That sounds much, much easier. Plus then you don't have to deal with the people at the gym.
I would prefer to have a treadmill in my apartment... that will disappear when I'm not using it... and some thick material to wrap around my chest that stays very secure and isn't irksome... then I wouldn't have to wear anything else... and immediately shower afterwards... and only do it for about .5 hours 3-4x a week. Oh except there's the whole stretching thing... otherwise the muscles get screwed up and in about a week you find it hurts too much to use them...