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(sorry, had a meeting) Gym follow-ups from B2

Posted by ty97 Mar 17 '14, 10:23

I'm intimidated because I have always been out of shape. I can't run, I can't jog. I get winded on a couple of flights of stairs. Even in high school, wen I was only maybe 10-20 pounds overweight, I couldn't run around the track during PE like the other kids, I ran out of breath and my lungs hurt (nb: doctors swear I am not asthmatic)

Plus I am super self-conscious. And all those people in gyms are like fit, hot people who know how to use the machines and can run for hours. And I'm the flabby guy who doesn't how to turn on the treadmill who shows up in January 2 for a New Year's resolution, you know?

But I need to be more active for my health. All this sitting around will (literally) kill me. So I have to get into a habit once and for all.

Responses:

I'm with Meg and start with the first step as in start with walking - JD Mar 17, 10:50 1
- In NYC, is that particularly feasible? It seems like the congestion would be disruptive. -- nm - David Mar 17, 10:53
Get tours of a few gyms, and pick the one that's cheap and has a fat old person on the treadmill. -- nm - Ender Mar 17, 10:46
Don't go to a Gold's or an Atlas or the like, and you'll be fine. - Reagen Mar 17, 10:34 1
- Compared to the gay gyms of DC/NYC these are much preferred if you don't want to be gawked atFYI. -- nm - MDH Mar 17, 10:41
also, I highly recommend one with a Sauna. - groiny Mar 17, 10:33 10
- What do you weigh now? -- nm - David Mar 17, 10:34 9
  - keep in mind, my neck problem kept me out of the gym for 2 1/2 months, I just started back again last week. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 17, 10:36
  - 265 - groiny Mar 17, 10:35 7
    - Something I did over the weekend that I wish I had done 12 months ago... - David Mar 17, 10:39 6
      - yeah, I have a pretty good idea of what I can eat from where, and a pretty close calorie count as well. - groiny Mar 17, 10:42 5
        
        It's funny in that I thought I knew when I was eating healthy but the precise numbers changed my opinion. - David Mar 17, 10:46 4
        
        yes, this is why I do not eat anything that is deep fried. - groiny Mar 17, 10:48
        
        This. Turkey burger...not better. The steak thing surprised me too, more often than not one of the better meals to choose -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 10:48 2
        
        Yup, a sirloin steak is frequently sub-400 calories, even at the least healthy places. - David Mar 17, 10:52
        
        usually it is not the food itself that is the problem, it is the preperation / condiments. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 17, 10:49
Headphones - running mix, set. -- nm - MDH Mar 17, 10:33
Now, step over to the abdominator and I will shout slogans at you. -- nm - prayformojo Mar 17, 10:29 1
- How are you on the Kegelcizor? -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 10:32
How much do you walk? That's my only physical activity and I try to do as much as possible. - Meg Mar 17, 10:29
I think your perception of gyms does not match the reality. - David Mar 17, 10:28 4
- Gay gyms. trust me. -- nm - MDH Mar 17, 10:50 2
  - what kind of exercises does someone do at a gay gym? -- nm - groiny Mar 17, 10:50 1
    - It's cute you think I'm making this up. DC/NYC/San Fran etc have gyms and gym chains that are pretty much gay only. i.e. here's one in NYC -- (link) - MDH Mar 17, 10:55 [Image]
- Agreed. We belong to the YMCA - the diversity there is amazing. - kelly Mar 17, 10:47
I've got the same situation with running. Can't run worth sh*t. Like you, it feels like asthma, but the docs disagree. - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 17, 10:26 4
- You have to condition your lungs just like anything else. - Reagen Mar 17, 10:33
- i can actually vouch for those Dr Scholl machines that 'measure' your feet and then suggest one of their off the rack orthopedics. - Andie Mar 17, 10:28 2
  - Oh, I've got orthodics. My feet are legitimately fucked. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 17, 10:42 1
    - I think most people do not even know they have foot issues. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 17, 10:44
oh, and I have no office, I work from home -- nm - ty97 Mar 17, 10:25
I can't run anymore either, and unless it is a meat market, most people don't pay attention. - groiny Mar 17, 10:25 7
- Everyone is staring at me always, just waiting for the moment to laugh and mock me. - ty97 Mar 17, 10:26 6
  - It's sounding like you just hate being around people. Which living in NYC sounds like something you are going to have to learn to get over - con_carne Mar 17, 10:43
  - the fact that you are there, trying to improve yourself, gives you something in common with them. - groiny Mar 17, 10:28 4
    - Yup, people have very little contact at most gyms. - David Mar 17, 10:29 3
      - I have been to a few of those too. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 17, 10:31 2
        
        Of course but it's easy to find out which gyms are like that. - David Mar 17, 10:33
        
        Wear a, "No means no." shirt and it is all good. -- nm - LepreSpawn Mar 17, 10:32
can you buy a treadmill for your home? start there and move up to a gym once you get going -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 10:24 1
- It's a good idea, but I my apartment is too small for that. -- nm - ty97 Mar 17, 10:27

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