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Are women-focused gyms worth it? (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 days ago by proudblond@lemmy.world to c/womensstuff@piefed.blahaj.zone
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I’ve never been big on exercise. My hobbies are mostly fiber crafts and music, neither of which are particularly strenuous. Plus, I suspect I have undiagnosed asthma, and I finally have a test scheduled in two weeks to find out.

I’m in my 40s and really want to get a handle on my health and my weight, hence the asthma test, and becoming more active and especially adding some weight training is a necessary part of that. But I’m not really fond of gyms. I don’t love working with trainers either, because the ones I’ve tried in the past have pushed too hard and I just shut down; I don’t respond well to that.

But I’m wondering if a women-focused gym is worth trying? Something like a Curves; I know there are others. Please share your thoughts!

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[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I used to belong to one, not a Curves but a private women's gym. I liked the aerobics and belly dancing classes and having the machines scaled a bit smaller since I'm short. I never belonged to a mixed one so I can't speak to whether ogling or feeling I would have to dress a certain way would have been a problem for me, but obviously I felt like I could just get sweaty in the all-women one.