How long does the New Year rush for the gym last?
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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!
well it's a good thing that gym sales teams have jack all to do with our fitness goals and sustaining progress!!
You know what does have an effect though?
The sheer number of people that get really excited to go on the internet and write up an editorial about how upset they are that such a huge surge of people are all trying to get healthy.
Then all those people trying to stick to it and succeed and get braver, log on to the site they just joined and see all the intermediate players raining down curses on the newbies for being on the elliptical.
Who cares how many sea turtles make it? All they do is cover the beach with their stupid lil footprints and ruin your day.
Some are dads pushing their late 40s, early 50s who want to be there for their families for a long time.
Some are mom's whose kids just finally moved the hell out and now she can finally work on herself.
Some are doing it for their health.
Some to lose weight.
Some to get hot.
Some to get ready for a wedding or to start a family.
Some just had a baby or honeymoon.
Some are in training or coming back after an injury.
There's no need to worry. Those of us that aren't noobs are good enough at adapting and understand our programs well enough to know that A) we probably won't be on a cardio machine for an hour and a half anyway, so they can have it and
we already fight for the squat rack anyway - nothing new except a surge of motivated, excited people, filling our gymnasiums.
May the high fives echo.
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my gym was packed until well into march, last year. --"0
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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?
sometimes people like to put a big change on a monumental date. the day their life shifted.
it happens on the first of every month and for smaller goals, every monday.
it just doesn't get as much crap as the people who start on new years day, because it isn't as fun to ridicule people for starting major life changes on the first of any month, just January.
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Too long is the answer to that question.
Realistically I notice it goes back to normal by Valentine's Day.
This has been my experience as well. I'm glad that so many people make an attempt to become healthy for the new year, but it does get annoying having that many new people at the gym all at once. I always look forward to mid-Feb. when things get back to normal.0 -
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!
well it's a good thing that gym sales teams have jack all to do with our fitness goals and sustaining progress!!
You know what does have an effect though?
The sheer number of people that get really excited to go on the internet and write up an editorial about how upset they are that such a huge surge of people are all trying to get healthy.
Then all those people trying to stick to it and succeed and get braver, log on to the site they just joined and see all the intermediate players raining down curses on the newbies for being on the elliptical.
Who cares how many sea turtles make it? All they do is cover the beach with their stupid lil footprints and ruin your day.
Some are dads pushing their late 40s, early 50s who want to be there for their families for a long time.
Some are mom's whose kids just finally moved the hell out and now she can finally work on herself.
Some are doing it for their health.
Some to lose weight.
Some to get hot.
Some to get ready for a wedding or to start a family.
Some just had a baby or honeymoon.
Some are in training or coming back after an injury.
There's no need to worry. Those of us that aren't noobs are good enough at adapting and understand our programs well enough to know that A) we probably won't be on a cardio machine for an hour and a half anyway, so they can have it and we already fight for the squat rack anyway - nothing new except a surge of motivated, excited people, filling our gymnasiums.
May the high fives echo.
And.....
here we go.-2 -
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!
well it's a good thing that gym sales teams have jack all to do with our fitness goals and sustaining progress!!
You know what does have an effect though?
The sheer number of people that get really excited to go on the internet and write up an editorial about how upset they are that such a huge surge of people are all trying to get healthy.
Then all those people trying to stick to it and succeed and get braver, log on to the site they just joined and see all the intermediate players raining down curses on the newbies for being on the elliptical.
Who cares how many sea turtles make it? All they do is cover the beach with their stupid lil footprints and ruin your day.
Some are dads pushing their late 40s, early 50s who want to be there for their families for a long time.
Some are mom's whose kids just finally moved the hell out and now she can finally work on herself.
Some are doing it for their health.
Some to lose weight.
Some to get hot.
Some to get ready for a wedding or to start a family.
Some just had a baby or honeymoon.
Some are in training or coming back after an injury.
There's no need to worry. Those of us that aren't noobs are good enough at adapting and understand our programs well enough to know that A) we probably won't be on a cardio machine for an hour and a half anyway, so they can have it and we already fight for the squat rack anyway - nothing new except a surge of motivated, excited people, filling our gymnasiums.
