Gyms are a waste of time & money. I'd spend 30 minutes going to it, and another 30 getting back. In that time I can actually workout in my "home-gym" and not waste time.
All I can say is that you must have been going to the wrong gym.
Gyms are a waste of time & money. I'd spend 30 minutes going to it, and another 30 getting back. In that time I can actually workout in my "home-gym" and not waste time.
All I can say is that you must have been going to the wrong gym.
I just don't feel the price is worth the gain.
Hey, that sounds like great advice! Can you spot me $4k?
Well, there aren't a lot of gyms in my area. And even if I could find one close to me I'd still prefer to workout at home. Plenty of reasons. The most important of which is wasting time. I workout to do exactly that. Not chit-chat with people I meet about misc. stuff. I want to do as good a workout as I can in the time I've assigned myself. I can talk and stuff during other down-times.
Plus I feel a lot more focused when I'm alone and don't care for people looking at me while I workout. It's distracting.
And ditto to what Rithrandil said. You can pretty much get yourself most of what you need to work out at a small price. You don't need complicated machines to offer resistance considering we're not professional sports people/gymnasts/whatever. After you get to a very good physical condition then yeah, you might need more.
I just don't feel the price is worth the gain. Time and money. And considering time is money, I guess it's just 2 x money.
Makes total sense. If I had chosen to live in a house in the 'burbs or the countryside rather than an apartment downtown, I would probably have done the same. I certainly wouldn't bother with a gym membership if I had to commute a half an hour to get there; I'd never bother going.
Well, there aren't a lot of gyms in my area. And even if I could find one close to me I'd still prefer to workout at home. Plenty of reasons. The most important of which is wasting time. I workout to do exactly that. Not chit-chat with people I meet about misc. stuff. I want to do as good a workout as I can in the time I've assigned myself. I can talk and stuff during other down-times.
Plus I feel a lot more focused when I'm alone and don't care for people looking at me while I workout. It's distracting.
And ditto to what Rithrandil said. You can pretty much get yourself most of what you need to work out at a small price. You don't need complicated machines to offer resistance considering we're not professional sports people/gymnasts/whatever. After you get to a very good physical condition then yeah, you might need more.
I just don't feel the price is worth the gain. Time and money. And considering time is money, I guess it's just 2 x money.
What about doing both of them? Working out, reading books and gaming. You can do them all. Be fit and healthy and game. Of course not in the same quantities as before. I've recently started doing that and I find that I have more energy to do everything I need. So 1h - 1h & 30 mins of working out daily can do wonders. You'll be able to do more than without it. And no gyms imo. Gyms are a waste of time & money. I'd spend 30 minutes going to it, and another 30 getting back. In that time I can actually workout in my "home-gym" and not waste time.
Working out, reading, and gaming? You need to tell me your secret. By the time I go to work, get home and do chores (and occasionally run an errand), I'm lucky if I have 1 - 1.5 hours before I need to get to bed for 8 hours of sleep (I need that much sleep for various health reasons). 1.5 hours for some gaming only happens on a night where things go very smoothly. If I included exercise in my daily routine, most of my life would be spent doing things I don't really like to do. Until I retire, exercise is out.
Nine hours of work a day (including commute), eight hours of sleep, two hours of cooking and eating, leaves five hours for other stuff. How much time do you spend working anyway?
2 hours for cooking and eating?! Are you preparing gourmet meals every day?
2 hours for cooking and eating?! Are you preparing gourmet meals every day?
How healthy is your diet if you're spending less? You'd need to be eating a lot of packaged/pre-prepared/fast food to get much under that.