How long does the New Year rush for the gym last?
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I religiously with commitment go to gym only from end of Nov through end of Feb because rest of the year I run outside. I only go twice a week from spring through fall.
Now that I read this post I'm thinking maybe regular members at my gym see me as a New Year's Resolution person but actually I'm not.
I don't think most of us actually are judging anyone or seeing a particular person in a certain way. Those of us who dread the rush are just dreading the congestion and having to wait for things and the other gym annoyances that crowds bring. I have never looked at someone and made a determination as to when they came or what the intentions are. I just get irritated when I can't go about my workout like I want to, when classes are over-packed and I can't do yoga poses for lack of room, when people are bumping me on the indoor track to pass me. I hate people in my personal space, its not a matter of who you are, when you started, or anything about you really. It's the reality of the situation that there are exponentially more people in there, and that leads to any number of annoyances. Not the people, not their goals or anything personal about them. I just hate being packed in, anywhere!
I agree with this. It's just frustrating!!
BUT it kind of opened my eyes, reading that some of you run outside during the rest of the year! I didn't think about that, because I am unable to run due to hip complications from dancing
But I'll have to remember that one 
In fact, if I were able to run, I would probably be one of you!!!0 -
ruqayyahsmum wrote: »i use 9 different gyms and vary my days and times massivly between those gyms, im always viewed as a noob despite doing this for 3 years lol
You must be rich. If I was a boy and you were available I would have asked you out
Note to self:
Task list:
1. Obtain 8 additional gym memberships.
2. Make sure pretty girls are aware.
3. Go out with said pretty girls.
Turns out I've been going about this the wrong way.
To be serious now, I had the same thought. It must be expensive to have all of those gym memberships.0 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »ruqayyahsmum wrote: »i use 9 different gyms and vary my days and times massivly between those gyms, im always viewed as a noob despite doing this for 3 years lol
You must be rich. If I was a boy and you were available I would have asked you out
Note to self:
Task list:
1. Obtain 8 additional gym memberships.
2. Make sure pretty girls are aware.
3. Go out with said pretty girls.
Turns out I've been going about this the wrong way.
To be serious now, I had the same thought. It must be expensive to have all of those gym memberships.
Actually, if this person played their cards right, it could cost no more than my YMCA membership! There are a lot of cheap gyms and ones that used to send me "Come Back" mailings for less than $100 a year.0 -
uconnwinsnc1 wrote: »
Yea you're the only one ahead of me I thing. The but hurt is in full force today. I've gotten maybe 20 today alone. The system is a joke and the Mods couldn't be bothered with it. I was told they are going to address it but I doubt it
lol, doubtful.levitateme wrote: »I wonder if people will eventually start getting in trouble for flagging without any real cause. It has to be a pain for the mods to sift through all the unwarranted flags.
Supposedly they are going to start looking into that soon. Supposedly.
I'm on track for 300 abuse and 100 spam this week.
Guess my brand of doesn't mince words doesn't mix well with the sunday lifters. lol.
Oh yea, I'm at 291 flags:
34 spam 257 abuse
How do I check!?
Edit: I see I've been labeled abusive 8 times!
that's not being labeled abusive lol, it means you broke the terms of service haha
I don't know you and we aren't friends, so you just creeped me the hell out. that's weird. I dont have a flagging stalker so you're just stirring things for no reason.redheaddee wrote: »
Is there somewhere you can see all the flags a person has? That is cool.I guess someone didn't like what I had to say and went back and flagged all of my posts. It's funny because I never said I didn't want new people in the gym.
I swear people flag stuff because a) they don't like someone, or b) they're stupid and think it means they LIKE a post.
It's not cool. it doesnt tell you why, where, who or any helpful information to appeal it. It just says - you have 85 flags, which thankfully is only .5% of my posts. Not that that counts for anything either. number-wise.
I only flag nudie pics and VLCD / ED Mongering.
Actually, the mods have a post for how to use the flagging system, and they say use the spam for things that are clearly users with a fake account posting links and use the abuse for personal attacks. Everything else, they suggest using the report function like they used to (and to be extra confusing, the report function still allows you to select spam and abuse as options for why you're reporting it).
What i said was that when you click your flag notifications it does not tell you when, where or why you were flagged. The MFP post on this is unrelated.