May the high fives echo.
And.....
here we go.
+1- My thing is all of these people have great reasons to start... why wait until the New Year?
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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?
I finally found an adequate gym in November last year, but then I had a medical issue which I didn't get resolved until...you guessed it: January! I could see the looks on the faces of the regulars in my first weeks that they saw me as "one of those New Years members". I don't think it was til about mid-February that I started to see them look a little differently at me. Now of course I can tell that they have accepted me as one of them. 0 -
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!
well it's a good thing that gym sales teams have jack all to do with our fitness goals and sustaining progress!!
You know what does have an effect though?
The sheer number of people that get really excited to go on the internet and write up an editorial about how upset they are that such a huge surge of people are all trying to get healthy.
Then all those people trying to stick to it and succeed and get braver, log on to the site they just joined and see all the intermediate players raining down curses on the newbies for being on the elliptical.
Who cares how many sea turtles make it? All they do is cover the beach with their stupid lil footprints and ruin your day.
Some are dads pushing their late 40s, early 50s who want to be there for their families for a long time.
Some are mom's whose kids just finally moved the hell out and now she can finally work on herself.
Some are doing it for their health.
Some to lose weight.
Some to get hot.
Some to get ready for a wedding or to start a family.
Some just had a baby or honeymoon.
Some are in training or coming back after an injury.
There's no need to worry. Those of us that aren't noobs are good enough at adapting and understand our programs well enough to know that A) we probably won't be on a cardio machine for an hour and a half anyway, so they can have it and we already fight for the squat rack anyway - nothing new except a surge of motivated, excited people, filling our gymnasiums.
May the high fives echo.
You're missing the point
I hate other people. Particularly when they are getting in my way
I would like them to go away, and when they get there go away some more
*misanthropic curmudgeon*
(Awaits SOH failure of wide swathes of MFP users, or just the regular couple)-1 -
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!
well it's a good thing that gym sales teams have jack all to do with our fitness goals and sustaining progress!!
You know what does have an effect though?
The sheer number of people that get really excited to go on the internet and write up an editorial about how upset they are that such a huge surge of people are all trying to get healthy.
Then all those people trying to stick to it and succeed and get braver, log on to the site they just joined and see all the intermediate players raining down curses on the newbies for being on the elliptical.
Who cares how many sea turtles make it? All they do is cover the beach with their stupid lil footprints and ruin your day.
Some are dads pushing their late 40s, early 50s who want to be there for their families for a long time.
Some are mom's whose kids just finally moved the hell out and now she can finally work on herself.
Some are doing it for their health.
Some to lose weight.
Some to get hot.
Some to get ready for a wedding or to start a family.
Some just had a baby or honeymoon.
Some are in training or coming back after an injury.
There's no need to worry. Those of us that aren't noobs are good enough at adapting and understand our programs well enough to know that A) we probably won't be on a cardio machine for an hour and a half anyway, so they can have it and we already fight for the squat rack anyway - nothing new except a surge of motivated, excited people, filling our gymnasiums.
May the high fives echo.
And.....
here we go.
+1- My thing is all of these people have great reasons to start... why wait until the New Year?
how do you know they are?
maybe that's just when they are starting at the gym because that's when they can afford to join without a membership sign up fee?
Maybe they've been doing cardio all along and they switch to the weight room in winter?
are those answers okay for you?
would you be happier if everyone had the same exact personality and mottos as you?
Of course Im trying to be supportive so that makes me a laughing stock.
+1 as well. I'll get out of your faces.
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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!
well it's a good thing that gym sales teams have jack all to do with our fitness goals and sustaining progress!!
You know what does have an effect though?
The sheer number of people that get really excited to go on the internet and write up an editorial about how upset they are that such a huge surge of people are all trying to get healthy.
Then all those people trying to stick to it and succeed and get braver, log on to the site they just joined and see all the intermediate players raining down curses on the newbies for being on the elliptical.
