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Not really, and it definitely isn't any more ridiculous than going to a gym. This gym is just mobile so you can combine two activities. People wind up commutin

Not really, and it definitely isn't any more ridiculous than going to a gym. This gym is just mobile so you can combine two activities. People wind up commuting and it isn't all that uncommon to commute for 20-30 minutes or more. If that time is a commute by bus/car, it is further than most folks can reasonably walk or ride a bike in all weather - not in that same timeframe, anyway. 20-30 minutes is enough time to exercise a little bit, though. Why not do it during some time you'd just sit there?

chucksta 5y ago
I think they are making the point you could just run or use a bicycle. Rather than "just sitting there" in the first place
- NikolaNovak 5y ago
  But replier addressed that, no? 30min car ride is not a 30 min run or bike ride. And then there's weather and terrain and layout. It may be 30min drive with some exercise vs 2hr bike ride in rain and mud. It's not as interchangeable as it may seem.
  - chucksta 5y ago
    Not really no. Maybe for highway travel. In my city, 20-30 minute car trip is certainly faster on a bike, especially if you factor in parking. As for partial bad weather, most people don't work out every day anyway. Of course there are edge cases with "rain and mud" there are also edge cases with protected bike lanes and rain cover. And if the point is to actually work out, what does rain matter? You are going to end up sweating anyway
  - wffurr 5y ago
    A 30 min car drive in city traffic is often a 20 minute bike ride. I don't think a car is going in mud. A rain jacket and overpants solves for rain nicely.
everyone 5y ago
Driving to the gym is ridiculous. It's onymoronical. The fact that it really happens is both funny and deeply sad. If it is a practical option for you, then you live in an area with ridiculously poor planning. So bad you should be out protesting such awful planning instead of hitting the gym.
- rdtwo 5y ago
  Many places in the world have extreme climates that make going outside in the wrong season undesired
- kemitche 5y ago
  Not everyone needs or wants aerobic exercise every gym visit. Or maybe they prefer swimming to running or biking. Not everyone lives somewhere where the weather is always nice enough to run/bike to the gym, either. Maybe this is always the result of poor city planning, fine. Exercise is still important, and "protesting" is not exercise.
- Broken_Hippo 5y ago
  Or you just live in a small town without facilities. I've been there. Additionally, there is weather, lack of space, lack of money, and lack of safety at times, and lack of time. I'm ill inclined to go outside in hot weather to exercise: I will walk an hour in cold weather, but I certainly do not feel safe on a bike. An hour in the rain can be pretty miserable too: This isn't so bad when I'm commuting, but getting myself to go outside to exercise in the rain is a different battle entirely. Ive lived in rural areas and towns that supported them (more pigs than people). At least we had a gas station and grocery stores: Some of the surrounding towns didn't. A gym costs less upfront than the equipment needed to do weight training and the gym comes with folks that'll give you advice. I currently live in a small attic apartment and cannot put equipment in the house. The area is very walkable, so I can, technically, walk or run for next to nothing. I personally cannot bike here as I'm not strong enough - I live in a mountainous region. Joining a gym isn't all that out of the question, but I'd definitely drive. The only place in a short walking distance happens to be twice the cost of other places, which are 20-25minutes walk. Driving means that I save 20-30 minutes and I'm much more likely to actually put in some time. I figure that lack of safety doesn't need explanation. If we want neighborhood gyms that folks can walk to, we probably need to start by funding them with taxpayer money and make sure they have equipment that meets the needs of the local folks using it. Honestly, though, this doesn't seem worth protesting over since we aren't using that tax money to make sure everyone has food.

chucksta 5y ago

I think they are making the point you could just run or use a bicycle. Rather than "just sitting there" in the first place

NikolaNovak 5y ago
But replier addressed that, no? 30min car ride is not a 30 min run or bike ride. And then there's weather and terrain and layout. It may be 30min drive with some exercise vs 2hr bike ride in rain and mud. It's not as interchangeable as it may seem.
- chucksta 5y ago
  Not really no. Maybe for highway travel. In my city, 20-30 minute car trip is certainly faster on a bike, especially if you factor in parking. As for partial bad weather, most people don't work out every day anyway. Of course there are edge cases with "rain and mud" there are also edge cases with protected bike lanes and rain cover. And if the point is to actually work out, what does rain matter? You are going to end up sweating anyway
- wffurr 5y ago
  A 30 min car drive in city traffic is often a 20 minute bike ride. I don't think a car is going in mud. A rain jacket and overpants solves for rain nicely.

everyone 5y ago

Driving to the gym is ridiculous. It's onymoronical. The fact that it really happens is both funny and deeply sad. If it is a practical option for you, then you live in an area with ridiculously poor planning. So bad you should be out protesting such awful planning instead of hitting the gym.

rdtwo 5y ago
Many places in the world have extreme climates that make going outside in the wrong season undesired
kemitche 5y ago
Not everyone needs or wants aerobic exercise every gym visit. Or maybe they prefer swimming to running or biking. Not everyone lives somewhere where the weather is always nice enough to run/bike to the gym, either. Maybe this is always the result of poor city planning, fine. Exercise is still important, and "protesting" is not exercise.
Broken_Hippo 5y ago
Or you just live in a small town without facilities. I've been there. Additionally, there is weather, lack of space, lack of money, and lack of safety at times, and lack of time. I'm ill inclined to go outside in hot weather to exercise: I will walk an hour in cold weather, but I certainly do not feel safe on a bike. An hour in the rain can be pretty miserable too: This isn't so bad when I'm commuting, but getting myself to go outside to exercise in the rain is a different battle entirely. Ive lived in rural areas and towns that supported them (more pigs than people). At least we had a gas station and grocery stores: Some of the surrounding towns didn't. A gym costs less upfront than the equipment needed to do weight training and the gym comes with folks that'll give you advice. I currently live in a small attic apartment and cannot put equipment in the house. The area is very walkable, so I can, technically, walk or run for next to nothing. I personally cannot bike here as I'm not strong enough - I live in a mountainous region. Joining a gym isn't all that out of the question, but I'd definitely drive. The only place in a short walking distance happens to be twice the cost of other places, which are 20-25minutes walk. Driving means that I save 20-30 minutes and I'm much more likely to actually put in some time. I figure that lack of safety doesn't need explanation. If we want neighborhood gyms that folks can walk to, we probably need to start by funding them with taxpayer money and make sure they have equipment that meets the needs of the local folks using it. Honestly, though, this doesn't seem worth protesting over since we aren't using that tax money to make sure everyone has food.