My comment is based off of this thread and the fact that almost every post you've made in it is flagged. Almost. every. single. one. And I don't think a single one actually deserves a flag. Hence why I said you have a flagging stalker.
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It's also a bit of an industry-created cycle. Because so many people join in January, gyms devote most of their marketing and promotion budgets to January. So you're constantly seeing ads and messaging about joining a gym. Plus, they tend to offer crazy deals in January because they know that's when newbies sign up. So what does the budget-savvy newbie do? Wait till January to take advantage of those deals, of course!
I got a better deal in the spring. The gym is losing people that actually used the place in the winter to the outside at that time and usually offer better deals than new years.
I noticed that as well. Not all gyms, but the ones by me seem to have much better deals around the summer time. Probably because everyone is going outside to enjoy the sunshine.
I had the sales manager at a locally owned gym tell me that the deals at most gyms are better in the summer than the new year since they lose members to the sun
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uconnwinsnc1 wrote: »
Yea you're the only one ahead of me I thing. The but hurt is in full force today. I've gotten maybe 20 today alone. The system is a joke and the Mods couldn't be bothered with it. I was told they are going to address it but I doubt it
lol, doubtful.levitateme wrote: »I wonder if people will eventually start getting in trouble for flagging without any real cause. It has to be a pain for the mods to sift through all the unwarranted flags.
Supposedly they are going to start looking into that soon. Supposedly.
I'm on track for 300 abuse and 100 spam this week.
Guess my brand of doesn't mince words doesn't mix well with the sunday lifters. lol.
Oh yea, I'm at 291 flags:
34 spam 257 abuse
How do I check!?
Edit: I see I've been labeled abusive 8 times!
that's not being labeled abusive lol, it means you broke the terms of service haha
I don't know you and we aren't friends, so you just creeped me the hell out. that's weird. I dont have a flagging stalker so you're just stirring things for no reason.redheaddee wrote: »
Is there somewhere you can see all the flags a person has? That is cool.I guess someone didn't like what I had to say and went back and flagged all of my posts. It's funny because I never said I didn't want new people in the gym.
I swear people flag stuff because a) they don't like someone, or b) they're stupid and think it means they LIKE a post.
It's not cool. it doesnt tell you why, where, who or any helpful information to appeal it. It just says - you have 85 flags, which thankfully is only .5% of my posts. Not that that counts for anything either. number-wise.
I only flag nudie pics and VLCD / ED Mongering.
Actually, the mods have a post for how to use the flagging system, and they say use the spam for things that are clearly users with a fake account posting links and use the abuse for personal attacks. Everything else, they suggest using the report function like they used to (and to be extra confusing, the report function still allows you to select spam and abuse as options for why you're reporting it).
What i said was that when you click your flag notifications it does not tell you when, where or why you were flagged. The MFP post on this is unrelated.
My comment is based off of this thread and the fact that almost every post you've made in it is flagged. Almost. every. single. one. And I don't think a single one actually deserves a flag. Hence why I said you have a flagging stalker.
Sadly there was a lot of pointless flagging that happened in this thread. None of the posts that I can see deserved to be flagged. Some of the flags that I've seen going back don't even make sense.0 -
uconnwinsnc1 wrote: »
Yea you're the only one ahead of me I thing. The but hurt is in full force today. I've gotten maybe 20 today alone. The system is a joke and the Mods couldn't be bothered with it. I was told they are going to address it but I doubt it
lol, doubtful.levitateme wrote: »I wonder if people will eventually start getting in trouble for flagging without any real cause. It has to be a pain for the mods to sift through all the unwarranted flags.
Supposedly they are going to start looking into that soon. Supposedly.
I'm on track for 300 abuse and 100 spam this week.
Guess my brand of doesn't mince words doesn't mix well with the sunday lifters. lol.
Oh yea, I'm at 291 flags:
34 spam 257 abuse
How do I check!?
Edit: I see I've been labeled abusive 8 times!
that's not being labeled abusive lol, it means you broke the terms of service haha
I don't know you and we aren't friends, so you just creeped me the hell out. that's weird. I dont have a flagging stalker so you're just stirring things for no reason.redheaddee wrote: »
Is there somewhere you can see all the flags a person has? That is cool.I guess someone didn't like what I had to say and went back and flagged all of my posts. It's funny because I never said I didn't want new people in the gym.
