Is the gym good for fitness?

There is really no standard answer to this question. It is a very useful training channel for people who find the right method and can persist. If you fall into the trap or it does not match your own needs, you may be wasting money and suffering.

I squatted at home for half a year in the past two years, and practiced buttocks with fitness bloggers. I always felt that my strength was wrong, and my knees were so sore at first. Later, I applied for a season membership at a community gym near my home, and asked an old muscle friend I knew to help me adjust my stance and hip hinge angle twice. After training, my buttocks were so sore the next day that I even trembled when walking down the stairs. I found the feeling that I had not practiced for half a year before, but I found it in half a month. Moreover, I like to listen to heavy-tempo music when I practice. I turn it up loud at home to avoid disturbing the neighbors. In the gym, everyone wears their headphones more firmly than anyone else. No one cares about Zhen Potian. I even hum even to the point of exhaustion and no one pays attention. The atmosphere is particularly relaxing. It's even better in the summer. The air conditioner is turned on fully. You can take a shower after practice and then go home. You don't have to squeeze into the elevator all sticky with sweat. Even the water heater at home saves a lot of electricity.

But I have also seen a lot of scammers. A girl from the same company was deceived by a salesperson into applying for an annual card worth more than 3,000 yuan. She went there three times in total, once to take photos for Moments, and twice when she passed by to get a free protein bar. Now she can’t find the card. There are also newbies who don’t understand anything. They deadlifted 60 kilograms according to the video. Their waist collapsed and they lay at home for a month. They couldn’t even go to class. In fact, it was worse than not practicing at all. Not to mention the kind of salesperson who comes after you and sells personal training classes. When you do a bench press, he will come over and shake you three times, saying that your movements are wrong and your shoulders will be destroyed. If you don’t buy the class, he will come here every day and complain about it. All the good exercise time is used to deal with sales, and he is very angry after practicing.

If you don’t like to join in the excitement of confined spaces, and you just like to climb mountains or ride dozens of kilometers along the river on weekends, then the gym will definitely be useless to you. It will be too boring, and practicing with the equipment will not be as enjoyable as outdoor exercise. If you really want to talk about the core advantages, it is nothing more than complete equipment, good atmosphere, and not affected by the weather. You can practice in wind or rain. The disadvantages are also very real: it costs money, it is easy to fall into sales traps, and for social fear, you cannot practice movements when there are many people, and you are embarrassed to even grab the Smith frame.

To put it bluntly, it's like choosing a place to eat. Some people like to go out to restaurants and eat a variety of dishes, while some people like to cook noodles at home. There is no need to worry about whether it is suitable or not. You can first spend tens of dollars to buy a weekly card and try it twice. If you can practice it, continue to do it. If you are uncomfortable with the practice, switch to other exercise methods. