Gym Clusterfuck

After all the fanfare about the gym re-opening, only disappointment materialized.  However, nothing came as a big surprise. In fact, failure was always expected. And, frankly, the real fault lies with the “super-duper corona” hoax.

Appointments must be set up using the 24GO “app.” There is no menu item in the “app” to set up appointments. After signing in, a considerable amount of time lag occurs before the appointment screen automatically pops up. Then, “Loading” appears in the middle of the blank screen. After an hour, nothing changes. A return to the home screen will close the appointment screen. There’s no way to access the appointment screen again without logging out and logging back in. And, here’s the “punchline” ... appointments must be set up daily. Who is going to put up with that shit?

There doesn’t appear to be any remedy to the bottleneck problem, so the current plan is to maintain the modest workout regimen at the Mausoleum Gym. If no appointment can be scheduled in the next few days, the gym membership will be terminated. The membership is paid by Medicare Advantage, but there still is no need for a unused membership. In any case, there is little reason to believe that the gym will survive the restructuring part of bankruptcy.

Update: A workout appointment was finally scheduled for 12:30pm on Friday. The problem was accidentally solved when setting up contactless check-in. Location services (GPS) needs to be enabled for the appointment option appeared in the menu. And, miraculously, all available appointments then appeared.