Who cares how many sea turtles make it? All they do is cover the beach with their stupid lil footprints and ruin your day.
Some are dads pushing their late 40s, early 50s who want to be there for their families for a long time.
Some are mom's whose kids just finally moved the hell out and now she can finally work on herself.
Some are doing it for their health.
Some to lose weight.
Some to get hot.
Some to get ready for a wedding or to start a family.
Some just had a baby or honeymoon.
Some are in training or coming back after an injury.
There's no need to worry. Those of us that aren't noobs are good enough at adapting and understand our programs well enough to know that A) we probably won't be on a cardio machine for an hour and a half anyway, so they can have it and we already fight for the squat rack anyway - nothing new except a surge of motivated, excited people, filling our gymnasiums.
May the high fives echo.
Ok, I stand corrected. Yoovie, you are right. Now I feel badly that I posted that I get slightly annoyed at the Jan. - Feb. gym rush, too. I'll work on that this year and will look at the positive instead of the minor inconvenience it may be to me. Thank you!0 -
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!
well it's a good thing that gym sales teams have jack all to do with our fitness goals and sustaining progress!!
You know what does have an effect though?
The sheer number of people that get really excited to go on the internet and write up an editorial about how upset they are that such a huge surge of people are all trying to get healthy.
Then all those people trying to stick to it and succeed and get braver, log on to the site they just joined and see all the intermediate players raining down curses on the newbies for being on the elliptical.
Who cares how many sea turtles make it? All they do is cover the beach with their stupid lil footprints and ruin your day.
Some are dads pushing their late 40s, early 50s who want to be there for their families for a long time.
Some are mom's whose kids just finally moved the hell out and now she can finally work on herself.
Some are doing it for their health.
Some to lose weight.
Some to get hot.
Some to get ready for a wedding or to start a family.
Some just had a baby or honeymoon.
Some are in training or coming back after an injury.
There's no need to worry. Those of us that aren't noobs are good enough at adapting and understand our programs well enough to know that A) we probably won't be on a cardio machine for an hour and a half anyway, so they can have it and we already fight for the squat rack anyway - nothing new except a surge of motivated, excited people, filling our gymnasiums.
May the high fives echo.
And.....
here we go.
+1- My thing is all of these people have great reasons to start... why wait until the New Year?
how do you know they are?
maybe that's just when they are starting at the gym because that's when they can afford to join without a membership sign up fee?
Maybe they've been doing cardio all along and they switch to the weight room in winter?
are those answers okay for you?
would you be happier if everyone had the same exact personality and mottos as you?
Of course Im trying to be supportive so that makes me a laughing stock.
+1 as well. I'll get out of your faces.
How do I know they put it off until New Years? hm.... having 100 new faces at the gym is a dead give away.0 -
btw, sometimes gym memberships are Christmas presents from parents or spouses. i know I'm thinking of doing that for my husband because he wants to workout but he just won't commit the money for himself0
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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!
well it's a good thing that gym sales teams have jack all to do with our fitness goals and sustaining progress!!
You know what does have an effect though?
The sheer number of people that get really excited to go on the internet and write up an editorial about how upset they are that such a huge surge of people are all trying to get healthy.
Then all those people trying to stick to it and succeed and get braver, log on to the site they just joined and see all the intermediate players raining down curses on the newbies for being on the elliptical.
Who cares how many sea turtles make it? All they do is cover the beach with their stupid lil footprints and ruin your day.
Some are dads pushing their late 40s, early 50s who want to be there for their families for a long time.
Some are mom's whose kids just finally moved the hell out and now she can finally work on herself.
Some are doing it for their health.
Some to lose weight.
Some to get hot.
Some to get ready for a wedding or to start a family.
Some just had a baby or honeymoon.
Some are in training or coming back after an injury.
There's no need to worry. Those of us that aren't noobs are good enough at adapting and understand our programs well enough to know that A) we probably won't be on a cardio machine for an hour and a half anyway, so they can have it and we already fight for the squat rack anyway - nothing new except a surge of motivated, excited people, filling our gymnasiums.
