Today, we interviewed man in the street, Ray Jenkins, about his favorite workout program, “Bodies by Muffin.” Moving smartly along Marks Street preceded energetically by Coach Muffin, an 11.5 lb miniature schnauzer sporting a cute pink harness, Mr. Jenkins stated that he has been in the program for three months and already lost five pounds somewhere between Irma Street and Magnolia Avenue. Asked what was the best thing about working out with Muffin, Mr. Jenkins responded unequivocally, “the companionship.” He added that his decision to work out with Muffin was the result of her highly persuasive word of mouth advertising campaign, particularly yelping at the window and yapping at the front door about all the exciting things to be seen during an outdoor workout compared to the typically dull gym program. If you are planning to sign up for Muffin’s program, you need to know that she keeps up a good solid pace and you should be prepared for a healthy workout.
Like all great teachers, Coach Muffin has learned from her student. She now stops and sits at all curbs having determined that a vital part of good health is avoiding the wolf pack of SUVs tearing down Magnolia at 7:30 a.m. She’s also developed a calmer approach to the other coaches hanging out at Virgin Olive Cafe for their morning bowl of water. She is still finding squirrels a major distraction and indicates that they can really throw her off her game.
Now that school is out for summer, Muffin expects her client base to double, though it remains to be seen how committed her newest student is to fitness not fatness. She’s made a good start, but with only two days in the program, it’s too soon to tell whether she’ll make good on her early promise. We’ll have to take it one step at a time.
