Shy to Work out in Public?
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For me it is more about being embarrassed than shy. I was thinking about getting a personal trainer for the first few times. I think this would give me more confidence for when I go alone or, at the very least, force me to go and get myself over that hump of being embarrassed by having someone watch me the entire time. Has anyone tried this?0
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For me it is more about being embarrassed than shy. I was thinking about getting a personal trainer for the first few times. I think this would give me more confidence for when I go alone or, at the very least, force me to go and get myself over that hump of being embarrassed by having someone watch me the entire time. Has anyone tried this?
I work out once a week in the weights section with a PT. I don't go in there by myself, even though I could do some of the lifting I do without my PT.0 -
I have mild social anxiety so going to the gym, which is an unfamiliar setting, really freaks me out!
Considering in Australia gym memberships cost $50-$100 per month (with a 24 month contract!) I'm not ready to commit to something I'm unsure I can utilise.
I do my workouts at home and I feel comfortable going for a run/walk.0 -
I only use my gym for spinning in a group setting. I've never been in the co-ed gym...I'm too intimidated by all the serious, buff and toned people who seem to know how it all works. I'm sure its my own insecurities and they dont care about what I do, but I cant get past it yet.0
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Not shy so much as ashamed to be seen looking like this...my bff wants us to join a gym together and I really wish I could because I know there's equipment there that I could really benefit from but I just can't do it...instead I just do my in-home treadmill and Gilad dvds. And it sucks because it's so exhausting hiding from the world plus I feel badly that I'm letting my bff down...1
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It does suck! They need gyms for shy people... and all the shy people could go and be shy together... and then they wouldn't go because they're too shy to be seen there even if they're surrounded by other shy people. Oh my head.
Ooo, so then you would have each machine in little booths so nobody can see what you're doing and you don't see anybody else? And then, those of us like me who are not shy to workout around people would use the booths to just work out naked! It benefits everybody! :drinker:0 -
i used to be like that but then joined a "bootcamp" company called the outdoor fitness company,,, clues kinda in the name ha ha,, and that was the end of the nerves,, if i wanted to get fit i would have to just suck up my gut,, and i had a big one,, and get on with it..0
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*raises hand*
to me, going to the gym would be like shopping in the juniors section. "WTF ARE YOU DOIN?!"
yeah, i've been wanting to join planet fitness but i can't help but think people are going to judge me and stare. i'm a pretty big girl so obviously i'll stand out. it doesn't help that most people at the gym are pretty fit! (nothing wrong with that, btw) it's just very intimidating for someone brand new.0 -
Not silly at all! I'm 4"7 and 211 lbs and I love my husband and kids and I can not bring myself to work out with them in the room. When I go to the gym it's at 6am so I know I'm the only one there! I can't stand to feel like someone is watching me (even if it's just me being silly).0
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*raises hand*
to me, going to the gym would be like shopping in the juniors section. "WTF ARE YOU DOIN?!"
yeah, i've been wanting to join planet fitness but i can't help but think people are going to judge me and stare. i'm a pretty big girl so obviously i'll stand out. it doesn't help that most people at the gym are pretty fit! (nothing wrong with that, btw) it's just very intimidating for someone brand new.
I've actually noticed that the more fit people pay no attention to me, and it's the fellow fatties that try to put me down. Jerks, go eat a cheeseburger.0 -
It took me forever to feel ok when I go to my runs outside. I asked the question on here about it too, now I dont care. Im so focused on getting through the the workout that I dont even think about them...However, if I went to the gym and tried to go to the weights and there were a bunch of fit people there I would feel judged... Someone told me once though "They walked through the same door you did."0
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I am also weird about working out in public. It's funny, I used to walk 3 miles around the Shakesphere Fevistal Park by myself, every morning... And you pass people but not too many people, ya know. And now, I can't even make it once around the block without worrying about what people think when they see me. I have taken to 5am runs or after the sun goes down... weird. :blushing:0
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*raises hand*
to me, going to the gym would be like shopping in the juniors section. "WTF ARE YOU DOIN?!"
yeah, i've been wanting to join planet fitness but i can't help but think people are going to judge me and stare. i'm a pretty big girl so obviously i'll stand out. it doesn't help that most people at the gym are pretty fit! (nothing wrong with that, btw) it's just very intimidating for someone brand new.
I've actually noticed that the more fit people pay no attention to me, and it's the fellow fatties that try to put me down. Jerks, go eat a cheeseburger.
wtf is up with that! i'd hiss at them.0 -
Meeeee tooooo! I'm not so much shy about it as I am uncomfortable. I've never been very athletic and I was always THAT girl who was always the last one picked for the team! That has caused me to really be a loner when it comes to working out. I still have the mindset that I am not doing something right and feel very self-conscious in a gym!
I have recently had an NSV, though. I started running in October and ran outside throughout the winter. Of course I was the only one who was ever out on the path. Now that the weather has warmed up and lots of people are around, I have noticed that I don't feel as uncomfortable anymore. I've also started going to a yoga class with friends.
So, I guess I'm making progress, but I'm still one of the shy ones!1 -
I won't work out when my hubby is at home. I can't stand to be watched when I'm working out!!0
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Reviving this very old thread !
I was looking for a discussion like this... I feel less weird now that I've read all the people above !
I did overcome the shyness for jogging outside, it took me a few weeks... but now I don't care, as long as I'm in the park where all the joggers already are. If I run in the streets I don't feel as confident... like out of place... so I rarely do it !
But I still can't work out at home, when my bf is there. We actually started to work out together in my living room at the start of our relationship. I didn't like it a lot but I tried hard to act normal haha
After we moved, the configuration of the apartment doesn't allow us both to workout at the same time. And I can't overcome the shyness of doing it while he's there.
I should use the time he's gone to work out alone, but I have other activities I prefer doing on my alone time (singing)
I'm not ready for the gym either. I convinced him to join one, and he's been trying to go twice a week with his nephew and son. He's trying to get me on board at least to run next winter... I know he's right but... I don't feel ready I hate feeling "seen", by strangers or family.
Hopefully I'll overcome that too one day...
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