May the high fives echo.
And.....
here we go.
+1- My thing is all of these people have great reasons to start... why wait until the New Year?
how do you know they are?
maybe that's just when they are starting at the gym because that's when they can afford to join without a membership sign up fee?
Maybe they've been doing cardio all along and they switch to the weight room in winter?
are those answers okay for you?
would you be happier if everyone had the same exact personality and mottos as you?
Of course Im trying to be supportive so that makes me a laughing stock.
+1 as well. I'll get out of your faces.
How do I know they put it off until New Years? hm.... having 100 new faces at the gym is a dead give away.
because not having a gym membership means you don't exercise?
what about all the runners, triathletes and obstacle course races who exercise outside all year and then come to the gym in the winter?
are they newbies?
just because you haven't witnessed their struggles?
People who get pissed about people making a positive change make me sick.
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I get it... everyone wants to belittle those who join a gym because it is trendy. I'll agree that is the wrong reason to join a gym. But wouldn't the answer be to try to make it trendy year-round rather than belittle those people? It wouldn't be such a bad thing for more people to try to improve their fitness and stick to it for the whole year, right?0
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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!
well it's a good thing that gym sales teams have jack all to do with our fitness goals and sustaining progress!!
You know what does have an effect though?
The sheer number of people that get really excited to go on the internet and write up an editorial about how upset they are that such a huge surge of people are all trying to get healthy.
Then all those people trying to stick to it and succeed and get braver, log on to the site they just joined and see all the intermediate players raining down curses on the newbies for being on the elliptical.
Who cares how many sea turtles make it? All they do is cover the beach with their stupid lil footprints and ruin your day.
Some are dads pushing their late 40s, early 50s who want to be there for their families for a long time.
Some are mom's whose kids just finally moved the hell out and now she can finally work on herself.
Some are doing it for their health.
Some to lose weight.
Some to get hot.
Some to get ready for a wedding or to start a family.
Some just had a baby or honeymoon.
Some are in training or coming back after an injury.
There's no need to worry. Those of us that aren't noobs are good enough at adapting and understand our programs well enough to know that A) we probably won't be on a cardio machine for an hour and a half anyway, so they can have it and we already fight for the squat rack anyway - nothing new except a surge of motivated, excited people, filling our gymnasiums.
May the high fives echo.
And.....
here we go.
+1- My thing is all of these people have great reasons to start... why wait until the New Year?
how do you know they are?
maybe that's just when they are starting at the gym because that's when they can afford to join without a membership sign up fee?
Maybe they've been doing cardio all along and they switch to the weight room in winter?
are those answers okay for you?
would you be happier if everyone had the same exact personality and mottos as you?
Of course Im trying to be supportive so that makes me a laughing stock.
+1 as well. I'll get out of your faces.
How do I know they put it off until New Years? hm.... having 100 new faces at the gym is a dead give away.
because not having a gym membership means you don't exercise?
what about all the runners, triathletes and obstacle course races who exercise outside all year and then come to the gym in the winter?
are they newbies?
just because you haven't witnessed their struggles?
People who get pissed about people making a positive change make me sick.
This is going to be my last response to you- because you seem to be missing my point and my lunch break is over. I welcome fitness and I will gladly help a new person in the gym. BUT what I don't understand is why people need the new year to make these changes. I understand the gym memberships for christmas and the lower sign up fee.. but people shouldn't need the change of a year to start. Stats prove that like 1 in 15 or 1 in 20 stick with it anyway.0 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »I get it... everyone wants to belittle those who join a gym because it is trendy. I'll agree that is the wrong reason to join a gym. But wouldn't the answer be to try to make it trendy year-round rather than belittle those people?
I wasn't belittling anyone by answering when the rush ends. The gym sells more memberships than it has equipment to support, people get sick of using their workout time waiting in line and either find other times to work out, quit or go somewhere else. Whatever they do, the gym is back to the same sort of numbers by mid-Feb.
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http://www.drsharma.ca/new-near-resolutions-why-bother.html
My experience is the new resolutioners last longer every year.
