So happy to see the 'take back the streets' attitude here on this thread. Not putting up with all the BS here. Great! Personally I love to see this....
Is there any other foreigners at the gym on ED visa? Have you been to the gym yet, trained there yet? You might want to consider switching to Thai Language ED Visa in Ayutthaya. I think this option is possible. Also explore northern Bangkok for MT and Language ED Visa options as its 'not far' from Ayutthaya- maybe face to face one day and 2 online lessons per week will be OK. Hope this makes sense.