Anonymous OP 6w

I didn’t workout much in college either, but I walked EVERYWHERE so i naturally was getting 10k steps a day, and I had so much more energy when I to do an actual workout, and i wasn’t crazy starving all the time despite eating less healthy than i do now.

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Anonymous #1 6w

I can’t possibly get ready for the office in a way that looks presentable in my gym’s bathroom 😭. And I’ve tried going at like 9 right before my gym closes but then I can’t sleep

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Anonymous OP 6w

If your gym has a locker room it should have a shower and full bathroom, as long as you don’t mind the naked 80 year olds. Try around 7:30, that’s around when the teenagers are gone bc they have dinner at home

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Anonymous #1 6w

Bruh I can’t do my skincare and makeup and hair in a tiny public bathroom my social anxiety and germaphobia is already bad enough 😭 plus I need to shower before bed

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Anonymous #1 6w

And 7:30 is such an awkward time too bc with my commute I’ll end up having like 45 minutes at home before having to leave again, and there’s no time to eat dinner. My lunch break is at noon so my blood sugar is on the floor by 5, but I can’t eat before i workout or I get nausea 😭😭😭

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Anonymous #1 6w

Ik it all sounds like excuses but I can’t find a way to justify to sacrificing my health and wellbeing for my heath and wellbeing ya know? Like in my current situation if I want to workout I’d have to sacrifice something (sleep, looking professional at work, dealing with headaches, nausea, personal time, etc). Like is that just what everyone has to do? I can’t imagine how people who work full time and have KIDS manage to workout daily

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Anonymous OP 6w

The hour commute is the problem. Seriously. Also? A lot of “gym” people are working part time or otherwise unemployed. That’s kinda the joke

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Anonymous OP 6w

This is why going to the gym isn’t necessarily the best option for everyone. In fact gym obsession is usually a signal of high privilege. You don’t need to go to the gym every day to be healthy. As long as you aren’t disorderly overweight or skinny, you’re fine. And even if you are, going to the gym every day isn’t necessarily the best way to resolve that.

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Anonymous OP 6w

People who work full time with kids generally are not going to work out daily. That’s just not happening. I’m serious. Don’t let the gym echo chamber make you obsess over things that aren’t realistic.

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Anonymous OP 6w

Just do pushups at home or get some dumb bells. You don’t need equipment.

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Anonymous #2 6w

Health is high privilege now? Sure you’re “fine” if you aren’t too skinny or too fat but that doesn’t mean you’re healthy. Numerous studies have shown that working out semi regularly increase your lifespan and your health at higher ages.

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Anonymous OP 6w

In my experience with work and the gym you do have to sacrifice something. For me I chose to wait it out and turn an hour workout into 2 hours. I also chose to wake up on days I knew I would be busy in the afternoon/night. It’s up to you how you move forward but even two days a week is huge for your health, physical and mental. Saturdays are easier and you can find at least one weekday to sacrifice an afternoon.

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Anonymous #2 6w

Well I am overweight now. I used to be so fit because exercise was just built into my daily life (sports in high school, and walking everywhere in college). But I’ve gained 30 lb due to this new sedentary lifestyle. I don’t need to be ripped I just want to be healthy and strong.

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Anonymous #2 6w

I wish I could do stuff at home, but I don’t have my own space. I partly live with my family and don’t have my own room there, and partly live with my bf, but his apartment is tiny and AC doesn’t work 😭 I don’t want to be struggling to do sit-ups getting sweaty on the carpet in front of him while he’s trying to relax from his hard day at work 😭

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Anonymous #2 6w

It’s 30-35 minutes one way to work, so the hour is total for the day, but my closest gym is 20 minutes away (30 with after work traffic).

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Anonymous #2 6w

I’m not trying to become a gym rat but I just want to do enough to be healthy and strong. It just sucks that I have to go so far out of my way and use my precious little time just to maintain my health. I wish it could just be integrated into my normal day like it used to be :/

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Anonymous #3 6w

I wish. Idk if you read my other comment but I don’t have my own space to workout at home. And I do go on runs after work on nice days, but we’ve had nonstop heat advisories since like May. And I take classes part time (in addition to my full time job) so in the cooler months I don’t have time until like 7:30pm anyways, and there isn’t a safe area to run in the dark where I live.

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Anonymous #3 6w

I wish working out before work was an option for me but I have to shower at night, and I don’t want to ruin my skin by showering twice a day 😭😭😭 I feel like I have an excuse for everything. Like I can’t consistently make working out part of my routine without sacrificing a different aspect of my health and wellbeing.

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Anonymous OP 6w

when do you feel like would be the most practical time for you?

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Anonymous #3 6w

There’s no practical time that’s why I’m asking how everyone else is managing it 😭😭😭

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Anonymous OP 6w

it all just comes down to making it a priority. there will always be something trying to get in the way or prevent you from achieving your goals. but if it’s important to you, it’s just something that’ll take more time and energy to make it work for you. and it’s okay if you feel like you aren’t able to it right now either

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