Do any of you avoid joining a gym because of anxiety?

[Anonymous]

Yes

No

[mojo_jojo]

I don't like crowds that much either but over the years I just throw myself into situations to get what I want gym or even the movies. I have been to gym all over the US and world. Japan they give u cloths and dudes all all naked in the locker rooms. lol
Anyways, just don't think about it and act. Empty mind just put your gym cloths on and get your music and go.
Most people in gyms are encouraging to help you lose weight or get more toned anyways, I can vouch for that.
In USA at least. In some Asian countries dudes can be rude to women working out.

[BertMacklinFBI]

when i first joined? i didn't feel it because i went with friends and we worked out together.

[bbch25]

Yes.
Overweight person here. And every gym I've joined I've had at least a few people try and laugh me out. A few people stare at me and mock me for not being able to job or my fat jiggles. Or look at my attire and make fun of it (sorry not many places stock fat people sports clothes that are affordable!).
So yeah, I have a bit of an anxiety now. I tend to try and go at the worst times of the day that are completely unsuitable to me.. just to get them when they're empty.

[Asker]

Aww, don't let them stop you! You'll have the last laugh when you slim down just be positive! X

[SweetHomicidalQueen]

Partially yes, partially no.

I don't go because of anxiety, no way to get there and no motivation to go. xD

[Kiwedin]

I did when I was like 200 pounds lol. I wasn't proud of my fitness or my size, and for some reason, the thought of fit hot guys looking at me like I was a slob was a fear of mine haha. Eventually, I sucked it up and went to the gym though.

[Vivaldi]

You would look the same with clothes on when you lost the weight without going to gym. A girl already looks good when she is skinny. You can get skinny by doing cardio.

[Kiwedin]

@Vivaldi ok...

[Vivaldi]

I dont understand why you felt the need to go to gym. You are not a man. No one excepts muscle out of you. You could just do cardio.

[Vivaldi]

**expect**

[Kiwedin]

@Vivaldi Girls who lift weights look hot as fuck. Besides, weights are not the only thing to do at a gym. My gym offers yoga, pilates, swimming, tennis, badminton, racquetball, zumba, spinning, weights, and they have an entire section devoted to cardio machines.

[Vivaldi]

No they are not. Skinny girls who have big boobs look hot and they dont have those boobs by going to gym. It is a genetic gift.

[Kiwedin]

@Vivaldi Coming from someone who doesn't even have a profile picture. News flash: no one cares what you think a woman should or should not look like.

[Vivaldi]

Being a man, I say what I think. You cannot say anything about what makes a girl look sexy since you are not a man.

[Vivaldi]

Just like I should not say anything about what makes a man look sexy. Got it? The things is that since muscular men who have low body fat look sexy to girls, you are imagining that the same thing should be true on what makes woman look sexy but that is wrong. Being a man, I say that slim girls who have big boobs look hot. Body fat is not important when it comes to what makes a girl look sexy. Just look slim and have big boobs. Boobs are very important.

[Vivaldi]

Having big boobs is genetic but it is so sexy for girls.

[Kiwedin]

@Vivaldi What the actual fuck is wrong with you? I'll say it again. I really do not care what you think. Your opinion is irrelevant.

[Vivaldi]

Care about other women think of you?

[Vivaldi]

Care about what other women think of you?

[Kiwedin]

@Vivaldi No. I care what I think and I care what my family and loved ones think, but I don't care about what random strangers on the internet think. Especially when it concerns with the bodies of other people.

[Vivaldi]

You wrote you think about what hot men (random strangers who are hot) think of you above. I may not be hot but since I am also a man myself, I have my opinion of what makes a girl look sexy.

[lexythelou22]

I don't like doing things alone because I'm less likely to be targeted with other people, but I enjoy going to the gym. It feels good to exercise, so I've asked my mom to go with me xD

[Phoenix98]

Haha no gym is life I worked there for about half the day and spent the other half training in it.

Just do it little by little and eventually you'll get used to it, don't be afraid to ask for help either.

[Miezko]

No, but I do find it hard to go back to the gym because of, well, I'd say shame or guilt more than anxiety, but I'll find it hard to go back to the gym if I've been out of the gym for any considerable amount of time.

[Heretolisten]

I would say yes and no. Yes bc I have low self esteem. No bc I'm just too fucking lazy to go to the damn gym.

[EmpatheticLady]

Yes, for a long time, I wouldn't step foot in a gym because of anxiety mixed with being self-conscious.

[justbanANNAz]

nah I'm fine with the gym environment. i know everyone is just doing their own thing.
im quitting though after this month THANK HEAVENS!