I swear people flag stuff because a) they don't like someone, or b) they're stupid and think it means they LIKE a post.
It's not cool. it doesnt tell you why, where, who or any helpful information to appeal it. It just says - you have 85 flags, which thankfully is only .5% of my posts. Not that that counts for anything either. number-wise.
I only flag nudie pics and VLCD / ED Mongering.
Actually, the mods have a post for how to use the flagging system, and they say use the spam for things that are clearly users with a fake account posting links and use the abuse for personal attacks. Everything else, they suggest using the report function like they used to (and to be extra confusing, the report function still allows you to select spam and abuse as options for why you're reporting it).
What i said was that when you click your flag notifications it does not tell you when, where or why you were flagged. The MFP post on this is unrelated.
My comment is based off of this thread and the fact that almost every post you've made in it is flagged. Almost. every. single. one. And I don't think a single one actually deserves a flag. Hence why I said you have a flagging stalker.
Sadly there was a lot of pointless flagging that happened in this thread. None of the posts that I can see deserved to be flagged. Some of the flags that I've seen going back don't even make sense.
Exactly.
It's as yoovie said earlier. People are flagging if they don't like a person - which is probably why she has flags, MrM has a bunch of flags, etc.
The flagging is in pretty much every thread too.
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Hilarious that we wish failure on people who attempt to get in shape because it inconveniences others. Let's give them bad advice and speed things up, maybe they'll get injured on a machine and get out of our way quicker...0
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I religiously with commitment go to gym only from end of Nov through end of Feb because rest of the year I run outside. I only go twice a week from spring through fall.
Now that I read this post I'm thinking maybe regular members at my gym see me as a New Year's Resolution person but actually I'm not.
I don't think most of us actually are judging anyone or seeing a particular person in a certain way. Those of us who dread the rush are just dreading the congestion and having to wait for things and the other gym annoyances that crowds bring. I have never looked at someone and made a determination as to when they came or what the intentions are. I just get irritated when I can't go about my workout like I want to, when classes are over-packed and I can't do yoga poses for lack of room, when people are bumping me on the indoor track to pass me. I hate people in my personal space, its not a matter of who you are, when you started, or anything about you really. It's the reality of the situation that there are exponentially more people in there, and that leads to any number of annoyances. Not the people, not their goals or anything personal about them. I just hate being packed in, anywhere!
Exactly!
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Hilarious that we wish failure on people who attempt to get in shape because it inconveniences others. Let's give them bad advice and speed things up, maybe they'll get injured on a machine and get out of our way quicker...
Where exactly did you read that?
Pretty sure it wasn't in this thread. I'm sure you wanted to read that, but I've yet to see it.0 -
Thank you! I think a lot of people made this into something it isn't!I religiously with commitment go to gym only from end of Nov through end of Feb because rest of the year I run outside. I only go twice a week from spring through fall.
Now that I read this post I'm thinking maybe regular members at my gym see me as a New Year's Resolution person but actually I'm not.
I don't think most of us actually are judging anyone or seeing a particular person in a certain way. Those of us who dread the rush are just dreading the congestion and having to wait for things and the other gym annoyances that crowds bring. I have never looked at someone and made a determination as to when they came or what the intentions are. I just get irritated when I can't go about my workout like I want to, when classes are over-packed and I can't do yoga poses for lack of room, when people are bumping me on the indoor track to pass me. I hate people in my personal space, its not a matter of who you are, when you started, or anything about you really. It's the reality of the situation that there are exponentially more people in there, and that leads to any number of annoyances. Not the people, not their goals or anything personal about them. I just hate being packed in, anywhere!
Exactly!
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I can see why suddenly having to wait for machines is annoying, but other than that I'm not sure why people care that new faces are joining. And I'll agree with those that said - starting in December or January doesn't necessarily mean you will quit. So many good reasons have been posted already.
For me - in the spring, summer, and fall - I prefer to run outside. Running on the treadmill kind of makes me want to punch someone. So I am not always at the gym as much during warm seasons. Particularly now when it's "dark o clock" when I leave the house and return, and I don't like running in the dark by myself.