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Usually till mid-February.0
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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!
well it's a good thing that gym sales teams have jack all to do with our fitness goals and sustaining progress!!
You know what does have an effect though?
The sheer number of people that get really excited to go on the internet and write up an editorial about how upset they are that such a huge surge of people are all trying to get healthy.
Then all those people trying to stick to it and succeed and get braver, log on to the site they just joined and see all the intermediate players raining down curses on the newbies for being on the elliptical.
Who cares how many sea turtles make it? All they do is cover the beach with their stupid lil footprints and ruin your day.
Some are dads pushing their late 40s, early 50s who want to be there for their families for a long time.
Some are mom's whose kids just finally moved the hell out and now she can finally work on herself.
Some are doing it for their health.
Some to lose weight.
Some to get hot.
Some to get ready for a wedding or to start a family.
Some just had a baby or honeymoon.
Some are in training or coming back after an injury.
There's no need to worry. Those of us that aren't noobs are good enough at adapting and understand our programs well enough to know that A) we probably won't be on a cardio machine for an hour and a half anyway, so they can have it and we already fight for the squat rack anyway - nothing new except a surge of motivated, excited people, filling our gymnasiums.
May the high fives echo.
And.....
here we go.
+1- My thing is all of these people have great reasons to start... why wait until the New Year?
how do you know they are?
maybe that's just when they are starting at the gym because that's when they can afford to join without a membership sign up fee?
Maybe they've been doing cardio all along and they switch to the weight room in winter?
are those answers okay for you?
would you be happier if everyone had the same exact personality and mottos as you?
Of course Im trying to be supportive so that makes me a laughing stock.
+1 as well. I'll get out of your faces.
How do I know they put it off until New Years? hm.... having 100 new faces at the gym is a dead give away.
because not having a gym membership means you don't exercise?
what about all the runners, triathletes and obstacle course races who exercise outside all year and then come to the gym in the winter?
are they newbies?
just because you haven't witnessed their struggles?
People who get pissed about people making a positive change make me sick.
This is going to be my last response to you- because you seem to be missing my point and my lunch break is over. I welcome fitness and I will gladly help a new person in the gym. BUT what I don't understand is why people need the new year to make these changes. I understand the gym memberships for christmas and the lower sign up fee.. but people shouldn't need the change of a year to start. Stats prove that like 1 in 15 or 1 in 20 stick with it anyway.
because i did get your point and I did already answer you... twicesometimes people like to put a big change on a monumental date. the day their life shifted.
it happens on the first of every month and for smaller goals, every monday.
it just doesn't get as much crap as the people who start on new years day, because it isn't as fun to ridicule people for starting major life changes on the first of any month, just January.how do you know they are?
maybe that's just when they are starting at the gym because that's when they can afford to join without a membership sign up fee?
Maybe they've been doing cardio all along and they switch to the weight room in winter?
add to that that it is also when cold weather indoor training starts.
You cant decide that joining the gym on January 1st means that you waited til January 1st to take your health into your own hands.
They may have started on Dec 8! They may be in their office bathroom doing wall squats RIGHT NOW saying OMG I cant wait til I get join the gym on a discount next month so I dont have to do or bodyweight workouts in my livingroom as often!!!!
I know that feel.
I was running half marathons every weekend by the time I bought a gym membership. I bought it in dec cause that's when the sale was. According to your logic, I wasn't doing anything for my health until that day at the gym.
So ... no one cares about themselves or their health unless they join a gym and only if they join in Not Dec/Jan?-1 -
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!
well it's a good thing that gym sales teams have jack all to do with our fitness goals and sustaining progress!!
You know what does have an effect though?
The sheer number of people that get really excited to go on the internet and write up an editorial about how upset they are that such a huge surge of people are all trying to get healthy.
Then all those people trying to stick to it and succeed and get braver, log on to the site they just joined and see all the intermediate players raining down curses on the newbies for being on the elliptical.
Who cares how many sea turtles make it? All they do is cover the beach with their stupid lil footprints and ruin your day.