[Vivaldi]

I prefer running to going to gym.

[Vivaldi]

Hell. I am unattractive. Dont have muscle. I just RUN.

[Vivaldi]

I prefer to do non-stop 10 kilometres running to going to gym. I dont go to that fucking place called Gym.

[ihatethiswebsite]

Why are you excited to quit the gym?

[ConsultantIsBack]

I've helped a couple friends like that. They just would be scared to lift weights bc they were so insecure in how to do it the technique, etc. It's like someone trying to swim that doesn't know how.

[skaikrasha]

Nope. I avoid joining a gym because I'm a poor motherfucker who can't afford it. 😂

[Vivaldi]

Lets run outside under trees.

[Rissyanne]

I have a gym membership. But I get there around 4 in the morning. So no anxiety...

[existing_not_living]

I avoid doing a gym because it costs some mulla to get a membership.

[obiwansmistress]

I used to. Then I realized everyone was focusing on themselves and no one would be focused on me.

[Jxpxtxr]

No lol my anxiety to get fat or lose my stamina is much worse.

[Dtegesd123]

not any gym, but I do avoid cross fit gyms and known body building gyms. One I feel weak and the other its too intense

[KittieCat]

No because I dislike being stared at. Workout at home lol

[ClumsyAngel]

Not really anxiety... I just prefer to exercise at home or with friends at a park

[TacosRAwesome]

To be honest I'm more anxious about having hairy arm pits than going to the gym.

[Decentguy]

sometimes i have suicidal thoughts while exercising and depression but i still go to they gym

[TheAngryBanana]

i used to have a little anxiety to begin with in doing some compund movements but after doing them i got used to it

[Words_and_Wisdom]

I avoid going to the gym because I'm lazy / depressed

[chc0009]

No, but I only go on weekends, since it's crowded on weekdays and I hate people.

[Yumix]

I have a bit of social anxiety, so yes that clearly plays a role with that

[anonman32]

people in gyms are very accepting and encouraging, at least where i live.

[BruceTrails]

No, everyone is doing their own thing just went gnore them.

[LordBlakeh]

I hate gyms with a passion because they look like prison.

[Anonymous]

i hit no, but, really there should have been more options

[LaVilaine]

I just don't like gyms!

[Vivaldi]

What a nice girl. Let's run. Running is better.

[LaVilaine]

@Vivaldi no, I hate running. I have an old knee injury from horseback riding and it kills to run. I prefer cycling outside.

[Vivaldi]

I can run non-stop with you if you ride the bike at my speed of running :D

[LaVilaine]

@Vivaldi I don't know I tend to go pretty fast and it's not fun if I have to slow down.

[Vivaldi]

:( :(

[PizzaSlut4u]

No, I have a fear of douchebags.

[April10]

No. I avoid the gym because of laziness

[Vivaldi]

Or getting bored there?

[April10]

Yeah, I prefer to take classes in a smaller setting. If I'm just working out by myself I get lazy or bored and tend to just sit on the machine and watch tv for an hour

[Vivaldi]

I find running outside more enjoyable than going to gym.

[Vivaldi]

Running might make me skinny fat but it is more enjoyable compared to going to gym.

[RainbowDash]

no.. gym bores me >.>

[Vivaldi]

I wish you were not 13 when you said it.

[RainbowDash]

@Vivaldi maybe I'll change my mind when I grow older

[Vivaldi]

That is what bothers me.

[RainbowDash]

@Vivaldi Why?

[RainbowDash]

@Vivaldi I'm not saying that I see it happening, but you never know :o

[Vivaldi]

Because I dislike the place called gym.

[RainbowDash]

@Vivaldi hi5!

[RainbowDash]

Why do you dislike it?

[Vivaldi]

I went to the gym for 2 months. I dont want to pay any money for gym. Not a cent. And I would be wasting my time going there since I would not spend much money on eating. I would not consume enough protein. I would not gain any muscle. Everything about it bothers me.

[RainbowDash]

@Vivaldi I'd say buy weights and do it at home after your fill, you pay once for those weights and you can use them forever :)

[Raymond_Reddington]

Nope. I avoid joining because I'm lazy as fuck Xd

[Becky01]

and they cost way to much

[carinerose]

No, why would you be anxious about gym?

[abhiplayer1996]

welcome to the club... yeahh...

[rgb008]

no lmfao

[Fearless_banana]

Negative.

[danii_024]

no I love it

[bcromartie]

Such weakness...

[datgirl]

Nahhhhh.

[Zanecyber]

Huh?