Increase in gym goers?
skeo
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Has anyone noticed an increase lately after labor day in the amount of traffic that goes through the gym? I'm a "resolutioner" so I've been hitting the gym daily during the weekdays since January and as expected the abundance of people was plenty, but then it did start to thin out by March until August, and now the volume is up again.
Is this normal? To avoid the crowds, I've been working out at 5am now, but I was just wondering if you frequent gym go-ers normally see this kind of trend at the gym you go too.
Is this normal? To avoid the crowds, I've been working out at 5am now, but I was just wondering if you frequent gym go-ers normally see this kind of trend at the gym you go too.
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Yep it's busier and its normal. My gym calls it New Years part 2. Classes are fuller and machines are busy too. Every time I go in some one is registering.0
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I've been at the same gym for about 2 years. I always see tons of people for January - the new years resolution. My gym thins out by February. But, it stays a constant level until about now. It has been a little more packed as of late. But, rest assured; those people will be out by next month. I dont see the 'same' people anymore when I first started going to my gym.0
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Yep, fall deal time.
It'll be the same around Thanksgiving.
IDK where you live, but I notice an uptick at this time as all the teachers are going before school. Over the summer they don't, at least at my gym.0 -
I work in a gym and we always refer to September as the second January :-)0
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Kids are back in school, parents have more free time. I started dieting and back to the gym the first day I dropped my youngest off at preschool for the first time.0
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People are getting back from summer vacations, realized that they've gained a lot of weight and don't have a lot of time left until Christmas. Outdoor activities also start to die down a little bit due to colder weather (for some northern countries, heh).0
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I usually see a bump in traffic in the early spring, early fall, and obviously new years.0
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September (right after Labor Day) is always busier at my gym. Not as busy as the first week of January, but close...it's still a new year of sorts...0
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I usually see a bump in traffic in the early spring, early fall, and obviously new years.
Ditto.
Early Spring, Early Fall, and New Years are usually "deal" times of the year.0 -
Yes. My classes had MAYBE 6-7 people I them since I joined (Feb), and they are annoyingly packed this session.0
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Bit busier at my local gym too. But I go in first thing each morning before work (about 5AM) so it's usually not very crowded and I'm able to complete my workouts efficiently without too many distractions.0
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people prepping for halloween costumes. apparently that's become a popular excuse for sudden attempts at weight loss0
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Ermahgawd it is insane... I live in a college town so now all the frat bros are back.
Things i had said to me in the past week:
"What are you doing with that barbell sweetie?"
"For all that lifting your really scrawny."
"Why did you move my *kitten* i was doing curls in that squat rack."
"Why dont you go back on the elliptical and let me finish my set in peace."
edit: trying to find a new gym currently :ohwell:0 -
people prepping for halloween costumes. apparently that's become a popular excuse for sudden attempts at weight loss
Wow. Really? Is this true for men and women? Or just the ladies who enjoy skimpy costumes?
I figured it was the beginning of the school year leaving parents with more time to work out0 -
Kids are back in school, so mom's are back in the gym. Kids go to sports practices, dance practices (etc.) so hitting the gym for an hour passes the time faster.Has anyone noticed an increase lately after labor day in the amount of traffic that goes through the gym? I'm a "resolutioner" so I've been hitting the gym daily during the weekdays since January and as expected the abundance of people was plenty, but then it did start to thin out by March until August, and now the volume is up again.
Is this normal? To avoid the crowds, I've been working out at 5am now, but I was just wondering if you frequent gym go-ers normally see this kind of trend at the gym you go too.
In every gym I've ever worked at the traffic usually pics up: The first of the year, a month before summer, as soon as school starts and just before the holidays.
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people prepping for halloween costumes. apparently that's become a popular excuse for sudden attempts at weight loss
Lol, this is what I thought as well.0 -
Kids are back in school, so mom's are back in the gym. Kids go to sports practices, dance practices (etc.) so hitting the gym for an hour passes the time faster.Has anyone noticed an increase lately after labor day in the amount of traffic that goes through the gym? I'm a "resolutioner" so I've been hitting the gym daily during the weekdays since January and as expected the abundance of people was plenty, but then it did start to thin out by March until August, and now the volume is up again.
Is this normal? To avoid the crowds, I've been working out at 5am now, but I was just wondering if you frequent gym go-ers normally see this kind of trend at the gym you go too.
In every gym I've ever worked at the traffic usually pics up: The first of the year, a month before summer, as soon as school starts and just before the holidays.
