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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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[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It depends. If one of the barriers of going to the gym was dealing with gym bros, then you'll find it to be a much better, more comfortable environment. But if that isn't what was keeping you from the gym last time, you may still struggle with sustaining the habit.

That being said, if you can get a free trial, it's absolutely worth giving it a shot!

[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

I have to admit, I do worry about this. I’m not sure it was so much gym bros as just people in general. The gyms I’ve been to are so big and overwhelming. Plus, when stuff hurts, I’m not really motivated to keep doing it, even if it’s “good for me,” you know? That’s part of why I want to figure out the asthma thing first. I will say though that I have always had some sort of women’s group in my life and I definitely feel way more comfortable with just women than I do with a mix, so…maybe. A trial would be great… just wish it could be more than one session, or at least not having to lock in for more than a month.