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Up at 0630 and cleaning and tidying my room. It felt great at the time but it's made my long busy friday even longer. I need something to do with my mornings- I've scheduled every second day for getting my video projects up and running, and I'm thinking that in the inbetween days I might gotothegym.

What? I said I think I might gotothegym.

Fine. I'm thinking of joining a gym. Or maybe just paying per visit. I dunno, how does the gym thing work? Guess I'll find out. Actually, I suspect I'll go into one, ask stupid questions, get embarassed and frustrated, and end up fleeing. I guess that means I should go enquire at a gym I have no intention of joining, leave the one across the road for last.

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Funny, I'm in the same boat. Thinkin about a gym, askin "stubit" questions, gettin embarassed about how little I know...Of course I'm a scrawny, partially grey, and old ta some.
Yer a "slightly paunchy" hunky bear... one look at ya and they won't care what questions ya ask, they'll just want ta give ya a .... workout... ;)

Hmmm, I'm thinking about that too.... just want to get fitter...

Considering what I went through in PE classes as a child, I'll never EVER set foot in a gym as a customer. Call that irrational if you like, but it will simply never happen.

That said, I do need to excavate my exercise machine and use it every morning; I have a sedentary job and I simply need to exercise regularly. It's just a matter of finding the motivation, aside from knowing intellectually that I need to, that exercise is one of those things that's good for you pretty much no matter what's wrong with you, etc.

Yes!!Go to the gym!
*thinks about Growler with big muscles*
*schwing*

OK, speaking as someone who has had a love/hate relationship with gyms, here's what I've learned:

* Figure out why you are doing it. Do you want muscles? Do you want to be toned? A stronger heart? Lose weight? Once you do know, you'll be able to make your way a lot easier.

* Read a little bit about it to get an idea of what to do. The 'For Dummies' series helped me a lot because I didn't really know what to do or how to do the exercises and most of the information I found was written by 'exercise gurus' that really just wanted to plug in their services and products.

Really. It's a lot easier for that.

Personally, whatever goal you choose...I think you are quite amazing as you are. :-)

Echoing someone else, be clear on what your objectives are. If you want to get fitter/healthier and cosmetics aren't such a priority then there are lots of alternatives to the gym: dancing, skating, martial arts, yoga, cycling...

If you choose an activity that's social and fun, you're much more likely to stick at it. Personally I find traditional gyms really tedious and prefer activities that offer some other benefits besides just exercise.

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