Some are dads pushing their late 40s, early 50s who want to be there for their families for a long time.
Some are mom's whose kids just finally moved the hell out and now she can finally work on herself.
Some are doing it for their health.
Some to lose weight.
Some to get hot.
Some to get ready for a wedding or to start a family.
Some just had a baby or honeymoon.
Some are in training or coming back after an injury.
There's no need to worry. Those of us that aren't noobs are good enough at adapting and understand our programs well enough to know that A) we probably won't be on a cardio machine for an hour and a half anyway, so they can have it and we already fight for the squat rack anyway - nothing new except a surge of motivated, excited people, filling our gymnasiums.
May the high fives echo.
And.....
here we go.
+1- My thing is all of these people have great reasons to start... why wait until the New Year?
how do you know they are?
maybe that's just when they are starting at the gym because that's when they can afford to join without a membership sign up fee?
Maybe they've been doing cardio all along and they switch to the weight room in winter?
are those answers okay for you?
would you be happier if everyone had the same exact personality and mottos as you?
Of course Im trying to be supportive so that makes me a laughing stock.
+1 as well. I'll get out of your faces.
How do I know they put it off until New Years? hm.... having 100 new faces at the gym is a dead give away.
because not having a gym membership means you don't exercise?
what about all the runners, triathletes and obstacle course races who exercise outside all year and then come to the gym in the winter?
are they newbies?
just because you haven't witnessed their struggles?
People who get pissed about people making a positive change make me sick.
This is going to be my last response to you- because you seem to be missing my point and my lunch break is over. I welcome fitness and I will gladly help a new person in the gym. BUT what I don't understand is why people need the new year to make these changes. I understand the gym memberships for christmas and the lower sign up fee.. but people shouldn't need the change of a year to start. Stats prove that like 1 in 15 or 1 in 20 stick with it anyway.
Are you asking for details on the concept of New Year resolutions?
A lot of people rely on motivation year round to get into the gym. The start of a new year can be very motivating for some
That said I DO like the topic. My gym stays packed till around March. We usually get some new classes, or existing classes stand a better chance of not being canceled because of the extra attendance.
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Crap it is coming up again. Well it usually does not last longer than two weeks.0
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noticeable drop off starts about 3 or 4 weeks after the "resolutioners" join.
By the end of February you will ask yourself if the remaining newcomers are "for real."
By the end of March, you will know who is the dedicated newcomer.
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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!
well it's a good thing that gym sales teams have jack all to do with our fitness goals and sustaining progress!!
You know what does have an effect though?
The sheer number of people that get really excited to go on the internet and write up an editorial about how upset they are that such a huge surge of people are all trying to get healthy.
Then all those people trying to stick to it and succeed and get braver, log on to the site they just joined and see all the intermediate players raining down curses on the newbies for being on the elliptical.
Who cares how many sea turtles make it? All they do is cover the beach with their stupid lil footprints and ruin your day.
Some are dads pushing their late 40s, early 50s who want to be there for their families for a long time.
Some are mom's whose kids just finally moved the hell out and now she can finally work on herself.
Some are doing it for their health.
Some to lose weight.
Some to get hot.
Some to get ready for a wedding or to start a family.
Some just had a baby or honeymoon.
Some are in training or coming back after an injury.
There's no need to worry. Those of us that aren't noobs are good enough at adapting and understand our programs well enough to know that A) we probably won't be on a cardio machine for an hour and a half anyway, so they can have it and we already fight for the squat rack anyway - nothing new except a surge of motivated, excited people, filling our gymnasiums.
May the high fives echo.
And.....
here we go.
+1- My thing is all of these people have great reasons to start... why wait until the New Year?
how do you know they are?
maybe that's just when they are starting at the gym because that's when they can afford to join without a membership sign up fee?
Maybe they've been doing cardio all along and they switch to the weight room in winter?
are those answers okay for you?
would you be happier if everyone had the same exact personality and mottos as you?
Of course Im trying to be supportive so that makes me a laughing stock.
