Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.
Preparation
Transcript
Receptionist: Hello, welcome to Shake it Off Fitness. How can I help you?
Customer: Yes, thanks. I've been meaning to come in and find some information about here for some time. I was wondering if you could help me?
Receptionist: Sure, of course. What would you like to know?
Customer: I saw on the sign outside that you have the best budget membership in the city. Is that right?
Receptionist: You've got that right, yes. If you find a better rate, then we'll match it. Also, we don't have any sign-up fees or cancellation fees.
Customer: Sorry, what was that last bit?
Receptionist: Cancellation fees. Some gyms charge you money if you leave before a minimum number of months or something like that. We don't do that.
Customer: That's useful to know. Ummm, what times do you have?
Receptionist: We open at 5 a.m. and close at midnight.
Customer: Not 24 hours then, I see.
Receptionist: No. Almost, though! We tried doing the 24-hour thing, but there really weren't a lot of people who wanted to do exercise at 2 in the morning.
Customer: Makes sense. Another question: do you have trainers? Like, will you do a personalised evaluation of me?
Receptionist: Sure we do. As we say on our brochure, we can show you what to do, how to do it and why you're doing it. Have you worked with a personal trainer before?
Customer: Err, no. No, I haven't. No.
Receptionist: So, it's very easy. For your first visits we'll assign you one of our expert personal trainers. He or she will design an exercise plan that's just right for you and show you exactly what to do. We even include nutrition advice in the plan.
Customer: Let me get this straight. All of this is included in the price?
Receptionist: Yes, it is. If you want to continue with your trainer after the first few classes, we can talk about that. It does cost extra though. OK?
Customer: Yeah. Sounds ... great.
Receptionist: Do you have any other questions?
Customer: Hmmm, yeah. Um, OK. Why should I choose here instead of any of the other gyms in the city?
Receptionist: What, you mean apart from our competitive rates and personalised attention?
Customer: Yeah, I guess.
Receptionist: Listen, here's a free day pass. Why don't you drop by and see for yourself? That way you can talk to other members, see the facilities and our staff.
Customer: OK, I'll do that. Thanks very much!
I look for a gym that has good facilities in terms of changing and shower rooms and restrooms, that is they have to be clean and in a very good state. The area gym should be large with an efficient plant for changing and refreshing the air, and with technologically advanced equipment and machines to do the exercises. I also would like that some machines, like the leg press or the row, are provided with a small computer in order to select different ways to do the exercise and process data about your performance that can be read by your smartphone through an app. In addition to that, I appreciate the staff be kind and friendly, and the gym opens from early in the morning to late in the evening. Last but not the least, it would be possible to join in some activities like cross/functional training or punch strong.
I go to the gym to keep my physical fitness, health and performance on the best level!
I m soccer player and at the gym i look for some exercises and machines which can help me to train some muscles that i cant train in the pitch
I prefer that there is a trainer available all the time and all the equipment are in good condition.
I do not like Gyms so I prefer at home.
I´m not a professional athlete so probably I won´t look for some specific machine to train some specific muscle, I will be fine with the classic machines and some dumbbells. But for sure I will look how clean is that place, I think that is very important in a place like a gym and look if the cleaning staff is constantly doing their job.
What I look for in a gym is that the machines are in good condition and have the necessary machines to train each muscle. Of course I like it to be a place where people don't shout or interrupting
For me i want a free and comfortable space, that is quiet and has all kinds of devices
I like it because you make new Friends while you are doing exercise and you get a better shape being a healthy person.