A Fat Person’s (or any nervous person’s) guide to the gym
Now that gyms are re-opening are you wanting to take the plunge and join a gym? Feeling nervous about exercising in public? Read on!
I want to start this by saying that I do not consider myself an expert or a gym bunny. I have been going to the gym for years though and recently started posting photos of myself doing it on Instagram. To my surprise, I received a lot of questions on those posts. How I summoned up the courage to go, how I knew what to do when I was there and so on. For that reason I decided to put together this guide.
Advance warning — this is NOT a workout plan. This is simply about getting through the doors and getting acclimatised. That is often the hardest part though!
Finding a gym
This part is extremely important. Every town or city has a multitude of gyms these days and picking one can be overwhelming. Private, local authority, cheap or is more expensive better, big, small etc. None of these things matter that much though. It comes down to three things:
- The feel. When you walk in does it seem like a place you’d want to spend time? Most gyms offer tours so you can go and see how you feel about it before signing up. I like to make…