+1 as well. I'll get out of your faces.
How do I know they put it off until New Years? hm.... having 100 new faces at the gym is a dead give away.
because not having a gym membership means you don't exercise?
what about all the runners, triathletes and obstacle course races who exercise outside all year and then come to the gym in the winter?
are they newbies?
just because you haven't witnessed their struggles?
People who get pissed about people making a positive change make me sick.
This is going to be my last response to you- because you seem to be missing my point and my lunch break is over. I welcome fitness and I will gladly help a new person in the gym. BUT what I don't understand is why people need the new year to make these changes. I understand the gym memberships for christmas and the lower sign up fee.. but people shouldn't need the change of a year to start. Stats prove that like 1 in 15 or 1 in 20 stick with it anyway.
This^^^
It isn't belittling, it isn't people getting "pissed" because others are making a positive change.
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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?
I was a resolutioner but sadly, also a procrastinator. So I didn't actually start doing anything until August and waited to join a gym later than that. They started their "holiday sale" on November 1st so that's when I joined. I'm not fast but I am consistent. Since then, I've been a regular.
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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!
well it's a good thing that gym sales teams have jack all to do with our fitness goals and sustaining progress!!
You know what does have an effect though?
The sheer number of people that get really excited to go on the internet and write up an editorial about how upset they are that such a huge surge of people are all trying to get healthy.
Then all those people trying to stick to it and succeed and get braver, log on to the site they just joined and see all the intermediate players raining down curses on the newbies for being on the elliptical.
Who cares how many sea turtles make it? All they do is cover the beach with their stupid lil footprints and ruin your day.
Some are dads pushing their late 40s, early 50s who want to be there for their families for a long time.
Some are mom's whose kids just finally moved the hell out and now she can finally work on herself.
Some are doing it for their health.
Some to lose weight.
Some to get hot.
Some to get ready for a wedding or to start a family.
Some just had a baby or honeymoon.
Some are in training or coming back after an injury.
There's no need to worry. Those of us that aren't noobs are good enough at adapting and understand our programs well enough to know that A) we probably won't be on a cardio machine for an hour and a half anyway, so they can have it and we already fight for the squat rack anyway - nothing new except a surge of motivated, excited people, filling our gymnasiums.
May the high fives echo.
And.....
here we go.
+1- My thing is all of these people have great reasons to start... why wait until the New Year?
how do you know they are?
maybe that's just when they are starting at the gym because that's when they can afford to join without a membership sign up fee?
Maybe they've been doing cardio all along and they switch to the weight room in winter?
are those answers okay for you?
would you be happier if everyone had the same exact personality and mottos as you?
Of course Im trying to be supportive so that makes me a laughing stock.
+1 as well. I'll get out of your faces.
How do I know they put it off until New Years? hm.... having 100 new faces at the gym is a dead give away.
because not having a gym membership means you don't exercise?
what about all the runners, triathletes and obstacle course races who exercise outside all year and then come to the gym in the winter?
are they newbies?
just because you haven't witnessed their struggles?
People who get pissed about people making a positive change make me sick.
This is going to be my last response to you- because you seem to be missing my point and my lunch break is over. I welcome fitness and I will gladly help a new person in the gym. BUT what I don't understand is why people need the new year to make these changes. I understand the gym memberships for christmas and the lower sign up fee.. but people shouldn't need the change of a year to start. Stats prove that like 1 in 15 or 1 in 20 stick with it anyway.
This^^^
It isn't belittling, it isn't people getting "pissed" because others are making a positive change.
It's discussing a fairly solidly, statistically backed occurrence.
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higgins8283801 wrote: »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.
From my experience, the 4am/5am/6am work out crowds only get a few new faces come the new year.
The 630am crowd gets more new faces. And the 5pm/6pm/7pm crowds are huge.
I think you're safe at 2am
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I can only speak for my gym. It seems to thin out each year around late Feb./early March.0
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i guess i'm a noob, because the cold weather, snow and rain, force me to run on a treadmill and go to spin classes during the months of january through march.0
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