I will unfortunately be one of those "newbies" at a new gym staring in January, b/c my YMCA membership runs out in December. And that's because I left one gym that only has equipment and no classes or pool late last year because I was having neck/spine surgery and knew I was going to be doing more swimming and lower impact activities. But thankfully that's behind me, and I prefer to pay less, so I'll be switching back.
I'm sure some there will judge me for showing up in January, despite me being in as good/better shape than a lot of them (so obviously not only doing this as a New Years Resolution), but thankfully I go to the gym to get what I need to get done as quickly as possible, and I leave. So I doubt I will be highly bothered by those who feel the need to judge.
You're right, but statistics show that most will. That's all we're discussing here. A thing...something that happens every year.
No one is judging, no one has said "stupid people that come at the beginning of January". OP asked a question about a real thing....the New Year's rush. If some construed that as negative, discouraging, or judgment, I guess that's on them. For me, it's a legit question about a standard occourance that happens every year.What percentage of people signing up over comparable periods throughout the rest of the year are actually in it for the long haul?
Don't know, and really not interested. It could be more, it could be less. But people don't come in droves as they do at New Year's. I'm not saying it's bad, but it is a thing that no one can argue doesn't happen.If the percentage is even less, then that makes the whole post New Year dwindle down somewhat unremarkable. It's quite possible that the ratio is similar, and that the increased number of people joining during the new year rush = more people sticking around overall
Quite possible, but the rush brings in much higher numbers and dwindles by higher numbers.....every year, making it far more noticeable, does it not?Also consider that sometimes a perfectly committed person may try the gym using their awesome new year deals and decide they just do not like that particular gym
So adding to the rush then, correct?
I'm commenting on an actual thing that happens every year. The gym fills up for a few weeks, the gym empties out. I'm not saying, and never have even though people want to take it that way, that these people need to leave, shouldn't be there, and that I don't want them there.
OP asked a legit question about something that happens at almost every gym the same time every year. Your final quote pretty much indicates why the new year's rush is an actual thing.
It doesn't matter the individuals intentions, it's "black Friday" for the gym.
I don't understand, Mr. Moderator. Are we just supposed to talk about the "actual thing" without any additional context whatsoever?
I don't understand your level of sarcasm...but I digress.
Do most gyms get visibly busier at new years? Yes. Do they get visibly quieter by anywhere from Mid Jan to late Feb...Yep.
Do others probably sign up at different points of the year..yep. Do they fall out at the same rate IDK. Why, because the difference isn't visibly noticeable.
Are you saying that the rush doesn't exist?
I still stand by my opinion, and why I truthfully answered....OP asked a totally legit question about a phenomena that happens at nearly every gym at the new year....nothing more, nothing less. Others are adding more to it, I guess that's their deal.
Actually, OP, you're totally messed, it's all in your head. There aren't actually more people in the gym, and most of them aren't leaving...it was all a dream.
Everyone happy now?
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midwesterner85 wrote: »ruqayyahsmum wrote: »i use 9 different gyms and vary my days and times massivly between those gyms, im always viewed as a noob despite doing this for 3 years lol
You must be rich. If I was a boy and you were available I would have asked you out
Note to self:
Task list:
1. Obtain 8 additional gym memberships.
2. Make sure pretty girls are aware.
3. Go out with said pretty girls.
Turns out I've been going about this the wrong way.
To be serious now, I had the same thought. It must be expensive to have all of those gym memberships.
Actually, if this person played their cards right, it could cost no more than my YMCA membership! There are a lot of cheap gyms and ones that used to send me "Come Back" mailings for less than $100 a year.
I made this comment back on page 5 but it was lost in the shuffle:
I don't believe this poster has been back to explain her 9 different gyms, not that she needs to, but I wanted to point out that I'm enrolled in a program through my health insurance for $25.00 per month and I can go to any gym in my city. It's a mid-sized town, so I can go to any of the 20+ gyms at any time. Some are way out of my way, of course, so I only frequent the handful that are close by. Also, this is a nationwide program, so if I'm traveling I just go to their website and find participating gyms in that area and can go there as well.0 -
At least the flagging for no reason seems to have died down a bit...
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I can see why suddenly having to wait for machines is annoying, but other than that I'm not sure why people care that new faces are joining. And I'll agree with those that said - starting in December or January doesn't necessarily mean you will quit. So many good reasons have been posted already.
