnipresent entity then I think I have lost the battle that is life … that is just how I personally feel about it … and I know that Religion is not a option which is open to me … So … if you have managed to read to the end of this without your eyes bleeding or loosing all interest … I am begging for your Help … I don’t know where to go or who to talk to who wont say … “You don’t need to change”, “You are a good person” or “Everything will be better WHEN you get a job” … I really need to know what I can do in my current situation to help myself improve and to better myself, things which I can carry forward into my life when I DO get a job … So if anyone can help … Please, please let me know before I drown in my own tears …