02-22-20, 07:32 PM | |
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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LOL you know you are!
I think forums in general are diminishing and have morphed into other types of social media. Personally I don't understand leaving a forum because of a dust up on it. Granted, I've never felt that I was attacked to such a degree that I wouldn't come back, but I also wouldn't like it if I felt I was being "stalked" just so someone could tell me how wrong I was about my fitness/exercise/health choices. I remember the fascia blaster blow up, but wasn't involved in it and didn't post on the thread. I'm sorry members felt bad enough about the comments to leave us. People can be harsh, particularly since we can't see each other and anonymity can breed contempt. There's a way to express an opinion without being disrespectful or rude. I TRY to think before I post so I don't p&ss people off, but I'm sure I've done it. Doesn't mean I don't value the opinions expressed here and I'm fine if people disagree with my viewpoint. Give and take is what it's all about here, IMHO. |
02-22-20, 07:41 PM | |
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: West coast of Canada, eh. ;)
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hotncmom - What kind of workouts are you streaming? Have you considered joining a check in with others doing similar workouts? I am very interested in streaming, but only in sites that stream my workout preferences....yoga, barre, Essentrics, Pilates....to name a few.
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02-22-20, 07:45 PM | |
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: United kingdom
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Another one guilty of not posting as much as I used too. This is the most I have posted in a long time as I have been on A/L last week.
Some of my reasons for not posting. 1. Work fatigue. I come home exhausted. 2. Menopause. I am struggling to workout in general, so do not have much to talk about. 3. Old injuries plague me, which hinders the workouts that I actually try to do. 4. Menopause is ruining my sleep hygiene, so I am too fatigued to workout. 5. Not many instructors are putting out workouts on DVD these days, so I am not buying as much, which means I do not have much to get excited about, and I am not a streamer in general. 6. Did I mention Menopause? Well I am going through it and I have never been so unmotivated to do anything in my life. This is terrible I know. I keep viewing workouts hoping to make me move more, but I just cannot keep up the consistency these days, yet I never needed to be told in the past to exercise. Based on all these things I feel like a hypocrite for even coming here, but I still love VF and like to check in now and then. I hope I snap out of this lull soon. |
02-22-20, 07:46 PM | ||
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Southern California
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I agree, I miss so many people! |
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02-22-20, 08:05 PM | |
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Modify City, State of Fierce
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I miss them too, Sherry!
Makes me want to yell.... Marco....
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02-22-20, 08:10 PM | |
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Twin Cities, MN
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I’m friends with quite a few people on Facebook who haven’t posted here in years. I’m not sure why. Back in the 90s we were all part of a Strength Check-in that might even have been the first check-in here - looong since defunct. We all went to fitness conferences together, Cathe trips, Christi trips, Kari Anderson trips, etc. We got to be really good friends. And the Friday night VF chats that Wendy set up - sometimes we even had audio - were so much fun.
Way back when I was one of the early moderators (several of us were), there was quite a bit of tension and issues with various posters (not you, Alta). I think some of those who left just got tired of it all. I don’t even remember the fascia blaster brouhaha. This was other stuff and troublesome posters. People from other boards infiltrating and purposely causing problems. People creating totally false personas, sometimes multiple ones. It was pretty bad for a while. Fun Fact: I’ll bet lots of VFers don’t know that Brenda from Cathe workouts was an early VFer and first met Cathe with us on a VF-only Cathe trip (as all the Cathe trips used to be). Lots and lots of good VF memories but, as everything does, VF changed with time. I’m really grateful for all the good friends I made here, some of whom I’ve never even met (you again, Alta)! I consider it a very important and wonderful chapter of my life. |
02-22-20, 08:19 PM | |
Join Date: Apr 2009
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I still visit VF regularly because it's the only place I can get my fitness fix. I don't know anyone IRL in my age group (65+) who exercises regularly, so I'll always appreciate this forum and hope it continues. But as cataddict said, forums in general are dwindling away.
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