For me - in the spring, summer, and fall - I prefer to run outside. Running on the treadmill kind of makes me want to punch someone. So I am not always at the gym as much during warm seasons. Particularly now when it's "dark o clock" when I leave the house and return, and I don't like running in the dark by myself.
I will unfortunately be one of those "newbies" at a new gym staring in January, b/c my YMCA membership runs out in December. And that's because I left one gym that only has equipment and no classes or pool late last year because I was having neck/spine surgery and knew I was going to be doing more swimming and lower impact activities. But thankfully that's behind me, and I prefer to pay less, so I'll be switching back.
I'm sure some there will judge me for showing up in January, despite me being in as good/better shape than a lot of them (so obviously not only doing this as a New Years Resolution), but thankfully I go to the gym to get what I need to get done as quickly as possible, and I leave. So I doubt I will be highly bothered by those who feel the need to judge.
You're right, but statistics show that most will. That's all we're discussing here. A thing...something that happens every year.
No one is judging, no one has said "stupid people that come at the beginning of January". OP asked a question about a real thing....the New Year's rush. If some construed that as negative, discouraging, or judgment, I guess that's on them. For me, it's a legit question about a standard occourance that happens every year.What percentage of people signing up over comparable periods throughout the rest of the year are actually in it for the long haul?
Don't know, and really not interested. It could be more, it could be less. But people don't come in droves as they do at New Year's. I'm not saying it's bad, but it is a thing that no one can argue doesn't happen.If the percentage is even less, then that makes the whole post New Year dwindle down somewhat unremarkable. It's quite possible that the ratio is similar, and that the increased number of people joining during the new year rush = more people sticking around overall
Quite possible, but the rush brings in much higher numbers and dwindles by higher numbers.....every year, making it far more noticeable, does it not?Also consider that sometimes a perfectly committed person may try the gym using their awesome new year deals and decide they just do not like that particular gym
So adding to the rush then, correct?
I'm commenting on an actual thing that happens every year. The gym fills up for a few weeks, the gym empties out. I'm not saying, and never have even though people want to take it that way, that these people need to leave, shouldn't be there, and that I don't want them there.
OP asked a legit question about something that happens at almost every gym the same time every year. Your final quote pretty much indicates why the new year's rush is an actual thing.
It doesn't matter the individuals intentions, it's "black Friday" for the gym.
I don't understand, Mr. Moderator. Are we just supposed to talk about the "actual thing" without any additional context whatsoever?
I don't understand your level of sarcasm...but I digress.
Do most gyms get visibly busier at new years? Yes. Do they get visibly quieter by anywhere from Mid Jan to late Feb...Yep.
Do others probably sign up at different points of the year..yep. Do they fall out at the same rate IDK. Why, because the difference isn't visibly noticeable.
Are you saying that the rush doesn't exist?
I still stand by my opinion, and why I truthfully answered....OP asked a totally legit question about a phenomena that happens at nearly every gym at the new year....nothing more, nothing less. Others are adding more to it, I guess that's their deal.
Actually, OP, you're totally messed, it's all in your head. There aren't actually more people in the gym, and most of them aren't leaving...it was all a dream.
Everyone happy now?
Actually I already answered the OP's question earlier in the thread. I may have misunderstood your posts due to skimming the posts too quickly, but you just seemed to be telling every other poster to stick to the original question asked. Discussions can and do evolve from the original post, and I was just asking about a point that had been made a half dozen or more times in the thread (retention rate sucks and essentially maybe the hassle of dealing with extra peeps would be worth it if the resolutioners actually bothered to stick with it).
Ultimately you are entitled to your "nothing more nothing less" point but I do prefer and tend to learn more from a more fluid discussion 0 -
10 pages in, I think she has the answer she was looking for. lol
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NJDevilsFan7576 wrote: »10 pages in, I think she has the answer she was looking for. lol
yup .. thanks everyone.. you can all put down the thread and walk away now *chuckle*
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I can see why suddenly having to wait for machines is annoying, but other than that I'm not sure why people care that new faces are joining. And I'll agree with those that said - starting in December or January doesn't necessarily mean you will quit. So many good reasons have been posted already.
