How long does the New Year rush for the gym last?

each gym is different... my gym usually dies down around mid February/ early march at the latest.

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Six weeks at my gym.

Usually about three months, in my experience, for larger gyms. I also go at the end of the work day, so that might be why it seems to linger for so long-it's busy during that time year-round, but worse after the new year.

My gym has been "New Years" busy for about 2 months already now and only expect it to get worse in January. I think the influx is weather related, since winter arrived early this year.

At mine, it seems to last about 2 months.

Beginning of March, in my neck of the woods. I am already dreading this.

I am a 6:00 am person, I NEVER see any New Years Resolution people at any of the Gyms I attended.

January is the busiest, and then it starts tapering back down. By the end of February and going into March, pretty much back to normal and you get a couple months reprieve until the May surge into summer.

It can be annoying, but just keep in mind that a huge chunk of a gyms annual revenue comes in those first few months of the year...this money usually brings some nice new equipment with it...upgrades, and needed maintenance. Without those first few months of heavy membership, everyone's gym would likely be a heaping pile of old and outdated equipment.

It depends. I live in the south where it doesn't really get cold and doesn't stay cold. By mid-February most of the resolutioners are gone from my gym. This could last a bit longer if the resolutioners are going to stick it out and you live in a cold climate though.

I go to the gym at 2am and I am hoping I don't have to deal with this. I go at 2am so I don't have to wait around as it is. lol.

yoovie wrote: »

WAY TO WISH THE BEST FOR PEOPLE!

LOL. I think this phenomenon is set in stone at this point. I wish fitness for everyone, including myself. But I've seen gym sales people overselling memberships to people who don't even know if they enjoy it or who might feel overwhelmed by the crowds, etc. I remember I read something that said that gym regulars make up a really small percentage of the revenue that gyms make; maybe like 10% or less? Most of their money comes from those people who won't continue going. I think gyms' business models rely on this as well.

It is pretty gloomy, though!

lauraripson wrote: »

The part that aggravates me is why people feel the need to do this at the first of the year. Wanting to lose weight or improve upon yourself is a great thing to do... but why do you need an excuse to start? If you're thinking about it now, why wait til the new year? I always believe, why put off until tomorrow what you can do today?

+1 for me as well. I wish the best and fitness for everyone, but wait until the new year?

As others have pointed out, for most gyms, this *is* their revenue model. Signing up annual members and assuming that 70-80% of them will drop off after the first month or two is how gyms survive. If everyone who signed up used the facilities daily, gyms would have to restrict membership a lot more and they'd go bankrupt.

So, good for the gyms, not so good for the members.

Anyway, devil's advocate here: I tend to use indoor gym facilities most heavily in the winter, not because I'm lazy the rest of the year, but for weather-related reasons. December to March, when the weather is cold and snowy and miserable, I tend to work out indoors (with the exception of skiing). April to November, I switch a lot of that over to outdoor activity.

So yeah, some people lose their motivation and just quit. But others are taking advantage of the gym in January 'cause it's bloody cold outside in January!