Weight Loss Tips - If You Belong to a Gym

 If You Belong to a Gym

Gyms are great! We’ve belonged to a variety of gyms and wellness centers over the past decades, including a state-of-the-art aquatics center with an  Olympic-size lap pool.

Here are a few of the positive things we found about our gym memberships:

• Seeing others workout makes you feel less alone on your weight loss journey
• Seeing others with fit bodies is an amazing motivator
• Access to a variety of well-maintained equipment
• Availability of trainer (usually for an additional cost)
• Making new friends with the staff and other members
•  Gear and equipment for sale on site

Here are a few of the negative things we found about our gym memberships:

• Commuting back and forth
• Closures for holidays, repairs, and moves
• Ongoing membership fees, whether you use the facility or not
• Having to wait for the particular machine you want when you want to use it
• Crowded work out classes
• Small, crowded locker rooms
• Lack of peer support
• Lack of incentives or rewards for meeting work out goals

Surely you can add your own opinions to these lists.

If you’ve found a gym that meets your needs that’s in the right place for the right price, then, by all means, we encourage you to use it on a consistent basis.

Our advice is to have a home-based work out alternative to your gym membership for those days when you don’t have time for your gym commute, when the weather is inclement, or you need a change of pace.

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