Strategic Fitness: How to Avoid the “Frankenprogram” Syndrome

Act I Scene I: Fade in on a woman exercising in a gym.  She is working vigorously on an elliptical machine.  Her breathing is heavy and slightly audible.  Droplets of sweat have formed on her face, neck, and shoulders. 

Cut to the weight room.  We see the woman sitting at a chest press machine completing a set.  We can hear a “clank” as she allows the weight stack to rest after the final repetition of her workout.  She exits the machine leaving a vague sweat imprint.

Cut to the locker room.  The woman is seen exiting the shower area wrapped in a towel.  The camera perspective changes to her point of view.  A doctor-style scale comes into focus.  The scene is silent, except for the sound of a strong heart beat.  Still in first-person perspective, the woman approaches the scale, the sound of the heart beat becoming more intense.  Change to a close up of the woman’s ankles.  We see the towel drop to the floor...

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