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Like other people have said, this is better than nothing, but I think the real direction workouts should go is towards being fun. I never workout per say, but
by natejenkins 13y ago
Like other people have said, this is better than nothing, but I think the real direction workouts should go is towards being fun. I never workout per say, but I spend a good share of my free time doing fun stuff (in my case mostly bouldering) that I can't wait to do again when I'm finished, and the only reason I stop is because of physical exhaustion (and lack of skin). If the growth of climbing gyms is any indication, there is a huge market for fun, social workouts, which seems obvious enough. Although I haven't tried it personally, it appears as though Crossfit is also trying to make physical activity fun.
If you do stuff that's fun then you won't care anymore how long it takes.
- sliverstorm 13y agoThe exercise itself doesn't have to be "fun". Barbell isn't "fun", but I keep going back for the social aspect, spending time with my gym friends. Well, that and the moment of euphoria after deadlift.
- natejenkins 13y agoThat's the thing, in all my stints in regular gyms I never made friends. It isn't normal to strike up a conversation with the guy (or even worse the girl) lifting next to you. I can see the motivation if you have a group of friends that are all working out together. In comparison, it is hard to be antisocial in a climbing gym. People will talk to you. I'd still argue that fun is better. I can do mundane things that make me a stronger climber, but there is an end-goal, and the bulk of my time is spent having a good time. When I was lifting for the sake of lifting I could never make it more than 6 weeks or so.
- sliverstorm 13y agoOh, sure, it's hard to establish friendships at the gym. We established our partnership outside the gym; we are lifting buddies. The gym is the main place I see them.