New Year gym rats

"Anthony" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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At the gym I use there has been the expected annual influx of new members
propelled by their New Year resolutions to mend their wicked ways. Most
of these people will have dropped out by the end of March, indeed my
trainer told me that for some their only appearance was to show up to
enrol and pay their dues, never to be seen again. Us regulars are
grateful to these folks; they cause a brief period of overcrowding for a
couple of months, but their dues subsidise the rest of us for the whole
year. It does show the futility of making resolutions based on some
arbitrary date; lifestyle changes come from an inner resolve which is why,
IMO, the recidivism rate for people in rehab is around 90%. Most of those
people are there because of external forces, pressured by their employers,
their family the courts or whatever not because they have decided to
change. Good reason not to nag people to lose weight, give up drugs, stop
picking their noses or whatever.

I am waiting till Feb to join up. I didn't make a New Year's resolution to
join the gym I simply couldn't afford to go and asked for a gift certificate
to the gym I like for a birthday present. Just so happens my b.day is in the
end of December so I look like a new years newbie :o( I figured if I wait
through Jan then many will have left already!

I don't go to the gym so I can't comment. I notice though, that in the previous
week there were more women hanging on to the sides of the swimming pool that I
go to, and they just chat and chat and chat and swim occassionally. Practically
they are using the pool as a spa, with whirlpools created by people who actually
swim, e.g. yours truly...

Anthony said:

At the gym I use there has been the expected annual influx of new members
propelled by their New Year resolutions to mend their wicked ways. Most of
these people will have dropped out by the end of March, indeed my trainer
told me that for some their only appearance was to show up to enrol and pay
their dues, never to be seen again. Us regulars are grateful to these
folks; they cause a brief period of overcrowding for a couple of months, but
their dues subsidise the rest of us for the whole year. It does show the
futility of making resolutions based on some arbitrary date; lifestyle
changes come from an inner resolve which is why, IMO, the recidivism rate
for people in rehab is around 90%. Most of those people are there because
of external forces, pressured by their employers, their family the courts or
whatever not because they have decided to change. Good reason not to nag
people to lose weight, give up drugs, stop picking their noses or whatever.

I don't go to the gym so I can't comment. I notice though, that in the previous
week there were more women hanging on to the sides of the swimming pool that I
go to, and they just chat and chat and chat and swim occassionally. Practically
they are using the pool as a spa, with whirlpools created by people who actually
swim, e.g. yours truly...

Anthony said:

At the gym I use there has been the expected annual influx of new members
propelled by their New Year resolutions to mend their wicked ways. Most of
these people will have dropped out by the end of March, indeed my trainer
told me that for some their only appearance was to show up to enrol and pay
their dues, never to be seen again. Us regulars are grateful to these
folks; they cause a brief period of overcrowding for a couple of months, but
their dues subsidise the rest of us for the whole year. It does show the
futility of making resolutions based on some arbitrary date; lifestyle
changes come from an inner resolve which is why, IMO, the recidivism rate
for people in rehab is around 90%. Most of those people are there because
of external forces, pressured by their employers, their family the courts or
whatever not because they have decided to change. Good reason not to nag
people to lose weight, give up drugs, stop picking their noses or whatever.

Hey, in their defense, if you're a beginning swimmer, it's frikkin' hard!
I even know pretty in-shape people, who regularly ride bikes and lift
weights and take aerobics classes, who can only swim a few laps before
they're out of breath. If you're not used to it, it uses muscles in such
different ways that it can be exhausting.

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Ada Ma said:

I don't go to the gym so I can't comment. I notice though, that in the
previous
week there were more women hanging on to the sides of the swimming pool that
I
go to, and they just chat and chat and chat and swim occassionally.
Practically
they are using the pool as a spa, with whirlpools created by people who
actually
swim, e.g. yours truly...

Anthony said:

At the gym I use there has been the expected annual influx of new members
propelled by their New Year resolutions to mend their wicked ways. Most of
these people will have dropped out by the end of March, indeed my trainer
told me that for some their only appearance was to show up to enrol and pay
their dues, never to be seen again. Us regulars are grateful to these
folks; they cause a brief period of overcrowding for a couple of months,
but
their dues subsidise the rest of us for the whole year. It does show the
futility of making resolutions based on some arbitrary date; lifestyle
changes come from an inner resolve which is why, IMO, the recidivism rate
for people in rehab is around 90%. Most of those people are there because
of external forces, pressured by their employers, their family the courts
or
whatever not because they have decided to change. Good reason not to nag
people to lose weight, give up drugs, stop picking their noses or whatever.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

Luna said:

Hey, in their defense, if you're a beginning swimmer, it's frikkin' hard!
I even know pretty in-shape people, who regularly ride bikes and lift
weights and take aerobics classes, who can only swim a few laps before
they're out of breath. If you're not used to it, it uses muscles in such
different ways that it can be exhausting.

But if you keep doing it over time it becomes easier. I've been
swimming practically my whole life and I find swimming to be a much
better workout then walking on the dreadmill.

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[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Hey, in their defense, if you're a beginning swimmer, it's frikkin' hard!
I even know pretty in-shape people, who regularly ride bikes and lift
weights and take aerobics classes, who can only swim a few laps before
they're out of breath. If you're not used to it, it uses muscles in such
different ways that it can be exhausting.

In article <[email hidden]>,

Ada Ma said:

I don't go to the gym so I can't comment. I notice though, that in the
previous
week there were more women hanging on to the sides of the swimming pool that
I
go to, and they just chat and chat and chat and swim occassionally.
Practically
they are using the pool as a spa, with whirlpools created by people who
actually
swim, e.g. yours truly...

They may be doing resistance exercises under the surface that are not
necessarily aerobic. I used to do that all the time when I went to an
exercise spa in the 80s. I had a regular group of friends who did the
same thing and we yakked all through it.

--
Saffire
205/144/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

Yeah, I get a kick out of the new years crowd. I applaud them in giving it
a go, but every year they drop out. Some make it to March, but most in a
week or two if that.

Curt

"Anthony" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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At the gym I use there has been the expected annual influx of new members
propelled by their New Year resolutions to mend their wicked ways. Most

of

Quoted message said:

these people will have dropped out by the end of March, indeed my trainer
told me that for some their only appearance was to show up to enrol and

pay

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their dues, never to be seen again. Us regulars are grateful to these
folks; they cause a brief period of overcrowding for a couple of months,

but

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their dues subsidise the rest of us for the whole year. It does show the
futility of making resolutions based on some arbitrary date; lifestyle
changes come from an inner resolve which is why, IMO, the recidivism rate
for people in rehab is around 90%. Most of those people are there because
of external forces, pressured by their employers, their family the courts

or

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whatever not because they have decided to change. Good reason not to nag
people to lose weight, give up drugs, stop picking their noses or

whatever.

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