so how crowded is your gym with newbies?
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HI!
QUESTION :
Weren't you all "new" to your gym at some point in time? Or were you born there????
Just sayin' :bigsmile:
What's this got to do with anything? We are simply commenting on the same old crowd that joins in the new year and stops somewhere in february (if they make it that long).
It has less to do with the time the signed up- after all anyone i see in the gym is either IN SHAPE or trying to get IN SHAPE. Makes no difference to me. What DOES bother me is the sudden influx of people who go to the gym to do a half-assed workout, take up a bunch of space talking, and don't have common courtesy like re-racking weights.
Either way, best of luck to them!
OP said "newbies". That's what it's " got to do with anything".
I'm tired of hearing that term used on this site. Unless you were a founding member of your gym or of this site, you too are a newbie... meaning you are new. At what point in time do all of the elite get to decide who is no longer a newbie?
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I can't wait until these newbs give up.. I work out late to get away from people!
Well that might be the sh*tiest thing I have heard on this thread...0 -
my gym was actually busier before the new year. Now lately when I go in its a pretty small crowd. But thats good for me. I like it that way0
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I've been working out at home and outside for almost a year and a half, and I was considering joining a gym to work with people. A lot of gyms have good deals for membership these first few weeks.
Then I read this thread.
My thought exactly - I am reasonably active, and I've been thinking of joining a gym too, thinking that it would give me an extra boost and support for my goals. But my fear of people looking down on me may actually be true (according to this thread). We all have to start somewhere, and it seems that people who are already there, or ahead of me seem to forget that they had to start somewhere too. Very disheartening
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I've been working out at home and outside for almost a year and a half, and I was considering joining a gym to work with people. A lot of gyms have good deals for membership these first few weeks.
Then I read this thread.
My thought exactly - I am reasonably active, and I've been thinking of joining a gym too, thinking that it would give me an extra boost and support for my goals. But my fear of people looking down on me may actually be true (according to this thread). We all have to start somewhere, and it seems that people who are already there, or ahead of me seem to forget that they had to start somewhere too. Very disheartening
Please don't let it be.
MOST people are actually quite nice, and and can be very helpful. I would suggest reading on gym etiquette before going. (Everyone should do this, not just new people)0 -
My gym was not bad, but I usually get there around 5 am.0
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We're not looking down on the people who just joined the gym, it just gets frustrating when the gym is so overflowing with people that there are long waits to use equipment/machines, and the people using your preferred equipment/machine are lollygagging or curling in the squat rack.
And then almost all of the new people abruptly quit and return next January to crowd up the gym and leave plates all over the place and curl in the squat rack and aggghhh0 -
I kind of like this time of year. I do know that most of the new members will give it up within the first couple of months. But there are always that group that stick around and make it part of their life. I may not talk to them, or I might, but it's good for those who do and it's fun to see the progression of the ones i get to know. Both in fitness and in knowledge.0
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I really try not to judge or have bad thoughts towards the 'resolutionists' because we all start somewhere, right? So I didn't mock the people who couldn't keep up in spin, or the ones who gave up after 3 minutes on the elliptical...
....then I saw a guy in his skinny jeans and a big white belt 'running' around the track on Saturday morning.....and I'm sorry, but that was just begging for ridicule :laugh:0 -
it comes and goes. I teach in the morning and it is not that bad but between 5-7 you cant find a parking spot and thankfully I jog to the gym to teach my night classes. and the new ones never come back.0
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Mine is still pretty empty. I did see a new guy and who I'd guess was his daughter working out. Both were seriously overweight. I made sure I said hi and asked how it was going. Hope they come back.0
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I saw JOIN!
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I hate hearing judgmental stuff liek this. I wrote a post about it: http://weightsover.com/a-note-to-gym-rats/
And it's why I quit my `st gym 8 years ago and didn't go again until last year. Let's share some support and love- not know the newbies!0 -
I don't go to the gym, I run/walk outside (I'm in Florida currently, so no nasty weather, I go out in shorts and short sleeves). I have noticed a lot more people out and about, but it's obviously not really bothersome as there's plenty of open air for all of us!0
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alot of you are complaining about the "newbies" crowding the gym because they use the machines wrong or longer than normal... well, guess what, im at the gym daily, and guess who i see clogging up the machines? i see the desperate houseives, who are also there everyday, sitting on machines, with thier pretty little hair-do's, perfect make-up, and nice matching gym outfits... batting thier eyes and chatting it up with every man that walks by... not using the machines, just "staging" themself in cute positions on them. this morning, these 2 cackling hens were literally sitting on the 2 machines that i use, having a very in depth conversation, never actually using the machine, for atleast 15 minutes. i went ahead and did my other workouts before i decided to go stand right in front of them as if i was listening in, only to let them know that IM WAITING IN LINE FOR "THIER SEAT"... then they got up and took thier conversation to another set of machines... these 2 are there every morning as well... its not the "newbies" who are crowding the gym, its people in gerneral who are not there to work hard, and obviously are there for other reasons...0
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alot of you are complaining about the "newbies" crowding the gym because they use the machines wrong or longer than normal... well, guess what, im at the gym daily, and guess who i see clogging up the machines? i see the desperate houseives, who are also there everyday, sitting on machines, with thier pretty little hair-do's, perfect make-up, and nice matching gym outfits... batting thier eyes and chatting it up with every man that walks by... not using the machines, just "staging" themself in cute positions on them. this morning, these 2 cackling hens were literally sitting on the 2 machines that i use, having a very in depth conversation, never actually using the machine, for atleast 15 minutes. i went ahead and did my other workouts before i decided to go stand right in front of them as if i was listening in, only to let them know that IM WAITING IN LINE FOR "THIER SEAT"... then they got up and took thier conversation to another set of machines... these 2 are there every morning as well... its not the "newbies" who are crowding the gym, its people in gerneral who are not there to work hard, and obviously are there for other reasons...
