Not gonna lie, I was utterly spoiled by the perfect atmosphere in my community college gym. I used it as much as possible as a registered student. Unfortunately

Not gonna lie, I was utterly spoiled by the perfect atmosphere in my community college gym. I used it as much as possible as a registered student. Unfortunately, it's pretty far from my home, so after graduation it wasn't realistic that I should commute there on a weekly basis, as a community-based member instead of active student. So this all transpired right around the pandemic lockdowns. I went up to the nearest gym I could find, really the only gym I could realistically commute to, and investigated a membership. The culture there was rather repulsive, honestly; the staff who I interacted with, they were uncool people IMHO, just nobody I'd want to associate with in normal life. I asked several pointed questions about the membership structure and payments, and even their method for admission left something to be desired. Their mobile app was mandatory; you couldn't show a wallet ID card to get in. At the time, my only mobile device was a WiFi-only tablet, so before I could work out at all, I'd have to come in the door, get my tablet opened up and connected to their WiFi, then access their stupid app so they could let me in the gates. Another real deal-breaker was when I found out that they really didn't have personal trainers available to me. As a sedentary novice, and someone at-risk for injury, I really needed professional advice and guidance on a regular basis, and they just couldn't meet me where I'm at. Basically the bottom line was that I'd be all on my own, with whatever equipment was available. So I just completely gave up on commercial gym usage. That being said, my own apartment community has a modest gym available, and it's included in my rent, so I'm actually losing money by not taking advantage of this amenity. No personal trainer, but the machines are easy to use, and could really be helpful if I put in the commitment.