For me - in the spring, summer, and fall - I prefer to run outside. Running on the treadmill kind of makes me want to punch someone. So I am not always at the gym as much during warm seasons. Particularly now when it's "dark o clock" when I leave the house and return, and I don't like running in the dark by myself.
I will unfortunately be one of those "newbies" at a new gym staring in January, b/c my YMCA membership runs out in December. And that's because I left one gym that only has equipment and no classes or pool late last year because I was having neck/spine surgery and knew I was going to be doing more swimming and lower impact activities. But thankfully that's behind me, and I prefer to pay less, so I'll be switching back.
I'm sure some there will judge me for showing up in January, despite me being in as good/better shape than a lot of them (so obviously not only doing this as a New Years Resolution), but thankfully I go to the gym to get what I need to get done as quickly as possible, and I leave. So I doubt I will be highly bothered by those who feel the need to judge.
You're right, but statistics show that most will. That's all we're discussing here. A thing...something that happens every year.
No one is judging, no one has said "stupid people that come at the beginning of January". OP asked a question about a real thing....the New Year's rush. If some construed that as negative, discouraging, or judgment, I guess that's on them. For me, it's a legit question about a standard occourance that happens every year.What percentage of people signing up over comparable periods throughout the rest of the year are actually in it for the long haul?
Don't know, and really not interested. It could be more, it could be less. But people don't come in droves as they do at New Year's. I'm not saying it's bad, but it is a thing that no one can argue doesn't happen.If the percentage is even less, then that makes the whole post New Year dwindle down somewhat unremarkable. It's quite possible that the ratio is similar, and that the increased number of people joining during the new year rush = more people sticking around overall
Quite possible, but the rush brings in much higher numbers and dwindles by higher numbers.....every year, making it far more noticeable, does it not?Also consider that sometimes a perfectly committed person may try the gym using their awesome new year deals and decide they just do not like that particular gym
So adding to the rush then, correct?
I'm commenting on an actual thing that happens every year. The gym fills up for a few weeks, the gym empties out. I'm not saying, and never have even though people want to take it that way, that these people need to leave, shouldn't be there, and that I don't want them there.
OP asked a legit question about something that happens at almost every gym the same time every year. Your final quote pretty much indicates why the new year's rush is an actual thing.
It doesn't matter the individuals intentions, it's "black Friday" for the gym.
I don't understand, Mr. Moderator. Are we just supposed to talk about the "actual thing" without any additional context whatsoever?
I don't understand your level of sarcasm...but I digress.
Do most gyms get visibly busier at new years? Yes. Do they get visibly quieter by anywhere from Mid Jan to late Feb...Yep.
Do others probably sign up at different points of the year..yep. Do they fall out at the same rate IDK. Why, because the difference isn't visibly noticeable.
Are you saying that the rush doesn't exist?
I still stand by my opinion, and why I truthfully answered....OP asked a totally legit question about a phenomena that happens at nearly every gym at the new year....nothing more, nothing less. Others are adding more to it, I guess that's their deal.
Actually, OP, you're totally messed, it's all in your head. There aren't actually more people in the gym, and most of them aren't leaving...it was all a dream.
Everyone happy now?
Actually I already answered the OP's question earlier in the thread. I may have misunderstood your posts due to skimming the posts too quickly, but you just seemed to be telling every other poster to stick to the original question asked. Discussions can and do evolve from the original post, and I was just asking about a point that had been made a half dozen or more times in the thread (retention rate sucks and essentially maybe the hassle of dealing with extra peeps would be worth it if the resolutioners actually bothered to stick with it).
Ultimately you are entitled to your "nothing more nothing less" point but I do prefer and tend to learn more from a more fluid discussion
That is fine, my point is people were pushing that all this discussion of the poor retention rate is purposely trying to tell people to quit, get out, judge, etc.. when it totally isn't. Those are the people that I was replying to.0 -
I can see why suddenly having to wait for machines is annoying, but other than that I'm not sure why people care that new faces are joining. And I'll agree with those that said - starting in December or January doesn't necessarily mean you will quit. So many good reasons have been posted already.
For me - in the spring, summer, and fall - I prefer to run outside. Running on the treadmill kind of makes me want to punch someone. So I am not always at the gym as much during warm seasons. Particularly now when it's "dark o clock" when I leave the house and return, and I don't like running in the dark by myself.
