I see the same people every morning at the gym. I repeat, every morning. It works like clockwork. The chick who only wears a sports bra on the elliptical. The Mediterranean man circling the track, and my good ol' friend who is constantly trying to get me to go to dinner with him. Then of course there is me. A faithful gym-goer of about 3 consistent years now. The routine has changed, the look has been a roller coaster ride, and the location depends on the job. But I asked myself an interesting question this morning.
Why do we go to the gym?
Yes, we do it to be healthy and lose weight, but why do we really go? I see the same people never changing. Even the chic on the elliptical looks exactly the same as she did 9 months ago. This morning I turned the question onto myself. I lost my Costa Rica summer weight after 2 months of work. Also I don't find as much excitement as I did one year ago when heading to the gym. So whats the need?
I think its guilt and the sluggish/ lazy feeling I get when I don't go. Also, its the only time I get to move my body in this city. The gym has turned into my last resort for physical work. Yes, I dance at the clubs and take yoga once a week but the physical strain I get from the gym is incomparable. I realize for other people its something totally different.
The camaraderie a gym brings in the weight room, racquetball court, and sauna is comforting. Everyone has their buddies at the gym and the notion of being in a place with machines makes some think they are actually shedding pounds or are healthy. In all, the gym adds something for everyone, but rarely takes anything but your money and pounds. So I guess I will keep on going even though I am bored and set at my given weight. I just need to be thankful. Why do you go the gym?
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I go to the gym for personal, health, and social reasons. what I meanby that is personally, I would be disgusted with myself if ibegan to look over weight. My personal apperance is important to me and even though it may make me sound shallow, how others perceive me physically is important to me for the simple reason that i look at others that way.
ReplyDeleteHealth wise, being in good shape helps to build a strong immune system. I would much rather work out and stay away from being sick all the time. Then catching whatever bug is going around and relying on medicine.
Socially I work out because as we all have been told for years, first impressions are everything, and I believe that. so when I meet anyone I want to look my best.
I have gone to the gym for multiple reasons. I would pay for a membership to keep me motivated to attend since I was "paying" for it.
ReplyDeleteI have gone to the gym to see if I could meet any cute people.
I have gone to the gym because I promised to be a friends gym buddy.
I have gone to the gym, because it felt like a routine and that I needed to stick to my regime.
I now have concluded that I would work best with having my own personal gym-lol :) Because I do value being healthy and in shape.