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IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
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Ah, so I need to get adapted to this 5AM work out schedule ASAP, seems like it will be busy for the rest of the year. :ohwell:0 -
Ermahgawd it is insane... I live in a college town so now all the frat bros are back.
Things i had said to me in the past week:
"What are you doing with that barbell sweetie?"
"For all that lifting your really scrawny."
"Why did you move my *kitten* i was doing curls in that squat rack."
"Why dont you go back on the elliptical and let me finish my set in peace."
*I get some comment referring to the fact that I shouldn't be lifting because i am a girl, that i don't need to be at the gym because i am already skinny, or that i am taking up a machine they need every damn day.
edit: trying to find a new gym currently :ohwell:
Wow, I've never had to deal with bro's like that, sorry you have too. :frown: the gym is everyone's place.0 -
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I find back to school, well here anyways, does make gym busier, not like January though lol but more people for sure.0
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Ermahgawd it is insane... I live in a college town so now all the frat bros are back.
Things i had said to me in the past week:
"What are you doing with that barbell sweetie?"
"For all that lifting your really scrawny."
"Why did you move my *kitten* i was doing curls in that squat rack."
"Why dont you go back on the elliptical and let me finish my set in peace."
edit: trying to find a new gym currently :ohwell:
They called you SWEETIE?????!!!!???? I'm not sure that I could be held responsible for my actions if someone said that to me at the gym.0 -
Yeah, my response would have been one of 3 things.Ermahgawd it is insane... I live in a college town so now all the frat bros are back.
Things i had said to me in the past week:
"What are you doing with that barbell sweetie?"
"For all that lifting your really scrawny."
"Why did you move my *kitten* i was doing curls in that squat rack."
"Why dont you go back on the elliptical and let me finish my set in peace."
edit: trying to find a new gym currently :ohwell:
They called you SWEETIE?????!!!!???? I'm not sure that I could be held responsible for my actions if someone said that to me at the gym.
Stony silence and daggers from my eyes.
"I am squatting in the curl rack."
"Why don't you go take a flying fsck at a rolling donut?!"0 -
Yeah, my response would have been one of 3 things.Ermahgawd it is insane... I live in a college town so now all the frat bros are back.
Things i had said to me in the past week:
"What are you doing with that barbell sweetie?"
"For all that lifting your really scrawny."
"Why did you move my *kitten* i was doing curls in that squat rack."
"Why dont you go back on the elliptical and let me finish my set in peace."
edit: trying to find a new gym currently :ohwell:
They called you SWEETIE?????!!!!???? I'm not sure that I could be held responsible for my actions if someone said that to me at the gym.
Stony silence and daggers from my eyes.
"I am squatting in the curl rack."
"Why don't you go take a flying fsck at a rolling donut?!"
Ohhhh don't worry i just implied that it looked like they were bulking... and implied that they were all lovers0 -
Ermahgawd it is insane... I live in a college town so now all the frat bros are back.
Things i had said to me in the past week:
"What are you doing with that barbell sweetie?"
"For all that lifting your really scrawny."
"Why did you move my *kitten* i was doing curls in that squat rack."
"Why dont you go back on the elliptical and let me finish my set in peace."
edit: trying to find a new gym currently :ohwell:
wow really? I'm sorry, I go to the university gym for the school I graduated from and now work for. I do SLs and have never had anything said to me like that. How rude.0 -
Must be one of the benefits of age. They don't do me like that. I don't think they dare.
Yeah, my response would have been one of 3 things.Ermahgawd it is insane... I live in a college town so now all the frat bros are back.
Things i had said to me in the past week:
"What are you doing with that barbell sweetie?"
"For all that lifting your really scrawny."
"Why did you move my *kitten* i was doing curls in that squat rack."
"Why dont you go back on the elliptical and let me finish my set in peace."
edit: trying to find a new gym currently :ohwell:
They called you SWEETIE?????!!!!???? I'm not sure that I could be held responsible for my actions if someone said that to me at the gym.
Stony silence and daggers from my eyes.
"I am squatting in the curl rack."
"Why don't you go take a flying fsck at a rolling donut?!"
Ohhhh don't worry i just implied that it looked like they were bulking... and implied that they were all lovers0 -
During the summer it is light out later and nice weather, hot during the day, people are more active outdoors, and the kids are home. During the fall, the kids go back to school, the weather begins to change and it starts the process of getting dark earlier. People change their schedules.0
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I live in a college town, so, when school is back in, there are a lot more people at the gym. The university has a fitness center,but everything is either broken or in use, so they flock elsewhere. I've also noticed an increase in broken equipment..I'm sure there's no correlation.0
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