I will unfortunately be one of those "newbies" at a new gym staring in January, b/c my YMCA membership runs out in December. And that's because I left one gym that only has equipment and no classes or pool late last year because I was having neck/spine surgery and knew I was going to be doing more swimming and lower impact activities. But thankfully that's behind me, and I prefer to pay less, so I'll be switching back.
I'm sure some there will judge me for showing up in January, despite me being in as good/better shape than a lot of them (so obviously not only doing this as a New Years Resolution), but thankfully I go to the gym to get what I need to get done as quickly as possible, and I leave. So I doubt I will be highly bothered by those who feel the need to judge.
You're right, but statistics show that most will. That's all we're discussing here. A thing...something that happens every year.
No one is judging, no one has said "stupid people that come at the beginning of January". OP asked a question about a real thing....the New Year's rush. If some construed that as negative, discouraging, or judgment, I guess that's on them. For me, it's a legit question about a standard occourance that happens every year.What percentage of people signing up over comparable periods throughout the rest of the year are actually in it for the long haul?
Don't know, and really not interested. It could be more, it could be less. But people don't come in droves as they do at New Year's. I'm not saying it's bad, but it is a thing that no one can argue doesn't happen.If the percentage is even less, then that makes the whole post New Year dwindle down somewhat unremarkable. It's quite possible that the ratio is similar, and that the increased number of people joining during the new year rush = more people sticking around overall
Quite possible, but the rush brings in much higher numbers and dwindles by higher numbers.....every year, making it far more noticeable, does it not?Also consider that sometimes a perfectly committed person may try the gym using their awesome new year deals and decide they just do not like that particular gym
So adding to the rush then, correct?
I'm commenting on an actual thing that happens every year. The gym fills up for a few weeks, the gym empties out. I'm not saying, and never have even though people want to take it that way, that these people need to leave, shouldn't be there, and that I don't want them there.
OP asked a legit question about something that happens at almost every gym the same time every year. Your final quote pretty much indicates why the new year's rush is an actual thing.
It doesn't matter the individuals intentions, it's "black Friday" for the gym.
I don't understand, Mr. Moderator. Are we just supposed to talk about the "actual thing" without any additional context whatsoever?
I don't understand your level of sarcasm...but I digress.
Do most gyms get visibly busier at new years? Yes. Do they get visibly quieter by anywhere from Mid Jan to late Feb...Yep.
Do others probably sign up at different points of the year..yep. Do they fall out at the same rate IDK. Why, because the difference isn't visibly noticeable.
Are you saying that the rush doesn't exist?
I still stand by my opinion, and why I truthfully answered....OP asked a totally legit question about a phenomena that happens at nearly every gym at the new year....nothing more, nothing less. Others are adding more to it, I guess that's their deal.
Actually, OP, you're totally messed, it's all in your head. There aren't actually more people in the gym, and most of them aren't leaving...it was all a dream.
Everyone happy now?
Actually I already answered the OP's question earlier in the thread. I may have misunderstood your posts due to skimming the posts too quickly, but you just seemed to be telling every other poster to stick to the original question asked. Discussions can and do evolve from the original post, and I was just asking about a point that had been made a half dozen or more times in the thread (retention rate sucks and essentially maybe the hassle of dealing with extra peeps would be worth it if the resolutioners actually bothered to stick with it).
Ultimately you are entitled to your "nothing more nothing less" point but I do prefer and tend to learn more from a more fluid discussion
He already answered this for himself, but I will too.
Some people in this thread are acting like mentioning that the rush exist means we are wishing failure on newbies. That's not even remotely close to what was said. I am dreading the rush because last year it made it hard for me to get equipment. I will breathe a sigh of relief when it's over with, not because I'm glad those people quit, just because I'm glad the gym will go back to normal. It happens the same way every year, it doesn't make me a "hater" or an "elitest" to point it out.
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levitateme wrote: »I can see why suddenly having to wait for machines is annoying, but other than that I'm not sure why people care that new faces are joining. And I'll agree with those that said - starting in December or January doesn't necessarily mean you will quit. So many good reasons have been posted already.
For me - in the spring, summer, and fall - I prefer to run outside. Running on the treadmill kind of makes me want to punch someone. So I am not always at the gym as much during warm seasons. Particularly now when it's "dark o clock" when I leave the house and return, and I don't like running in the dark by myself.
