Posted by alexandra_k on September 7, 2013, at 21:17:06
In reply to Re: The trouble with gyms... » alexandra_k, posted by Dinah on September 7, 2013, at 10:55:13
That is great that you joined a gym! Doing more than you usually do is the way to make progress. Whether it be walking or whatever... Your body adapts to what you get it to do. Maybe the sick / dizzy is something to do with your breathing? I think for some people the exertion of exercise can feel like the exertion of anxiety... Induce mild panic feelings... I've managed to channel my anger / determination into moving the weight... But thinking back... It took me months to learn how to do that. To come to learn how my muscles would respond to failure (wouldn't simply drop the weight). To come to learn I was capable of doing much more than I thought I could do (to learn to work through pain and discomfort to discover endorphins). It takes a while to learn how to try, if that makes sense.
This has only become a bit of an issue now because of living a commute away from the city so needing to shower at the gym. I'm aware of taking up a shower stall for a long time due to dressing in there. I've started to become aware that some people like to remain naked for as long as possible and typically these people will put themselves somewhere central so it is really hard to avoid eye contact etc with them as you enter the change room or exit the toilet or shower stall... Ugh... Apparently the mens change rooms is worse ahaha. I have just come to realize... That some people really do seem to just go to the gym to talk to people on the floor and hang out with naked people in the change rooms. Ugh. Exhibitionist I am not. For reals.
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