I just need someone to tell me to join the gym already!

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TheRealGossipGirl · 02/11/2025 14:50

So, I’ve found a gym I actually want to join - it’s local, has loads of classes, and tons of machines (so no waiting around like at PureGym or The Gym). My goal is to lose some body fat. I play tennis and see a PT once a week, but when it comes to actually signing up and sorting out the membership… I just turn into the laziest person alive.

I don’t know what’s stopping me - I want to go, I know I’ll feel good once I start, but I can’t seem to get myself to just do it.

Can someone please give me that friendly shove to just sign up so I can start going?

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ParmaVioletTea · 15/11/2025 17:40

minipie · 09/11/2025 12:09

Well done! Next step, make it a routine, like you ALWAYS go to the gym at 7pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 10am on Saturdays. In your diary and you only skip it if there’s really no choice. That’s how you stick with it.

this. Make them non-negotiable sessions in your diary

my early morning training sessions are in my work diary as meetings. I then am raring to go and I work till late - the energy I get from being excessively fit just keeps me going!

YelramBob · 15/11/2025 19:03

TheRealGossipGirl · 09/11/2025 11:37

A big thank you to everyone who encouraged me to go to the gym and shared their own experiences - it was exactly the push I needed! I’ve officially joined a gym that’s about a 20–25 minute walk from my house, and it’s absolutely stunning inside, so I don’t mind paying a little extra for it. I went for the first time on Friday - I was a bit nervous at first, but I popped in my headphones and just did my thing. And honestly, as many of you have said, nobody cared what I was doing!

I did notice that I wasn’t very confident with the machines, and I had to stop myself from just staying on the treadmill the whole time. I still managed to do some weights though, which is a start! I’ve also decided to get a personal trainer - I spoke to her briefly, and she seems great, so I’m looking forward to working with her.

I really want to make a change. I’m tired of looking in the mirror and wishing I looked better in certain clothes, so it’s time to do something about it!

Well done OP 💪

There will be days when you don't feel like going to the gym but look at it this way - you never regret going. No one ever thinks 'I'm so glad I dodged the gym today and sat in front of the TV with a massive bar of chocolate and a bag of Doritos' 😉

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