I was not going to take the time to respond to Jasmine's response to my 1 star rating in July 2021 but her complete misrepresentation of the situation is bothersome. As another reviewer noted, "she manages her social media very well." She seems to have a problem with criticism. Looking at previous responses to other unfavorable reviews, she is never at fault and people who are not satisfied are really messed up. End of story. I did not plan to go into this level of detail.
Let me see - choice words from her response to my review were "physical and emotional issues due to her condition." Other choice descriptions were - her physical limitations of balance, joint pain, muscle weakness, imbalance, walking without falling down, and emotional turmoil. You would think I could not get out of bed or am on a walker. I have no idea who this loony tunes, cripple, emotionally distressed, weak person is she is describing. It is almost laughable. It definitely is not me.
To clear things up, I contracted Lyme disease in France in 1993 and it took me a couple of years to get on top of it. I got over it, it was many years ago and I hardly ever think about it at all. For years I have been working out regularly, traveling extensively pre-COVID (listed 55 countries on my recent Global Entry renewal application), enjoying friends, involved in reading groups and leadership positions in community organizations and am always taking classes with OLLI. She believes her father has been suffering from the same bacterial infection but he has never been able to get over it. I have no idea if her father's recent death was related to this illness but it well could have been a contributing factor. This is the bond she is referring to - a similar illness.
Fast forward to present. In the highlands of Papua, New Guinea in March of 2019 I had an accident and pretty much shattered an ankle. When I got back to the US, I had pretty extensive surgery and a period of recovery you would expect from this kind of injury. Early COVID I was was getting in 8.000 - 10,000 steps a day. Unfortunately, towards the end of last year I developed arthritis in the ankle which is very common with a traumatic injury. In fact, 90% of arthritis of the ankle is due to injury. This has lead to a total ankle replacement June 9th, 2021.
Here's where Perfectfit Personal Training comes in. In early March/April things were just beginning to open back up and many businesses were having trouble gearing up. I desperately wanted to work with a trainer just for strength training to try to get into better shape presurgery. I was very clear about my immediate goals. Unfortunately , the 2 recent, fabulous trainers I have worked with had moved or were only doing virtual.That is the sole reason I ended up at Jasmine's business. She had me doing exercises that made absolutely no sense with a shot ankle. She told me lunges would be my best friend. Slamming a bunch of weight on a pretty busted ankle is not a good idea. On the 3rd session she had me push a flat weight across the floor with my feet. Again, pretty crazy exercise for an injured ankle. My ankle was killing me that night. She had me standing for almost the full hour of each session. I could go on but I won't. Her choices of exercises were incomprehensible under the circumstances. And I love a burn from a well organized, cohesive session. And there is a pretty clear difference between a good burn and pain.
Actually at her recommendation, I saw a physical therapist at The Stone Clinic. The trainer designed a perfect program for me were I was able to build strength without compromising my ankle any further. There are all kinds of things you can do in the exercise world to work around an injury; For example, you can do all kinds of upper body movements with weights, bands, etc. while lying on a bench, sitting up, or sitting on a ball. You can do ab work on the floor or a bench. There are tons of exercises you can do for lower body, again, without standing on a bum ankle. There are stretches you can do also without having to stand or put undue weight on an ankle.
I am 4 weeks post surgery, walking in a cast and am anxiously waiting until the day I can return to the gym. Just an FYI, I went to Austin early May and spent the last 2 weeks of May on the East Coast in Sea Island, Georgia, Savannah, and Charleston - 1 week prior to surgery. I did all the normal tourist kind of things (Fort Sumter, plantations, museums, dining, etc.) wearing a brace from Walgreens and a few accommodations. This doesn't sound like a physically and emotionally distraught person to me. My motto is - we are so lucky to have access to excellent medical care, support of friends is wonderful, get it fixed and then get back to your old, very active life.
She did offer to use sessions after surgery, switch trainers, adjust things and a few other things I can't remember. But not refund my money which is all I wanted. read more
