Would YOU go to the gym?

[p8712]

Florida. Swimming, indoors, either early morning (5am) or late (9:30pm). My therapist keeps harping on me about exercise and going to the gym. Can't wear a mask when in the water, obviously, and live next door, so I'm not around too long inside. I'm seldomly out in public otherwise, and always careful. 3 doses, obviously.

No mask laws here. No one wears masks anymore except me - N95s in public. Mask wearing is even getting lax at my work. In the intensive care ward. Of the Hospital. With 'medical professionals'. Sigh.

[mattkime]

Swimming should be fine. If your doctor says you need exercise, you likely need exercise

[Tiangou]

I'm not ready to go to the gym.

(Nor the movies, nor anyplace indoors and potentially crowded.)

If you're in Florida, you've got plenty of opportunity for outdoor recreation. Why not go out for a walk/jog?

[Dennis S]

I still won’t go to a gym, concert, or restaurant, even with a mask.

[wave rider]

Can you find an outdoor pool or go ocean swimming? Just a thought…

[vision63]

People are still catching Covid so, I'm not gonna be the guy to dodge it for 2 long years and then all of a sudden catch it and perish from it. I'm not as vigilant as I once was since I go out to eat and shop. I'm trying not to judge people that are more lax because we're all tired of wearing masks. I don't think everybody that doesn't wear them all the time is being political about it. I'm not going to encounter a store clerk or some other worker and assume they're cool with me not wearing a mask. I'm gonna respect them.

[davemchine]

We decided to forgo the gym and invested in some home equipment. My wife enjoys doing youtube exercise video's and the only equipment she needed was some barbells which I picked up at a good price thanks to forum posts. I bought a nice barbell rack to organize them. I also bought a really nice set of rubber bands in different weights and put anchors into the wall. So it's possible to exercise at home without dedicating alot of money or space.

Now we did go further and added a bike and treadmill and that was fairly expensive and it uses space. When my back feels good I'm on the treadmill and when my back is bad I'm on the bike. I wouldn't mind a stair step machine but I'm not ready to go further.

BTW the exercise video's Apple offers are pretty decent for $60/year and the only equipment they need is barbells I think.

[pRICE cUBE]

COVID 19 isn’t done messing people up. Plenty of exercise options for home that are relatively cheap. I miss playing volleyball but I like being healthy more. Craigslist is always full of fitness equipment.

[mrbigstuff]

Yes. I tried a year ago and didn't feel comfortable. Now, I think I desperately need the activity for my health and numbers have really plummeted for positives here.

[abevilac]

p8712 wrote:
Florida. Swimming, indoors, either early morning (5am) or late (9:30pm). My therapist keeps harping on me about exercise and going to the gym. Can't wear a mask when in the water, obviously, and live next door, so I'm not around too long inside.

Swimming is such great exercise; given that the place is next door, I would check out how many people are in the building at the hours you mentioned. You might be surprised at how many pool addicts there are at 5a. (My husband swam at 5 am before work for 25 years.)

I read recently in the Nyt that gyms generally have really good air refresh rates especially in their larger spaces — like a pool? (Btw, the author said he now goes to his gym.)

So, maybe skip the locker room and go directly to the pool and try to find a less popular time. If it doesn’t matter, I’d go with the early time since the air in the building would definitely be cleared out overnight.

Just my opinion.