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Who is still going to the gym?

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Eurydice84 · 21/10/2022 15:24

I exercised at home for a few years during COVID but I have recently joined a gym. Aside from the classes and equipment, I have a sit-down area for when I am working remotely, and I bring DD for swimming lessons, so it seems a good deal. I still exercise at home when I want but I am finding the variety good - the first group class nearly killed me!

Just wondering what the general trend is now? Are people back at the gym or doing Peloton/virtual classes? It seems busy here but not as much as it used to pre-pandemic.

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InsertPunHere · 21/10/2022 16:39

4 classes a week a the council-run leisure centre, to try return to my pre-lockdown state.

I hate it, but it needs doing. And at least the council gym is very cheap.

fairtrauchled · 21/10/2022 16:39

I do 2 Pilates classes and a Zumba class each week.I also try and do a couple of hours in the gym using cardio and resistance equipment.I do the occasional aqua class too

SpiderBabies · 21/10/2022 16:37

Me! Zumba, Body Pump, Body Balance - most classes on waitlist. The gym seems emptier than pre-lockdown but classes are really popular (membership is £32/month, all inc, which might be a reason...)

Season0fTheWitch · 21/10/2022 16:34

DD is 2 months old and I've just started back at the gym to tone up after pregnancy. During pregnancy I did workouts at home and at some point I'll go back to that but I like the social side of the gym too

Redcrayons · 21/10/2022 16:20

Yes but mine is a pay as you go but I optimistically purchased a ridiculous number of passes for classes months ago which will expire at the end of the year.
I enjoy it once I’ve been, but only do classes. I’d rather run outside then jump on the treadmill and I’d go too easy on weights if left to my own devices.

MintJulia · 21/10/2022 16:15

One solo 5k run a week, one Parkrun, one martial arts class and I speed walk to and from the office on a Thursday (about 2.5 miles).

I can't justify the cost of a gym.

MissyB1 · 21/10/2022 16:09

I go just to use the treadmill and swim. 20 minutes in treadmill and 20 minutes swim about 3 or 4 times a week. I love it as it’s my switch off time.

everycowandagain · 21/10/2022 16:07

I am back in the gym but it's a decent gym 2 minutes from my house so it's perfect! It's a chain so I can also use the one near my office. PT once a week as well.

JamMakingWannaBe · 21/10/2022 15:51

Not exercising much during COVID really affected my fitness levels. I was straight back to the gym as soon as it reopened.

Social mixing rules at the time meant class sizes were restricted but those rules have been lifted.

Pre-COVID I used to double up with a Zumba then a Balance class or Pump then yoga but a LOT of classes are off the timetable now, and none run concurrently anymore.

I do try and hit the cardio and free weights in the gym but I'm not especially good at motivating myself so I need the structure of a class.

There are a lot of old faces but I think attendance levels are down from pre-COVID times.

Parker231 · 21/10/2022 15:41

Two personal trainer sessions a week and two gym classes. Hate it if I have to miss training.

Dontsayyouloveme · 21/10/2022 15:40

Gym here. During lockdown I did HIIT and bought a cheap crosstrainer which I put in the garage. I now just go to the gym but should really pick up the HIIT stuff again at home on the days I don’t go. It was great for weight loss and toning up.

AuntieMarys · 21/10/2022 15:35

I am! 3 to 4 spins and 2 weights sessions a week

AquaticSewingMachine · 21/10/2022 15:27

I lost my gym membership March 2020 but tbh I always struggled to get in a decent session with work and kids, and I didn't enjoy showering there.

I've worked out at home since and although it's a hassle having to buy my own weights, I work out much more and can do it evenings/early mornings/whatever even when DH is out and shower in my own bathroom. If there was a decent gym like 2 mins away, I think I'd probably join, but in the absence of that home workouts have proved far more workable.