Getting fit alone

Hey! there is absolutely no shame in exercising alone! i love to do it. just get some music and GO. for me, i don't walk or jog out outside because where i live i'll be walking/running on roads with heavy vehicular traffic. i go gyms and when i'm by myself i find group classes are perfect. you just blend in after the 1st or 2nd class. and even the walking/running, if you go regularly and around the same times then you might meet the same people and a passing smile will become a 'hi'.

go for it girl!! have no fear!

Just do it! Make sure you are in an area where you feel safe and get out there. You might feel more comfortable walking at first, and I'll bet that once you get out on the street (or park or lake or beach or desert or suburbs or wherever else is near you) you'll see lots of other people exercising too.

My experience is that most people don't even notice you and if they do, they'll usually smile or say hello. And if they don't, it's probably because you've just made them think "damn, I should be doing some exercise like that girl".

Yes thats me a live in a small town so I like purchased a bike so that I wouldnt have to go walking outdoors ....shame I know

I am hesitant to go walking or running in my neighborhood. I live in a small, rural neighborhood where everyone knows everyone. I'm not a runner so I'm embarrassed to start. I don't want anyone seeing that I can't run more than 50 feet at a time!

I used to be. Then one day something in my head literally snapped!

It was July and I was driving by a pool. I was so hot and wanted to go in but I hadn't for years because I was too self conscious. Then I thought about how if all those years ago I hadn't been so self-conscious and just did all those things I loved and stayed active ... well I wouldn't be in the position I'm in today.

So, I went and got a suit and started swimming laps! Then I went and joined a gym and even attended classes. I of course was nervous but I did it anyway. Truth is no one is really paying attention to you. In the gym everyone is focused on their own routines or making sure they don't mess up and everyone is supportive of each other. I have yet to have someone say something rude to me.

Life is far too short, the average person only lives 27,000 days! Don't sit on the side lines watching others live or preventing yourself form being happy and enjoying something. Live for yourself and don't worry about people you will probably never really have to know. And if they are rude people, you don't want to know them, and what does their opinion really matter anyway!

Leave the back yard chica! Just do it!

I've lost over 90lbs and over 99% of the exercise I did over that time was solo. I started off exercising at home on the PS3. Added walking. Added DVDs, again at home.

It's only this year that I've ventured out in public. I did c25k (in the dark) and now I run 4 times a week, I cycle and I swim. You just have to bite the bullet and get out there.