What happened to the January Rush

Sued0nim
Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Everybody given up giving up stuff?

My gym is normal :open_mouth:
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  • whmscll
    whmscll Posts: 2,254 Member
    And you are complaining about this, LOL?
  • Talan79
    Talan79 Posts: 782 Member
    I get in by 6am, a tad bit more people on treadmills and ellipticals. No one new in the weight room.
    I recall after work when it would be really crowded from years before.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    No, no...not complaining :bigsmile:

    It's just very different from last year
  • whmscll
    whmscll Posts: 2,254 Member
    edited January 2016
    My gym isn't busier than normal either. Maybe people have given up. :o
  • lyttlewon
    lyttlewon Posts: 1,118 Member
    Mine was packed, and a bunch of people were getting tours.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    My gym is a university rec center. The students don't come back for another 10 days. At that point it will be a madhouse. Last year I saw lines 5-6 people deep at the squat racks. Literal lines like at Disney World. So weird. They've added more this year so hopefully that will help. (This is why I do my big lifting at home.)
  • Char231023
    Char231023 Posts: 700 Member
    No my gym has been packed since Jan 2 with the resolutioners (is that a word). I am thinking by March the heard should be cleared out.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Valentines day usually :)
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    My gym is noticably busier - but the bulk of the increased activity confine themselves to elliptical machines and treadmills, so I haven't been terribly affected.

    At worst, it's making the relatively small locker room a bit more cramped
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    I haven't noticed any big wave of newbies yet either.
    Weird.
    Maybe they're just late?
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    This week on Tues and Thursday the hour before close my gym was LESS busy. Am curious to see what's going on on the weekend.
  • Char231023
    Char231023 Posts: 700 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    Valentines day usually :)

    You are probably right. I was giving the newbies the benefit of the doubt that they might stick with it for a bit.
  • SweetestLibby
    SweetestLibby Posts: 607 Member
    my virginia gym was PACKED on Monday - I walked by the DC location on Wednesday after work and said "nope. that place is a mad house." I've spent the week with my boyfriend so I haven't been to the gym by my house yet - there was a increase in December so I'd image that there will a be an increase there too.
  • jmule24
    jmule24 Posts: 1,382 Member
    It seems my commercial gym has shifted it's focus away from 1-on-1 training to "Team-Training" the majority of the classes are in the evening hours. I go to the gym at the wee hours of the morning 4am.

    Also in my small town a new "box gym" has opened up......it's not a Cross Fit gym but it's all centered around the "team training" aspect as well.

  • dbanks80
    dbanks80 Posts: 3,685 Member
    I go in the mornings and it is the normal crowd a few new faces here and there. I am sure the evenings are packed at my gym. That's why I don't go in the evening.
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  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,741 Member
    I noticed this myself, but it could be the time of day for me since I go late afternoon. I'm guessing the evening classes are probably much busier.
  • jkal1979
    jkal1979 Posts: 1,896 Member
    edited January 2016
    I was wondering about this too. Other than the regular college students that are back from winter break my gym has been pretty empty up until today.

    ETA: maybe more people are opting to workout at home.
  • angelexperiment
    angelexperiment Posts: 1,917 Member
    Everyone decides to stay home and work out bc they spent to much at Christmas for a membership? I decide not to do another year at mine bc I work out at home more plus I could have my treadmill by now... So I will save for my treadmill instead.
  • murph155
    murph155 Posts: 116 Member
    My gym is always busy, but the parking lot this week is a nightmare; same as last year. Like Char231023 said, should thin out by the end of next month.
  • ew_david
    ew_david Posts: 3,473 Member
    I thought mine would be packed too, but there has only been a very slight increase. Last night though, there wasn't a cardio machine to be had from 5-6pm, but the free weight section didn't look that bad.
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
    It just hit at the fitness center where I work. We were freaking out at how many towels we were washing last night. (That's how we judge how "crazy" our night was. This is my life now.)
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    My gym is pretty normal too. At least as far as people wanting to lift go. Even the cardio area seems pretty regular though.
  • minniestar55
    minniestar55 Posts: 350 Member
    My gym isn't as packed as it used to be in Jan, I think because 3 lower cost gyms have opened in the area. But the bootcamp I go to 3x week is bursting @ the seams.
  • DWBalboa
    DWBalboa Posts: 37,259 Member
    I’m still in keeping with my “NYR,” eat more, drink more, live more, party more and sleep more!
  • chandanista
    chandanista Posts: 986 Member
    Weds. was still packed, but Thurs. was a ghost town; I wondered if I had missed a memo. Today was about normal.

    A bunch of local trainers and nutrition-type businesses started "win money for losing" competitions within the last week so I estimated the drop off wouldn't happen until late February. We'll see.
  • Packerjohn
    Packerjohn Posts: 4,855 Member
    Not a real big influx at my gym. A bunch of gyms in my smaller city are part of a Blue Cross/Blue Shield program that lets you go to a number of gyms for a $25/month payment. My gym doesn't participate and several large employers offer the BC/BS insurance as an option. May have lost some a the start of the year when people changed insurance plans.
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    I use a private gym at work and haven't seen any new people, honestly.

    But the MFP January rush is in full swing.
  • dawnsnarks
    dawnsnarks Posts: 101 Member
    I've seen a couple of new faces at my gym but I work 9:30 to 6 so when I go at 1:30, the place is darn near empty (after the lunch rush, before the evening crush). We do have a large senior contingent though. They are adorable.
  • Slashnl
    Slashnl Posts: 339 Member
    It has really dropped back off at my gym, compared to the beginning of the week. But, they are starting some 12 week challenges next week, so I was wondering if maybe people were going to wait until next week, so that their weight loss totals are bigger.

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