iHATE the gym

I know what you mean. Thank god my gym is small (not goodlife, hate goodlife) and people are fairly nice. It gets crowded though which I hate.
But in the summer I'll simply walk everywhere! I'll get off the bus 20 mins earlier to my stop and just walk from there. I also love biking, but will usually go with my dad or boyfriend. I would also check out some workout videos. If you're like me and don't want to pay, I just go on youtube and do some. LOVE the Tiffany Rothe workouts she's amazing!

The spirit from which this reply is intended is not one of defensiveness or counter attack. It is only from my own experience, strength, and hope. I'm not skinny and I have a way to go. But, I am training to be more fit and healthy. It is a process. One day I hope to be one of those people who others observe to be in great shape. I have not personally observed all skinny people to be snotty any more than I have observed that to be true of people my own weight or higher. I have found the axiom, "We attribute to others, what we see in ourselves" to be personally convicting. So, I do attend a gym and I do find myself around people who are in better shape. I'm not saying that you need to do that. I'm saying that I want to be around people who are succeeding at what I aspire to do. When I observe them to be people just like me, I get along with them quite well (fat, skinny, black, white, tall, short). We all have stuff. Isolating myself from others because I'm not like them has never helped me a lot. But, hanging around people who have what I want to learn or have has been a life changer. Hope this helps. God bless on your journey.

try planet fitness its sooooo not like that!!!!

try planet fitness its sooooo not like that!!!!

I love that gym. People there are friendly and there are all shapes and sizes.

Jillian Michaels work out DVD's! 30 Day Shred, Ripped in 30, 6 Week 6 Pack, Kickbox FastFix, No More Trouble Zones, Banish Fat Boost Metabolism...these are all great workouts that you can do at home and range in length from 20 minutes to 45-60ish minutes.

try planet fitness its sooooo not like that!!!!

I just joined them today!

I absolutely hate gyms for various reasons. I did the 30 Day Shred DVD and really enjoyed it. There are so many DVD's and DVD sets that can give you amazing results. I'm about to start Jillian's Body Revolution which is a 90 day program with 15 different DVD's so I won't get bored. I also like walking outside. I think there's definitely some options you can enjoy without the gym.

my philosophy on working out is similar to what it's always been in martial arts. Losing (in martial arts) or working out with people in better shape than me always motivates me to do better. I want to be that person that other's look up to, but if there's someone around that I look up to, then it's obvious that I've got some work to do. My advice is to find something physical you love to do. I'm not a huge weight lifter, so I don't do that anymore. I have found that i like to run and do martial arts, that's where I get my workouts. try different things, whether it be zumba, swimming, yoga, walks in the park, or pole dancing. (yes there are workouts for that) find something, in the gym or not, that actually makes you want to get off the couch.

I go to a local women's gym, and I like it okay. Everyone is nice...there are all kinds of ladies there...and it's very clean, plays good music, and has an amazing steam room and sauna area. And I get a corporate discount through the school district. Plus, it's next to my favorite natural grocery so I treat myself to something every time I make it to the gym.

That being said, though, I kind of hate going to the gym in general. It's slightly out of the way and I get bored easily. If the weather is nice, I go for a run instead. If I'm at home and just can't seem to get my butt out the door, I keep a few DVD's on hand. I also recently discovered the ten-minute workouts on Netflix on Demand. They aren't anything spectacular, but they are kind of fun if I am just wanting something different for a day. I found a fun kickboxing one on there, and some decent yoga ones. You can combine different ten-minute sections to kind of customize your own workout.

If all else fails, I take the dog for a walk/jog around the neighborhood. Or I dance to bad 80's music in the kitchen while making dinner. Anything to get up and moving.

Jillian Michaels is my favorite. I have anxiety when I go to the gym by myself...sometimes so bad that I can't go in so I like to work out at home better. Her 30 day shred is great...I hurt so bad from it so I love it!

I know what you mean, I do strictly P90x. 11weeks in and down 43lbs. All I do is wakeup 1 hour before I have to go to work in the morning. Then follow a good diet. As for the gym, I just use the treadmill from time to time when i tag along with the girlfriend or with friends.

I recommend DVDs since you can pop it in your comfort zone and when YOU want to

I hate the gym too, not all gyms, just the ones around here. It is either curves or some huge Walmart of gyms. They greet you at the door with a sales pitch and try to get you to buy a tanning package. There are 'trainers' walking around to 'help' you... aka: tell you loudly that you are not walking fast enough or the exercise you are doing is too hard for someone 'your size'.
I'm quite sure all the employees are drinking buddies with the boss or something, lol, none of them seem to be great shape and don't know a thing about what they are doing.
Sorry, rant over.

I found a nice exercise bike on Craigs list, I really enjoy that. I can read my book or watch a movie while pedaling, I also like Jillian Michaels. Or I just go for a walk/jog, and if I'm feeling especially anti social I just jog in place inside.
I also have a lot of fun on the wii fit and wii zumba.

There is a new gym opening in a couple months, I can't wait to check it out. I work out SO much harder at a gym than at home where facebook and laziness beckon to me!

Try a different gym - see if you can get a refund on membership. Or tell your trainer he/she isn't motivating you correctly - help him or her communicate with you better. I signed up for a trainer this year for the first time in my life and I told him straight up that if he called me lazy or yelled at me, I was walking away. Verbal abuse doesn't motivate me at all. He agreed and so far it's been great.

The other thing is going hiking or biking. Find a local park or nature trails. Jog in the evening or early morning when the streets are empty (be careful and mindful of safety) so you can be free from distractions.

At the gym, find a corner, crank up your music and fantasize. Train yourself to ignore other people and not worry about what they think. They may be self conscious too.

Quick story to finish - I play racquetball badly. Really badly. But it's fun and it makes me sweat, so I do it. The other day I was thwacking away at the ball and a guy walked by just as I did something particularly clumsy and he grinned at me. I felt like an idiot, but I forced myself to smile back, turn my back on him and go back to my racquetball. Later on the way to my showers, I passed him at the weight bench and he waved. Turns out he was smiling because I looked like I was having fun, not because he thought I was an idiot. So next time someone is looking at you, remember - they might be thinking good things about you, not bad ones.

The spirit from which this reply is intended is not one of defensiveness or counter attack. It is only from my own experience, strength, and hope. I'm not skinny and I have a way to go. But, I am training to be more fit and healthy. It is a process. One day I hope to be one of those people who others observe to be in great shape. I have not personally observed all skinny people to be snotty any more than I have observed that to be true of people my own weight or higher. I have found the axiom, "We attribute to others, what we see in ourselves" to be personally convicting. So, I do attend a gym and I do find myself around people who are in better shape. I'm not saying that you need to do that. I'm saying that I want to be around people who are succeeding at what I aspire to do. When I observe them to be people just like me, I get along with them quite well (fat, skinny, black, white, tall, short). We all have stuff. Isolating myself from others because I'm not like them has never helped me a lot. But, hanging around people who have what I want to learn or have has been a life changer. Hope this helps. God bless on your journey.

Wow... how very nicely said.