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    Default Going to the gym

    Is it type related?
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    I think they can be insecure about it though.
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    Work out for the sake of working out? Dumb.
    Working out accidnetally by doing somethign fun or productive? Duh.
    Farmers and 3-year-olds don't need gyms.

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    Yes, but I have a home gym setup. Not into flexing my muscles in public or dealing with people's sweat.
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    Not really... I probably wouldn't have the motivation to pull it through a longer time.
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    I got a gym membership once to run, but after a month I realized I could run on the pavement for free... and there were no weird people or dress codes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HaveLucidDreamz View Post
    I got a gym membership once to run, but after a month I realized I could run on the pavement for free... and there were no weird people or dress codes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ritella View Post
    Over here, we'll put up with (almost) all of your crap. You just have to use the secret phrase: "I don't value it. It's related to <insert random element here>, which is not in my quadra."
    Quote Originally Posted by Aquagraph View Post
    Abbie is so boring and rigid it's awesome instead of boring and rigid. She seems so practical and down-to-the-ground.

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    My idea: most (around 3 out of every 4) people in the gym I go are irrational, that's all
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    I did when I was single but it was largely to have an excuse to get out around other people, not just to exercise. I'd kind of like to again so I can put the baby in the gym daycare and hang out around other grown ups.
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    I went to the gym when I was in school. It was included in my tuition so I didn't have to pay, I could walk to it, and I had a few different partners I could go with. Now that I have to pay, drive, and go by myself I don't really go lol. I sometimes do some home work out stuff.
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    I go to the gym to lift weights every weekday, and usually do cardio on Saturdays. When I don't go it's either because I'm sick or I'm very tired from staying late at work.

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    I feel... gross when I don't go. The most I could skip would be 2 days. I'm lazy but I still force myself to go. Doesn't have anything to do with type...more like how much you care about how you look.

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    It's easy to fall into the trap of going home and doing nothing but once you get into a routine of going, I find myself actually looking forward to working out. It really does boost your mood and I feel really off if I don't go. How could one use it for social reasons? That actually kinda pisses me off for some reason, I'm not sure why but it does. That's what bars are for...? When I go, I don't care what I look like and hate when people try and have a conversation with me when I'm working out. To me, there's obvious places you just need to leave people alone and that's one of them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jessica129 View Post
    It's easy to fall into the trap of going home and doing nothing but once you get into a routine of going, I find myself actually looking forward to working out. It really does boost your mood and I feel really off if I don't go.
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    How could one use it for social reasons?
    To make new friends?

    That actually kinda pisses me off for some reason, I'm not sure why but it does. That's what bars are for...? When I go, I don't care what I look like and hate when people try and have a conversation with me when I'm working out. To me, there's obvious places you just need to leave people alone and that's one of them.
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    Hell No; or not now; I would have to really try to gain weight if I were to do that. I'm skinny minnny
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    I agree with what abbie said about exercising as a side effect of doing something fun, but when you have a sedentary job for 8-12 hours a day, and dont get out until it's dark outside already, and cold (e.g. in the winter)or rainy, and arent good at any sports (and/or dont have time to play or dance for 2 hours and/or dont have a team or another person to play with), going to the gym is a way I make sure i get a good workout in on a regular basis. I gain weight really easily... and i like the feeling of being fit. I do slack at times, but basically belonging to a gym is a way i tell myself there are no excuses for not working out in a given day.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Maritsa33 View Post
    Hell No; or not now; I would have to really try to gain weight if I were to do that. I'm skinny minnny
    Excercise increases your appetite there's loads of health/ aesthetic benefits your missing out on.. more efficient blood circulation so more nutrients get to your skin, post workout endorphins & better quality sleep to name a few.

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    Quote Originally Posted by walker31 View Post
    Excercise increases your appetite there's loads of health/ aesthetic benefits your missing out on.. more efficient blood circulation so more nutrients get to your skin, post workout endorphins & better quality sleep to name a few.
    I cannot emphasize my agreement enough! And not just skin, but all your organs. Your vessels become healthier, your heart, etc etc. Tons of huge benefits to exercise besides losing weight. Just being thin does not necessarily mean you're healthy.
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    I wasted a gym membership last Spring. I was afraid to go to the gym because I was afraid of being seen and afraid of all the people... it makes me horribly anxious. My first attempt to go there, I chickened out and turned around a yard or two from the entrance. My second attempt I made it in the building and to the running cardio machine things, but the room was highly crowded and full of super fit people (I was instantly intimidated). There was only one open machine and I went to it (which took a lot of courage) and then I realized that I really wasn't sure how the machine worked (I mean I knew this before, but I definitely am afraid to ask anyone for help as that would make it even worse), and I looked at the buttons and what not and was afraid to push any of them because I wasn't sure what they would do or how it all worked, or really how I was supposed to position myself, and all of this heightened my social anxiety and so I "discreetly" exited the gym. I spent the rest of my membership planning my return.

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