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29. I'm partial to classes.

Sun Jan 8, 2012, 04:24 PM

Jan 2012

I tend to work harder when I have someone urging me on. That, and I get really bored on the bikes and other machines. Then, I wind up slacking off. It's harder to slack off when you have someone "yelling" at you to move it. It's also nice when you miss a class or two, and all the other regulars ask where the heck you've been.

I know what you mean about being able to tell who is going to stick with it. Although, every once in a while, one will surprise me.

And, count me in on the "past 50, low thyroid" thing. The way I keep on going is that I am paying for it, so I'm damn sure going to get my money's worth.

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Ugh. The resolutionaries are back at the gym. [View all] GoCubsGo Jan 2012 OP

ha ha ha... two weeks top. but funny. hadnt thought about it from a regular seabeyond Jan 2012 #1

I stopped going to the gym 7 years ago. Biking, hiking and cross-country skiing rock. HuckleB Jan 2012 #2

Isn't that nice. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #3

If you say so. HuckleB Jan 2012 #4

Yes, I say so. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #5

same here. noamnety Jan 2012 #6

They don't creep me out. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #7

Yeah, I assumed it didn't creep you out noamnety Jan 2012 #10

Huh? GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #13

I may have misread the "isn't that nice" post noamnety Jan 2012 #16

Indeed. HuckleB Jan 2012 #8

And how often does that equipment get used for a few weeks, then gather dust in said bedroom? pink-o Jan 2012 #25

I'd guess the equipment goes unused noamnety Jan 2012 #37

Not always. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #41

I live in beautiful Minnesota that has great trails and stuff. But I need the Y. nadine_mn Jan 2012 #77

If that's what you need, great! HuckleB Jan 2012 #78

I guess it depends on your gym - the Y has been a huge source of inspiration nadine_mn Jan 2012 #79

HATE IT obamanut2012 Jan 2012 #9

Water areobics libodem Jan 2012 #11

That's how it is here, too. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #20

They hog the equipment, too, and don't really use it for much. murielm99 Jan 2012 #12

I'm partial to classes. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #29

Oh, now I get it. For a moment I thought you said revolutionaries. Quartermass Jan 2012 #14

Ah, so words do have meaning. HuckleB Jan 2012 #15

Oh good, now I have a stalker. Quartermass Jan 2012 #17

That's funny. HuckleB Jan 2012 #18

Keep your conflict with me to yourself, stalker. Let me be and stop bullying me. Quartermass Jan 2012 #19

That's right. Stick to a pointless accusation. HuckleB Jan 2012 #21

Post removed Post removed Jan 2012 #23

I know EXACTLY what you're saying! pink-o Jan 2012 #22

I hear ya! GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #26

How dare these jerks try to get into shape Son of Gob Jan 2012 #24

Except that most of them don't even try. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #27

Life's too short to be a gym snob Son of Gob Jan 2012 #28

Who is being a "snob"? GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #31

It looks you hit the nail on the head. HuckleB Jan 2012 #33

Nope. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #36

Ding! One of the reasons I stopped. Really. Attitude bleeds through sometimes, whether one amyrose2712 Jan 2012 #39

Pssstt... GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #45

Then I guess you're not going to the gym often enough. bigwillq Jan 2012 #65

I go every day. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #68

It seems like you don't want folks to take this thread so seriously bigwillq Jan 2012 #74

Whatever the hell that is supposed to mean. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #80

Agree with GoCubs! These folks just barge in, hog the equipment and have done NO research pink-o Jan 2012 #30

It's the gym's job to teach its members etiquette, etc... HuckleB Jan 2012 #32

No one is asking you to "buy any of this whine". GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #35

And, some of it is just this stupid need to make New Year's resolutions. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #34

Boy, this thread got out of hand in a hurry. murielm99 Jan 2012 #40

THANK YOU!!! GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #46

Its people with this attitude that make some of us stop going. amyrose2712 Jan 2012 #38

Wow. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #44

Maybe ridicule was a little harsh, but it certainly is condescending. Sorry, I guess amyrose2712 Jan 2012 #47

It wasn't meant to be condescending, either. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #49

I guess, like I said, you just hit a nerve. And maybe I read too much into it. amyrose2712 Jan 2012 #51

Seems you aren't alone in that regard. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #52

Yea. I guess we all have buttons. amyrose2712 Jan 2012 #53

Amy Rose, I hope you understand that GCG and I were not ridiculing pink-o Jan 2012 #56

Me! the local Y is always packed. Odin2005 Jan 2012 #42

We go to the Y, too... Phentex Jan 2012 #48

They're opening one in my town next week. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #50

I could have written your post tabbycat31 Jan 2012 #43

Thanks for the tip. Duer 157099 Jan 2012 #54

Hey,Che,quit hogging the pec deck! Swede Jan 2012 #55

I think a good idea would be a "Lion Gym" BlueJazz Jan 2012 #57

I'm a winter gym person - from mid April into hedgehog Jan 2012 #58

Around here, that's the worst time to be outside. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #59

Good for them, I say RZM Jan 2012 #60

while it may be annoying to you suninvited Jan 2012 #61

Throughout the 90s unionworks Jan 2012 #62

Good for you. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #70

I know what you mean unionworks Jan 2012 #72

I never go to the gym bigwillq Jan 2012 #63

great unionworks Jan 2012 #64

I solved my problem with this. I am using a personal trainer LynneSin Jan 2012 #66

They are going to be gone in a month. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #71

have a heart. barbtries Jan 2012 #67

They are NOT all trying. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #69

I Hear You Yavin4 Jan 2012 #73

Water Zumba? libodem Jan 2012 #75

Regular Zumba is fun. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #81

Its been pretty crowded at the Y nadine_mn Jan 2012 #76