I joined a month ago (lost 6 lbs- YAY) but I'm afraid to RUN on the treadmill...like I'm gonna fall on my face (splat). I'm afraid to try some new machines cuz they look so ...WICKED...Anyone else go thru this?
2007-03-21 10:33:58 · 11 answers · asked by Freakgirl 7 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
I DO realize they're not looking at me- BELIEVE ME I do!
2007-03-21 10:42:27 · update #1
WOW THANKS!!!
2007-03-21 10:43:30 · update #2
Me too. But the fact that you have been sticking with it is great. You have my admiration. I should think that as you are there longer you will feel more comfortable...just like everything else. Think back to a time where you felt this way before...like the first day of school. And then think of how comfortable you became . It's the same.
2007-03-21 10:39:57 · answer #1 · answered by tlbrown42000 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Way to go on the 6 lb if you are needing to drop a few. I have been considering some fitness classes as well. I have been through a lot lately, emotionally and physically, and I have gained a LOT of weight, and I was already heavy.
This is a renaissance time for me. A rebirth, finding a new self, and the reason I was able to even think about joining a gym with some of the same fears as you...is because I just don't give a damn anymore what other people think. This is a beautiful symptom of late-30's-ness. When I find the right membership for me, ie, the classes that I want (it's hard to find yoga and tai chi here, maybe I will have to settle for a stretching or low impact workout or some karate), I'm going to strut in there proudly and do my workout. Maybe you can do the same thing. This, coming from me, where a couple weeks ago, I felt funny just taking a walk around the neighborhood...after all people were driving by??? I thought they were probably all going to point and laugh and holler out the window "GIVE UP, you are HOPELESS" but they didn't. And I have a great middle finger response if it had happened. Truth is, most people in a gym, and hopefully on the road, are paying attn to their own thing.
Chin up, head high, shoulders back. You don't have to be afraid of anything and this is all about YOU baby.
I do have to empathize about the treadmills. My uncle once got thrown by one, it is a precious family story...tears roll everytime we tell it. Treadmills also have been the punchline to a lot of sitcom jokes and I have laughed my butt off at every one of them. I would not want to be the one people are laughing at. I don't think they are as dangerous as long as you aren't a total buffoon, as for my uncle, he was very very fat, and short so the machine likely wasn't even meant for someone his size. He was also an alcoholic, he was honestly probably drunk when it happened. If they scare you, there are NON-electric ones where you cause the motion, they stop when you stop. That may be a good compromise.
2007-03-21 10:48:23 · answer #2 · answered by musicimprovedme 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been going to the gym for years and I still feel that way. I guess that is not very encouraging. But then again just think of it this way: at least you are getting healthy. Everyone is focused on their own workout usually so don't worry about feeling stupid, and if you do fall on your face, get up, laugh it off and smile, people will forget it ever happened.
As far as the machines, you should get a personal training session with a trainer at the gym to see what each machine does and the proper way to use it. That way you can be sure to use it the correct way and get the most out of it.
2007-03-21 10:38:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 07:17:06 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been through that but I'm sure everyone else feels the same way. If they don't feel that way, then since they don't care what people think of them, they sure as heck don't have an opinion of you. People never watch as much as you think they do. If they have something to say, throw a dumbell at their knee.
2007-03-21 10:37:58 · answer #5 · answered by VeggieTale 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do all the time....thats why I take my boyfriend with me because I feel very dumb with all those ,machines...and I look dumb trying to use them and I don't even know what they're for so my boyfriend helps....I never go by myself!!! Your not the only one...I guess it will go away after a while.
2007-03-21 10:39:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wait until someone else uses it, watch what they do, then show off in front of the ladies like you have done it a million times before. "60% of the time it works, every time."
2007-03-21 10:40:49 · answer #7 · answered by Phillip V 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most people at the gym are so involved with their own image they don`t notice anyone else is there.
2007-03-21 10:38:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been in gyms over 20 years and that feeling passes and you become very comfortable ... in any gym...congrats to you...
2007-03-21 10:38:36 · answer #9 · answered by cherry 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jeez, you may be the only one.
2007-03-21 10:37:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