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Anyone start going back to the gym yet?
- Thread starter Strakt
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I drove by my gym last week to scope it out. Looked like 15 people inside, none wearing masks.
I'm not risking it until I'm fully vaccinated.
I'm not risking it until I'm fully vaccinated.
Here in Montreal, everything's been closed for months now.
Gyms were reopened briefly, but closed again soon after.
I have my own adjustable weights (cheap amazon ones) and a foldable bench. Also, I use a pull up bar, elastics, DDR, jumping rope, etc.
I manage to maintain, but I can't gain muscle mass with this setup.
It's okay though. Everyone's doing their best to stay safe and keep others safe.
Gyms were reopened briefly, but closed again soon after.
I have my own adjustable weights (cheap amazon ones) and a foldable bench. Also, I use a pull up bar, elastics, DDR, jumping rope, etc.
I manage to maintain, but I can't gain muscle mass with this setup.
It's okay though. Everyone's doing their best to stay safe and keep others safe.
I bought a squat rack and stuck it in my garage. It's fucking cold out but I actually feel cool as shit working out with heavy sweats and a skully. Feel a bit like Rocky lmao
Doesn't feel safe yet personally, though I'm in NYC which isn't in as dire a position as the rest of the U.S. I think once my parents get their vaccines I feel a little better about going to a gym.
I kept going until end of September of last year. Then the government (Sweden) specifically started talking about avoiding gyms. I don't care if I get sick (not going to gym has been more detrimental to my health than anything COVID could ever do), but I get a bad conscience going when you're not supposed to.
I've been debating whether I should go back, even asking the therapist I was seeing to give me a "moral OK" (which she did).
I've been debating whether I should go back, even asking the therapist I was seeing to give me a "moral OK" (which she did).
I tried, realized it was a terrible idea and haven't been back yet. Not a crowded gym and everyone wipes equipment down but I still didn't feel safe. Not worth it
This is all that needs to be said.
I exercise at home and outdoors.
The kind of people that frequent my gym are the ones that are most likely anti maskers/vaccers so even though I'm getting weaker and fatter every day no my ego thankfully isn't stronger than my will to live. It's push-ups, pull-ups from here on out
I missed it. It became such a great part of my daily routine but with it gone I've been coasting by with home workouts.
As I always have that fear of going back to 250 pounds. Since the gym I've been around the 170 mark (3+ years of work)
As I always have that fear of going back to 250 pounds. Since the gym I've been around the 170 mark (3+ years of work)
Same here (although I got a peloton-compatible bike). I went to check out my gym once over the summer, and numerous people on cardio machines were wearing their mask under their chin. I nope'd out of there in like five minutes, just not worth it in a pandemic.
Every gym in the SF area is tiny, poorly ventilated, and generally kinda gross even in "before" times.
There is no way I'm stepping in a gym before I get a vaccine.
There is no way I'm stepping in a gym before I get a vaccine.
This.
Damn people just invest in workout equipment at home. And if the funds aren't there, I can give plenty of at home/no-equipment workout suggestions.
I mounted my mountain bicycle on an indoor trainer and have been able to do all sorts of workouts on it in the comfort of my own home.
I would not recommend working out with a mask or in the same room with strangers sweating and breathing hard in the same enclosed space.
Harsh but I can't disagree.
A coworker of mine went back to the gym last month and got covid. The irony (I guess?) is he's a hypochondriac and has always been super careful about germs and staying safe through the pandemic aside from this bone-headed move.
Thankfully my apartment has a gym almost no one uses. Usually get lots of alone time. And I wipe everything down with disinfectant wipes before I use the equipment.
I go infrequently due to my schedule, but I've found my local gyms to be very precautious and taking zero risks. Locally we have a 12ft minimum distance in place between using equipment which helps a lot.
Honestly i've been thinking about getting a new membership for a big gym near me (EOS).
I was supposed to sign up for my new gym since last January hahahaha. Was about to in March until the lockdowns started. The rest of 2020, i've basically jogged outside weekly, and do my football (soccer) workouts in my local park by myself.
But the fact that I haven't lifted weights for a year is starting to bother me now. But I still feel great though... somedays my legs just feels a bit weak. And I can't invest in equipment's simply because I have no room in my house. So yea...I my go back. But just like jogging and going to the park weekly, I will always keep distance away from others.
I was supposed to sign up for my new gym since last January hahahaha. Was about to in March until the lockdowns started. The rest of 2020, i've basically jogged outside weekly, and do my football (soccer) workouts in my local park by myself.
But the fact that I haven't lifted weights for a year is starting to bother me now. But I still feel great though... somedays my legs just feels a bit weak. And I can't invest in equipment's simply because I have no room in my house. So yea...I my go back. But just like jogging and going to the park weekly, I will always keep distance away from others.
Exactly.
It's not safe yet. Every time you go, you're just rolling the dice.
I did for a little bit back in the Fall. I'd only go at like 5AM to avoid people but it was surprising how many other people felt that. By 6AM, there'd be 15-20 people in the gym with more coming in, which is when I'd leave.
I stopped going because even if I was safe doing so, my anxiety would not let me relax. I'd always think I was potentially exposed.
I stopped going because even if I was safe doing so, my anxiety would not let me relax. I'd always think I was potentially exposed.
Nope they've been closed since the 26th of December, and won't be open till later next month.
I've been exercising and doing what I can at home in the meantime.
I've been exercising and doing what I can at home in the meantime.
Nobody can get into the gyms around me there's so much traffic, so I would delay going from a traditional gym, if I do go it has to be a good situation.
Nope, never going back. Built my own in home gym during this shit, also bought a Peloton as well. Don't miss the gym at all.
I have a power rack, Olympic bar and weights, dumb bells, jumpbox, rower, ab wheel and ring fit. Will never go to the gym again.
do some of you all live in an alternate reality? covid is at it's height and you're going to the gym?
I can't imagine many better environments for spreading Covid than a gym so no, my membership got cancelled and I won't be back for a loooong time.
How much room do you need? You can do Bulgarian split squats and goblet squats with very little room. You can do plenty with a bench and dumbbells, and you could put the bench away between workouts. If that's an unwanted expense or space requirement, get a pullup bar for your door frame. They're not that expensive. I wouldn't chance one of those myself, but I guess it works for some people.
Middle of a pandemic with a second strain that so far everything says it is more transmissible. Why the fuck would I go to a gym, I'm not crazy.
I bought weights, RingFit and now I do my exercises at home. I only need to find a place to put some bars and I'm set.
I bought weights, RingFit and now I do my exercises at home. I only need to find a place to put some bars and I'm set.