^^ I call those the 'Barbie B****es' lol. And people like that are the main reason why I quit going to the gyms. If I wanted to go to a meat market with all the cliques, I would go to the bar where I could at least drink!
After reading thru here and seeing that most people actually support us 'gym newbies', it does help me feel a little bit better that maybe the gym isn't as bad as I think And I do totally understand the etiquette issue. I personally don't know what it all entails, but I would think that courtesy is on the top of the list! Rude is rude, whether you're at the gym or the supermarket. 0 -
And then almost all of the new people abruptly quit and return next January to crowd up the gym and leave plates all over the place and curl in the squat rack and aggghhh
At my gym, it's a few regulars that leave plates all over the place and/or on bars. I think the noobs are too scared to step out of line. Which is a good thing.0 -
Oh my goodness the gym I go to was so busy last night. I nabbed the last piece of cardio equipment for my warm up, then had to jump on each machine as it became free. I know i missed some out because I didnt want to wait around... but it felt really good to not be amongst many other overweight people...
HOWEVER I was disturbed to see the management showing other people around the gym. There must've been about 30-50 people shown the facilities last night.... WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO GO! I have no worries about new people joining and getting fit, but there needs to be enough equipment to go around doesnt there?0 -
And you were NEVER new...right?
Everyone has to start somewhere. And maybe a few will stick it out.0 -
More crowded than usual, but I haven't had to wait for any of the machines I use. I'm sure it will start clearing out in a month or so. Sad, but true.0
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Honestly, pretty quiet. There's been like two....
Really weird. Never seen it this slow in January before.
Now that I've said something...........0 -
For the first time I ever I did the strong lifts workout without having to wait. I think its because I'm at a university gym though.0
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For the first time I ever I did the strong lifts workout without having to wait. I think its because I'm at a university gym though.
I actually had better luck off campus than on back in the day.0 -
This is my least favorite thing about gyms, and also, kind of about humanity. Because you KNOW that in a month, it's going to clear out.
I canceled my gym membership and take fitness classes at a place near my house so that I go every time and so that I know it won't be overcrowded, since you have to pre-register. I also belong to two yoga studios, so I can mix up times and go when I know it'll be less crowded.
I can't stand the resolution crowd!
We all had to start somewhere. Dont forget that we were like that once too. You should be encouraging, not discouraging, just saying
^^^^^ I was part of the 2012 resolution crowd and I'm still going! 0 -
We all had to start somewhere. Dont forget that we were like that once too. You should be encouraging, not discouraging, just sayingThis is my least favorite thing about gyms, and also, kind of about humanity. Because you KNOW that in a month, it's going to clear out.
I canceled my gym membership and take fitness classes at a place near my house so that I go every time and so that I know it won't be overcrowded, since you have to pre-register. I also belong to two yoga studios, so I can mix up times and go when I know it'll be less crowded.
I can't stand the resolution crowd!
^^^^^ I was part of the 2012 resolution crowd and I'm still going!
I read nothing discouraging in that at all. It's fact that 80% of those that join in January won't be back in Feb, and less by March.
It is what it is.0 -
I LOVE IT! The more people in my Jazzercise class, the more I sweat!0
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This post is still alive................? :yawn:0
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Yep. managed to fit in a class after work yesterday, first day back to the gym since the Hoidays and it was packed - I felt good, that time last year I was one of the newbies, but I stuck to it (well most of the year!!)0
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Ack, the Resolutioners!!! It started in full force yesterday. Of course, they wait until a monday to start!!! Not knocking them...just really hard to get through a class when there is double the number of normal people there and I don't really want to make new friends because I'm afraid that they are just going to leave in a couple of months. I'm ready for those who aren't actually committed to get committed or get the heck out!0
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I like seeing new determined faces. Especially the ones who are there for the right reason. But I don't appreciate the loafers taking up space for their social hour. The treadmills are taking a beating right now with the influx of people. Hope the fix it guys can get to them soon. Meanwhile, I'll stick to my TRX class. Not to many noobies there.0
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