How far do you drive to your gym?

brishaw18
brishaw18 Posts: 20 Member
edited November 17 in Fitness and Exercise
I live in a small town but we surprisingly have 3 gyms. I've been to all of them and I'm not really a fan of either of them. And thinking about driving to another town to try out a new one. Curious how far you guys drive to your gym?
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  • buffalogal42
    buffalogal42 Posts: 374 Member
    Well, my gym is about 3 miles from my house but I drive straight from work during the week ... which is 14 miles. Worth it!
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    A mile and a half. Unless I switch to the Y, then it's like 5 miles.
  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
    4 miles from home. About 15 if going from work.
  • MichelleWithMoxie
    MichelleWithMoxie Posts: 1,817 Member
    About 2-3 miles.
  • brishaw18
    brishaw18 Posts: 20 Member
    The next gym that is closest to me is about 25/30 min away... so I'm torn bc it's a far drive but not happy with the gyms by my house.
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    I walk 5 blocks. I go straight from work though and my train ride home is 45 minutes.
  • PositiveChange2013
    PositiveChange2013 Posts: 25 Member
    I live in a small town where we have two gyms. One of the two is only about 3/4 of a mile from my home. Unfortunately, both close fairly early during the week and their weekend hours are almost non-existent. I drive 10.5 miles to a gym two towns over from me.
  • mom22dogs
    mom22dogs Posts: 470 Member
    I live in a small town with no gym. The closest gym is about 15 miles away. I drive 18 miles to the gym I belong to.
  • Alisonswim46
    Alisonswim46 Posts: 208 Member
    15 minutes
  • figureitout87
    figureitout87 Posts: 126 Member
    I walk 20 minutes to my gym.
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    I have a weight room at work, and other "work" gyms available within a block, but everything is 10 miles or so from home. If I want to run or swim, it is over 10 miles away. I work out at home before work, then use the gym or track right after work. I use the gyms, track, and pool almost all summer as well.
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    It's about 30-45 minutes transit time. I pass so many gyms on the way but none of them are suitable to my needs
  • mhwitt74
    mhwitt74 Posts: 159 Member
    6 miles
  • Misskcm
    Misskcm Posts: 143 Member
    Right now I'm a mile away from my gym. But iused to live 30 minutes away from my gym. I am so much more likely to go now knowing that driving only wastes a total of 5 minutes of my time than an hour that it did before. I do miss going to LifeTime Fitness though.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    If I go from home, it's about a 15 minute drive. It's on my way home from work though, so I'd be going past anyway!
  • qweck3
    qweck3 Posts: 346 Member
    I have two I go to regularly. Both are small businesses and each specializes in its own stuff. One is 6 miles and the other is 3.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    Technically, my gym is at work in the same building our cafeteria is in, but I never use it because I prefer to ride a bicycle.
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    About 8 minutes. I had been ambivalent about a membership at all, if I couldn't just pop down and get it done with minimum impact on my day I don't think I would have bothered.
  • jennybearlv
    jennybearlv Posts: 1,519 Member
    I work out at home or from my front door. If I have to get in the car to exercise it won't happen.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    5min walk. Out my back gate, across the park, and I am there.

    The park has a 1.2 km walking/running trail around it, so I use that too.

    I have a year membership to the rec centre- pool, gym, drop in classes, it also gives me the same access to 3 other centres. Depending on what I feel like I want to explore I may have to drive 15-20 mins.
    All that equipment so close at hand and sometimes I just do nerdfitness in the living room.

    Cheers, h.
  • IzzyBooNZ1
    IzzyBooNZ1 Posts: 1,289 Member
    well if I use my work gym I walk down 4 flights of stairs :D

    For my muay thai gym it's a 30 min walk from work and then I bus home, so the home journey is about 35 mins including walking home from bus at the best
  • ekgstar
    ekgstar Posts: 1 Member
    I drive 20 min (13miles) to the gym. My friend goes there so it is worth it.
  • MoiAussi93
    MoiAussi93 Posts: 1,948 Member
    brishaw18 wrote: »
    The next gym that is closest to me is about 25/30 min away... so I'm torn bc it's a far drive but not happy with the gyms by my house.

    I either hike...in which case I drive 20-30 minutes depending on which mountains I want to go to...or I use the gym in my apartment. Before I lived here, I lived in a different, non-hiking city. There, I either belonged to a gym I could walk to or I quit the gym and ran in the park when I lived next to it.

    Some people are very disciplined...but I know myself too well to believe I fall into that category. If I HAD to drive 25-30 minutes to go to the gym, I think I would not go nearly as often as I should. Unless you love the gym...but I never did. I love hiking, so don't mind driving to that at all. But I would never drive 30 minutes to go for a run or do strength training..even though I have been running regularly for a few years now.

    My point is...be VERY sure you are willing to make that drive several times a week, otherwise you will be throwing your money away. Convenience is a big deal for some people (including me), and it is very easy to find excuses when you are tired or had a long day or have other things you want to do. A long drive could be the deciding factor on if you do or don't exercise.

    But if you are super disciplined, ignore this and join the gym you like. You know your habits much better than anybody here.

  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    40 minute drive after work most days, but the gym is less than a mile from home, which also means that weekend drive is extremely short both ways.

    I used to live and work an hour from my gym. Loved that place, still miss it. I take certain classes so I join whichever gym offers them. My current work place has a gym but I've only ever peeked in.
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    Blessed to have able to walk from work--it's about 1/2 a mile. 5 miles from home. The yoga studio I go to is across the street from work as well.
  • DasItMan91
    DasItMan91 Posts: 5,753 Member
    15 minutes
  • Marcel182
    Marcel182 Posts: 143 Member
    Right now, 12 miles. I recently moved and the membership to my old gym runs out at the end of the month. After that, I'll make shorter trips.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    I walk down four flights of stairs to get to the gym in the office where I work one day a week.
    Five minute walk to my second gym near where I normally work.
    Two mile cycle or drive to my main gym near home.
  • Madwife2009
    Madwife2009 Posts: 1,369 Member
    I cycle three miles to my gym (or further if I want a longer cycle ride/feeling energetic)
  • rugratz2015
    rugratz2015 Posts: 593 Member
    I live about 30 miles from my gym. There are closer gyms but I would go past this every night on the way home from work so it was an incentive to go in, plus it has a pool, the others don't, or are too expensive. I was made redundant last year but still drive up most weekdays to get my workout done. I hillwalk at the weekends, which usually involves an hours drive as I live in one of the flattest parts of Ireland. If i'm serious about something I will find the time and motivation.
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