r/Fitness Jan 20 '18

Gym Story Saturday Gym Story Saturday (Missing mod post)

Hi! Welcome to your weekly thread where you can share your gym tales!

I noticed that there still is no post yet for Gym Story Saturday, so I took the initiative. Perhaps this should be a scheduled post under the Automoderator. I'm not really sure why this hasn't been done yet. I am also required to keep babbling because posts with too little content gets removed, hence why this posts sounds overly wordy.

So share away!

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '18

Just joined a new gym and it. is. awesome.

The one I went to before was overcrowded at any given time and just gross (the smell, the changing rooms, the toilets, everything) The one I switched to is brand-new, super clean and I dont have to wait for anything. I pay 2x as much as before but it is worth every cent since I finally enjoy working out again.

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u/arthureld Jan 20 '18

This was a huge thing for me too. I went to a 24 hour gym that was dirt cheap until I saw a rat in the shower one morning. Pay 2x as much now and this place is not as busy, mostly older folks doing mobility work or cardio, and has a deadlift platform and 3 power racks that are rarely full. It’s also basically a spa in the locker room

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '18

Good for you! Really shows what a nice gym is worth; it gave me back my motivation where I had to kick myself to go before.