tek-monkey
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But all are unnecessary, hence my comment
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tek-monkey
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But also things you don't have to do. Nobody needs a tattoo, or their nails painted by someone else, and there are very few people who couldn't work out without a gym. They are luxuries, and therefore usually a pretty good barometer of spending power, and yet they are everywhere while people can't afford to heat their homes.
Although maybe using the gym for a daily shower might save money!
Mudgie
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And if money is tight people might realise that it's cheaper to have a nice walk through the countryside to Milford for a pint of Britain's second best beer and back than to pay for time in a gym.I must have read tek-monkey's post differently, because I interpreted it as saying they are more of a luxury so when money is tight people wouldn't use them.
Gramaisc
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I haven't been in a gym since one of those weird teachers in unnecessarily tight shorts seemed to think it was very important for me to do so.
Mudgie
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Nor me, though I didn't notice the teacher's shorts.
Wormella
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But they are little luxuries - this is pretty much the lipstick effect in action.
Cue
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In hard times people are probably more likely to spend on themselves to feel better about the shitty world they’re in - whether that be through tattoos, nails, etc. Plus it can be instead of a much more expensive holiday.
Gyms have been on the up since COVID, looking after your health isn’t a luxury expense and “going for a walk” is nothing compared to a decent gym regime
But yes, also the cost of living crisis disproportionately hits low income households who possibly couldn’t afford gym memberships, tattoos, etc already.
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Carole
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That is open to discussion and it depends on what you go to the gym for?
The gym might be good if you want to target certain body parts but those who are looking for overall fitness will have no need of a gym.
Walking briskly a few times a day will burn more calories than a 30 minute gym workout and you get the benefit of being outdoors and breathing fresh air. And it’s free.
Apparantly those who walk regularly have lower BMI and smaller waists than gym goers and it’s also easier on the joints. Studies say that walking beats all else for fitness.
If you are a walker and also a gardener then you are bending, stretching, digging, getting sweaty and out of breath, doing all sorts of cardio vascular things. Perfect work out and a lovely garden to boot.
If you enjoy walking and gardening and have a house and do your own cleaning….. see above for bending and stretching.
Sorry, disagree, nobody really needs a gym to keep fit.
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littleme
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Yes. I used to regularly get my nails done ...it's a little pamper treat, I'm not one fur sitting for hours in a hairdresser though.
We used to pay for the gym, but didn't renew. I walk between 7 & 10 miles at work everyday, but it's had no effect on my fitness.
I also know a colluger that will go to the gym & work out for hours on end then use the shower there, just so they don't have to turn the boiler on at home. (They have a combi boiler that they regularly turn the gas off to over winter to save paying for that little bit of heating up it does, and only turn it on to shower or wash up, which ends up with pipes freezing & an emergency plumber being called, probably cisting 3 times as much as leaving it on)
Cue
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I will just highlight that BMI is a worthless metric of anything but telling you an unhelpful calculated value, muscle is denser than fat so your BMI will increase not decrease if you do a lot of muscle building making it pretty useless for telling you how healthy/fit you are
Fair enough on the rest, I personally struggle with walking/running (I walk very flat footed so it’s awful on my leg joints, if I recall… been a while) as does the wife due to her insanely high arches so the gym suits both of us better.
Not that I go right now, I’ll get on that eventually
tek-monkey
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Carole
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If someone is happy going to the gym and that’s what motivates them and keeps them fit, or if it’s that or no fitness at all then each to their own.
I joined a gym once and resented every second an every minute (and ££££) that I spent there.
As I said earlier, I don’t think that you have to go to a gym to keep fit, but we’re all different and those that do go are contributing to local business so whatever floats your boat.
I joined a gym once and resented every second an every minute (and ££££) that I spent there.
As I said earlier, I don’t think that you have to go to a gym to keep fit, but we’re all different and those that do go are contributing to local business so whatever floats your boat.
Tattoo parlours and gyms are used by people who focus a lot on their appearance. It's an addiction for some. Some gyms offer classes as well.
Also, tattoo removal is a very lucrative line of work, they can charge 10 times what they charge to ink people in the first place.
Also, tattoo removal is a very lucrative line of work, they can charge 10 times what they charge to ink people in the first place.
proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
Should we ban them? That's your usual angle on things.
I'm guessing you've not done some of the 10 milers I used to do over the peak district before lockdown (and I got the dogs). With the gym you can pack it in and go home. When you're 5 miles from the car then you can't say you've had enough.
Fresh air, scenery and real cardiovascular exercise.
tek-monkey
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My best half marathon was because I went for a really good 10k then had to come back home
I've only ever actually done 2 half marathons, both by accident.
tek-monkey
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And tbh, sod the running, pre covid I was out at least every 2 or 3 weeks over the peaks. A Sunday in the wild to recover from a Saturday on the town was a welcome change
Mudgie
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With walking the Offas Dyke Path in six days I lost a stone, not that I needed to.
Averaging 33 miles a day in hilly country is proper exercise.
Tumble weed
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proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
I didn't even know it existed.