Put off buying gym membership...
IsaackGMOON
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I was considering buying a gym membership with my friend, so we could work out together which helps with motivation. I went on a tour with one of the staff and they were showing me how to use the machines etc, protocols.
And then something put me right off... About 8 boys around 11-14 years old were just stood around a machine talking to each other with one person just sat on the machine on his phone doing nothing. The person on the machine was there for about 4 minutes.
Overall, the gym was clean and has everything I'd want to use. Free weights, machines, treadmills etc and this other zone which is for core workouts or something.
But, the people sitting around on machines and standing about doing nothing but blocking the place up put me off. Is this the sort of gym I should buy a membership at? There are others, but they are further away and a little more expensive?
And then something put me right off... About 8 boys around 11-14 years old were just stood around a machine talking to each other with one person just sat on the machine on his phone doing nothing. The person on the machine was there for about 4 minutes.
Overall, the gym was clean and has everything I'd want to use. Free weights, machines, treadmills etc and this other zone which is for core workouts or something.
But, the people sitting around on machines and standing about doing nothing but blocking the place up put me off. Is this the sort of gym I should buy a membership at? There are others, but they are further away and a little more expensive?
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I've noticed that there is a direct correlation between monthly membership cost and the number of kids that just hangout.
Pay more, have fewer kids around screwing around. I'd pay more, if I felt the loiterers were a problem.0 -
There's always going to be people who go to the gym to do nothing.
Next time just ask them if they're done. They will get up and go somewhere else if they aren't doing anything.
As long as the gym is clean, the weights get put back, and the price is fair then go ahead and buy it.0 -
Why would that stop you? Say "excuse me, can I work in there?" And you should be good
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it also depends on the time of day you go. kids aren't at the gym at 6am. and if they are, they're probably hardcore.0
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There's always going to be people who go to the gym to do nothing.
Next time just ask them if they're done. They will get up and go somewhere else if they aren't doing anything.
As long as the gym is clean, the weights get put back, and the price is fair then go ahead and buy it.
This.0 -
Kids will move on if you ask to use equipment. It's rare that a kid will stay on equipment if an adult asks for it.I was considering buying a gym membership with my friend, so we could work out together which helps with motivation. I went on a tour with one of the staff and they were showing me how to use the machines etc, protocols.
And then something put me right off... About 8 boys around 11-14 years old were just stood around a machine talking to each other with one person just sat on the machine on his phone doing nothing. The person on the machine was there for about 4 minutes.
Overall, the gym was clean and has everything I'd want to use. Free weights, machines, treadmills etc and this other zone which is for core workouts or something.
But, the people sitting around on machines and standing about doing nothing but blocking the place up put me off. Is this the sort of gym I should buy a membership at? There are others, but they are further away and a little more expensive?
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Sorry, I'm confused. You weren't waiting to use the machine, right? So... someone sitting on a machine that nobody needed is a reason you are considering not going to a gym.
Well.
I see.0 -
Sorry, I'm confused. You weren't waiting to use the machine, right? So... someone sitting on a machine that nobody needed is a reason you are considering not going to a gym.
Well.
I see.
:drinker: I think that just about covers it....0 -
I've noticed that there is a direct correlation between monthly membership cost and the number of kids that just hangout.
Pay more, have fewer kids around screwing around. I'd pay more, if I felt the loiterers were a problem.
This isn't necessarily true. Lifetime is a perfect example of this, at least in Vegas and especially during the summer. I would ask for a week or two week pass before you commit to get a feel for the place but honestly if you ask them they should move.0 -
Teenagers are scary creatures. I'd stay away. Lock yourself in your room. Buy a gun. Call the police. Build a bunker. Shiver.0
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I've noticed that there is a direct correlation between monthly membership cost and the number of kids that just hangout.
Pay more, have fewer kids around screwing around. I'd pay more, if I felt the loiterers were a problem.
This isn't necessarily true. Lifetime is a perfect example of this, at least in Vegas and especially during the summer. I would ask for a week or two week pass before you commit to get a feel for the place but honestly if you ask them they should move.
That's why I said I've noticed, denoting personal observation. There are always going to be places where people have more money than sense. Las Vegas and Miami being two of them.0 -
I'd say the worst part about going to the gym is trying to find parking at around peak hour times. You'll see a ton of people sitting in their cars chillin' on their phones with their car lights on while the rest of us are trying to find a spot. I've noticed this at almost every 24h location I've been to0
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Once you get into your groove of your workout, you will be so focused on your training that you will not notice what others are or are not doing. It can be irritating at times to know you will need a machine and see that the person/people on it are not using it for it's purpose... sort of using it to sit and chat like the table at Starbucks. I get it. But, consider this.....sometimes you will have to share a machine with a complete stranger and take turns doing sets of "whatever". That's just the way life is at the gym. It's not a big deal. We all work around each other.
There's better reasons not to get a gym membership than a few kids sitting/standing around..... even not wanting to.0 -
Teenagers are scary creatures. I'd stay away. Lock yourself in your room. Buy a gun. Call the police. Build a bunker. Shiver.
