iHATE the gym

Missi3601

I my gym. We don't have anyone trying to 'sell' you anything. There are skinny people on the machines... but I see just as many 'big' people using the machines too and joining in on the classes.

i love my gym as well

Missi3601

I hate the gym too, not all gyms, just the ones around here. It is either curves or some huge Walmart of gyms. They greet you at the door with a sales pitch and try to get you to buy a tanning package. There are 'trainers' walking around to 'help' you... aka: tell you loudly that you are not walking fast enough or the exercise you are doing is too hard for someone 'your size'.
I'm quite sure all the employees are drinking buddies with the boss or something, lol, none of them seem to be great shape and don't know a thing about what they are doing.
Sorry, rant over.

I found a nice exercise bike on Craigs list, I really enjoy that. I can read my book or watch a movie while pedaling, I also like Jillian Michaels. Or I just go for a walk/jog, and if I'm feeling especially anti social I just jog in place inside.
I also have a lot of fun on the wii fit and wii zumba.

There is a new gym opening in a couple months, I can't wait to check it out. I work out SO much harder at a gym than at home where facebook and laziness beckon to me!

My gym is 20 bucks a month - free unlimited tanning and aqua massage table See if you have a planet fitness- it really is a great gym

chevy88grl

Try going super early or really late at night it may help. I hate going to the gym when there are a ton of people there as well. The sales people there are really friendly though

This is good advice. Go during their "off" hours - early, early mornings or later at night. If you go around 4-8pm it will be crazy busy in there. I find going later at night, it tends to be all the same people going. Rarely is it busy, you never have to wait, the staff and trainers are long gone and you can just do your own thing.

Maybe you should look around at other gyms? I know when I first started looking, I looked and looked until I found a gym where I felt comfortable. Don't judge all gyms on one place.

LovelyLibra79

I used to feel that way...but when I signed up this time for a gym...I was ready and focused..I wouldn't care if there was donkey and sheep on the treadmill or eliptical..As long as they are minding their own business!!
I'm there for me and me only..and I'm going to do what it takes to get in shape!

I say this to say...if its about the people there..refocus..
If you can't get with the enviroment---leave

As for DVDS..I love Jillian Michaels, Leslie Sansone---Jackie Warner
I hope it works out either way!

ccmccoy09

I used to hate going to the gym until I hired a trainer. I realize now I was just really self-conscious of my weight, my poor form, my perception that I wasn't working as hard as everyone else and was fatter than everyone else, etc. It was just my own damage and I had to get over it. There are rude regulars and snotty trainers and pushy salespeople everywhere, but if you stick your chin out, put yourself out there and talk to people, you might find it's partly in your head. Who knows, you could become one of the friendly "regulars" everyone knows and likes.

Or you discover your gym really is terrible, and then you hightail it to another gym.

I do love running outside though. In the winter I bundle up or wait until it hits 55 degrees (easy in Southern California); in the summer I go at dawn, dusk or after dark.

At dawn, if you run/walk/bike the same route, you'll start to recognize the dawn patrol regulars. At dusk and after dark, I don't like to wear headphones (safety) and it's so peaceful. Way better than the annoying music,10 TVs, squeaky machines and grunting meatheads at the gym.

Teapotdomescam

If you like the outdoors, DEFINITELY invest in a bike. My boyfriend builds bicycles from scratch and he is helping me rebuild mine. We used to go biking atleast 4 miles a day and it is so liberating. Especially if you know of any good trails nearby.

estitom

I hate the gym too, not because the people are mean or judging or anything, people in all sizes and shapes go there, but I hate being watched when I work out. When I go, I go early in the mornings so there's not too much people there.