How to find workout buddies.

nhudson16
nhudson16 Posts: 3 Member
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
I'm having a hard time getting my friend to support me when it comes to going to the gym. I hear so many excuses that it makes it hard for me to go by myself. I have a gym membership that allows me to take one person for free. Where go I go to find people who are willing to go to the gym on a regular basis? I live near Garfield, Ohio. Any ideas? Or should I just suck it up and learn to love going alone?

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  • gypsyish
    gypsyish Posts: 78 Member
    You can check out if there are any fitness meetup (meetup.com) groups in your area. I know there are lots near me with many that have a focus on finding workout partners.
  • nhudson16
    nhudson16 Posts: 3 Member
    Great, thank you for that information. :)
    I will try it and aee what happens.
  • bdcd1987
    bdcd1987 Posts: 11 Member
    I'm in the same situation everyone I know doesn't like to go to the gym and work out so its hard to get a gym buddy t go with who really wants to be healthy any ideas.
  • chubbard9
    chubbard9 Posts: 565 Member
    I sometimes have the same problem. I was going to the gym with a coworker for a few weeks, but she ended up getting a Pilonidal Cyst(I've had them in the past and they're a totally a pain in the butt... no pun intended), and hasn't been able to workout this past week. We're hoping that it is drained soon enough, and she can come back to working out. I miss having a workout buddy(we both have near the same goal, so working out together is great), but I am still doing OK doing it on my own... Just like having that added accountability.
  • nhudson16
    nhudson16 Posts: 3 Member
    Ya its funny how people say they have your back but when it come down to it we have to have our own backs. It sucks but if we wait for people to help us we will never make any progress.
    I hope you can find the inner strength to do this on your own because in the end we are the ones that have to do it. Having someone makes it easy but I find i get dependent on them and when they don't go all of a sudden I stop going all together. Good luck!!!
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