The only thing that would have been worse is if they were teenage girls. Brrrrr.0 -
I was considering buying a gym membership with my friend, so we could work out together which helps with motivation. I went on a tour with one of the staff and they were showing me how to use the machines etc, protocols.
And then something put me right off... About 8 boys around 11-14 years old were just stood around a machine talking to each other with one person just sat on the machine on his phone doing nothing. The person on the machine was there for about 4 minutes.
Overall, the gym was clean and has everything I'd want to use. Free weights, machines, treadmills etc and this other zone which is for core workouts or something.
But, the people sitting around on machines and standing about doing nothing but blocking the place up put me off. Is this the sort of gym I should buy a membership at? There are others, but they are further away and a little more expensive?
I DO NOT understand this. Its like I just read something word for word but it was in a different language, so it didn't sink in.
If teenagers standing around scared you off, I guess me grunting and lifting heavy weights would just terrify you.
Sorry I can`t be of any help.0 -
That's definitely a great reason to stay out of the gym and avoid working out. Like my personal trainer Definite Procrastinator would say, "always allow prepubescent boys to make decisions about how you live your life."I was considering buying a gym membership with my friend, so we could work out together which helps with motivation. I went on a tour with one of the staff and they were showing me how to use the machines etc, protocols.
And then something put me right off... About 8 boys around 11-14 years old were just stood around a machine talking to each other with one person just sat on the machine on his phone doing nothing. The person on the machine was there for about 4 minutes.
Overall, the gym was clean and has everything I'd want to use. Free weights, machines, treadmills etc and this other zone which is for core workouts or something.
But, the people sitting around on machines and standing about doing nothing but blocking the place up put me off. Is this the sort of gym I should buy a membership at? There are others, but they are further away and a little more expensive?0 -
Sorry, I'm confused. You weren't waiting to use the machine, right? So... someone sitting on a machine that nobody needed is a reason you are considering not going to a gym.
Well.
I see.
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Teenagers are scary creatures. I'd stay away. Lock yourself in your room. Buy a gun. Call the police. Build a bunker. Shiver.
The only thing that would have been worse is if they were teenage girls. Brrrrr.
I'm dying over here. Neighbors have a teenage daughter. I think I've now catalogued every *****y/angry face known to man.0 -
My gym doesn't allow children. I would ask the staff about their policy about children working out. Also if they are just sitting around at the machine, I am sure if you asked to use it they would move. If its a nice gym and clean, don't let the children put you off unless you REALLY HATE KIDS and can't stand it :P0
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Teenagers are scary creatures. I'd stay away. Lock yourself in your room. Buy a gun. Call the police. Build a bunker. Shiver.
The only thing that would have been worse is if they were teenage girls. Brrrrr.
Like O.M.G!!!!!!!0 -
I actually just signed up for a gym membership today.
I love the gym, great people wonderful staff. but I was scared by the amount of muscle men at the machines.
The lady told me that they are Always extremely busy at that time. So I will be going at midnight when theres barely people there.
So with that being said, it might have been high peak time at the gym, if you like the gym and what they have to offer than go for it!
But maybe look at alternative times were you can go..
Goodluck!0 -
This is where having a severe case of "Resting B!tch Face" comes in really handy. I roll in to the gym, and the obnoxious little boys give me a wide berth and scatter out of my way, because even though I'm thinking rainbows and unicorns, my face says "Imma KILL you if you look at me wrong". :laugh:0
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I don't really understand how WHO is attending a gym will change what you are personally getting out of it....but to each their own?
We have teen boys that hang out on machines at our gym too, and you know what? They're just humans. Slightly awkward, not fully cognitively developed humans. Just ask them how much longer they will need the machine for, and they will move it.
Easy peasy
Also *HEAD DESK* at the lady who is scared of "muscle men."0 -
if you were bothered by people sitting on equipment, imagine how put off the people sitting on machines were by someone not even dressed to work out that was walking around looking at them and judging their actions0
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if you were bothered by people sitting on equipment, imagine how put off the people sitting on machines were by someone not even dressed to work out that was walking around looking at them and judging their actions
Judgementception!0 -
didnt read the responses.
dont use what you saw as an excuse to NOT join.
you only need to worry about ONE person in the gym.0 -
There will always be annoying people at every gym. Usually kids will get out of the way if you tell them.
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First ask yourself, do you really want this?
IF so, then does it really matter if they were standing around a machine that you weren't even trying to use? I could see the logic if you were needing the machine and they wouldn't move, but being that you were just taking a tour it makes no sense. Go back and tour it during the days/hours of which you would actually be attending. If you still don't like the atmosphere then you should go elsewhere.
I know the busier days and times of my gym...sometimes I feel like working out with the crowds and sometimes I don't.0 -
OHNOES, muscle men.I actually just signed up for a gym membership today.
I love the gym, great people wonderful staff. but I was scared by the amount of muscle men at the machines.
The lady told me that they are Always extremely busy at that time. So I will be going at midnight when theres barely people there.
So with that being said, it might have been high peak time at the gym, if you like the gym and what they have to offer than go for it!
But maybe look at alternative times were you can go..
Goodluck!0 -
If that's all it takes, luv, you're gonna have a hard time.0
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