NY Resolution people and packed gyms!!?!?!?!?

I think most people on this site(me included) were once in the shoes of the NY Resolutioner. Why criticize them for trying to change their lives? Statistics show that people won't continue, but how about the ones that do? If you really have a problem with it, find a new time to workout when the gym isn't packed(i.e. 5am, 10am, 3pm, 9pm etc.) By going at the crowded times you are only adding to the problem...

I think most people on this site(me included) were once in the shoes of the NY Resolutioner. Why criticize them for trying to change their lives? Statistics show that people won't continue, but how about the ones that do? If you really have a problem with it, find a new time to workout when the gym isn't packed(i.e. 5am, 10am, 3pm, 9pm etc.) By going at the crowded times you are only adding to the problem...

we won't interrupt our regular routine, it will die out eventually...and even when I was new, it wasn't a new years resolution

Understood, but you did start out as a beginner correct? Is it possible that you annoyed some "regular" when you first started training? One of the contributors to people giving up is feeling judged by other members. One reason why planet fitness is so successful...

That is exactly why I'm avoiding the gym for probably the entire month. I'm going to give Insanity another go! People packing into the gym like that stresses me out!

Judging by how quiet my gym was at 9am this morning, no one around here had any resolutions about fitness. :laugh:

I found this on another site I use for triathlon. It reminded me of how I first got started in endurance sports and what kind of a difference its made in my life. Instead of becoming frustrated and angry because we have to take an extra 5 minutes out of our already busy schedule maybe we should look to inspire the newbies and help them lead a healthier life.

We're endurance athletes. We train all year not only outside, but also at the gym and the pool. We can expect some serious crowding in both places for the next few weeks. It happens every year. Suddenly we have to add 30 minutes to our scheduled gym time because of the "resolutionists". There are no parking places. When you do manage to find one and get to the locker room 10 minutes behind schedule, there aren't any lockers available and the door is blocked by someone trying to remember the way to the weight room. In there, the machines you need to use are all occupied by people in new track suits pushing too much weight with truly horrible form. The bubbler is blocked by someone who is trying hard not to look totally out of their element. You can't get in the pool because it's jammed with people using pull buoys on their arms and kickboards as flotation devices. Half the lanes have people with no goggles and baggy swim trunks down to their knees who can't swim an entire lap. The whole freakin' place is filled with...with... beginners. It's one of my favorite sights. I've never been in a place more full of hope than a gym during the first week of January. It's a place full of people giving action to their dreams. People who for that day are making an effort to be fit, to improve themselves, to live a better quality of life. The effort and courage it takes them to get there that morning is huge. It certainly exceeds what it takes me. I know where everything is. I know the pool etiquette. I know what my workout is going to be and how to use the machines. I'm not the least bit embarrassed to take my shirt off in the locker room. This is routine for me. These new people will be showing a lot of courage and determination by going to the gym in the next few weeks and they'll deserve my respect. They'll get it. It wasn't that long ago that I was one of them. During the next few weeks I'll be making an effort to help some of these people feel a little less uncomfortable. Maybe make eye contact with some of them, be ready to give a nod or say hello. Once we're halfway into February, the crowds will be gone. Parking will be easy. Machines will be available again. The wait at the pool will go away. We know this. We're endurance athletes. We know the reward that comes from sticking through the hard parts. And from helping others through them.

OH OH its gonna be jam packed at the gym today full of new year resolutioners! I expect all the bike machines to be busy.....lucky for me they avoid the treadmills like the plague............ha!
SO.when does your gym start returning to normal?

HOPEFULLY theres some awesome eyecandy!:devil:

There is some right below that post.

Always back to normal by March 1.

Ours has been insane
EMS was called 3 times yesterday...come on people use ur sense

I actually got to the gym yesterday and I was the only one in there for about an hour and a half and I was there for two hours. I was very surprised to say the least!