I will unfortunately be one of those "newbies" at a new gym staring in January, b/c my YMCA membership runs out in December. And that's because I left one gym that only has equipment and no classes or pool late last year because I was having neck/spine surgery and knew I was going to be doing more swimming and lower impact activities. But thankfully that's behind me, and I prefer to pay less, so I'll be switching back.
I'm sure some there will judge me for showing up in January, despite me being in as good/better shape than a lot of them (so obviously not only doing this as a New Years Resolution), but thankfully I go to the gym to get what I need to get done as quickly as possible, and I leave. So I doubt I will be highly bothered by those who feel the need to judge.
You're right, but statistics show that most will. That's all we're discussing here. A thing...something that happens every year.
No one is judging, no one has said "stupid people that come at the beginning of January". OP asked a question about a real thing....the New Year's rush. If some construed that as negative, discouraging, or judgment, I guess that's on them. For me, it's a legit question about a standard occourance that happens every year.What percentage of people signing up over comparable periods throughout the rest of the year are actually in it for the long haul?
Don't know, and really not interested. It could be more, it could be less. But people don't come in droves as they do at New Year's. I'm not saying it's bad, but it is a thing that no one can argue doesn't happen.If the percentage is even less, then that makes the whole post New Year dwindle down somewhat unremarkable. It's quite possible that the ratio is similar, and that the increased number of people joining during the new year rush = more people sticking around overall
Quite possible, but the rush brings in much higher numbers and dwindles by higher numbers.....every year, making it far more noticeable, does it not?Also consider that sometimes a perfectly committed person may try the gym using their awesome new year deals and decide they just do not like that particular gym
So adding to the rush then, correct?
I'm commenting on an actual thing that happens every year. The gym fills up for a few weeks, the gym empties out. I'm not saying, and never have even though people want to take it that way, that these people need to leave, shouldn't be there, and that I don't want them there.
OP asked a legit question about something that happens at almost every gym the same time every year. Your final quote pretty much indicates why the new year's rush is an actual thing.
It doesn't matter the individuals intentions, it's "black Friday" for the gym.
I don't understand, Mr. Moderator. Are we just supposed to talk about the "actual thing" without any additional context whatsoever?
I don't understand your level of sarcasm...but I digress.
Do most gyms get visibly busier at new years? Yes. Do they get visibly quieter by anywhere from Mid Jan to late Feb...Yep.
Do others probably sign up at different points of the year..yep. Do they fall out at the same rate IDK. Why, because the difference isn't visibly noticeable.
Are you saying that the rush doesn't exist?
I still stand by my opinion, and why I truthfully answered....OP asked a totally legit question about a phenomena that happens at nearly every gym at the new year....nothing more, nothing less. Others are adding more to it, I guess that's their deal.
Actually, OP, you're totally messed, it's all in your head. There aren't actually more people in the gym, and most of them aren't leaving...it was all a dream.
Everyone happy now?
Actually I already answered the OP's question earlier in the thread. I may have misunderstood your posts due to skimming the posts too quickly, but you just seemed to be telling every other poster to stick to the original question asked. Discussions can and do evolve from the original post, and I was just asking about a point that had been made a half dozen or more times in the thread (retention rate sucks and essentially maybe the hassle of dealing with extra peeps would be worth it if the resolutioners actually bothered to stick with it).
Ultimately you are entitled to your "nothing more nothing less" point but I do prefer and tend to learn more from a more fluid discussion
He already answered this for himself, but I will too.
Some people in this thread are acting like mentioning that the rush exist means we are wishing failure on newbies. That's not even remotely close to what was said. I am dreading the rush because last year it made it hard for me to get equipment. I will breathe a sigh of relief when it's over with, not because I'm glad those people quit, just because I'm glad the gym will go back to normal. It happens the same way every year, it doesn't make me a "hater" or an "elitest" to point it out.
Understood, but there were also a number of questions as to why people would wait till the new year, that painted the resolutioners in a negative light. So my comments may not apply to you or the gentleman, if you didn't make those statements or are not interested in this line of conversation in general; no sweat. Like I said I was also interested in the OP and answered it so I definitely don't think you've committed a mortal sin by doing so as well 0
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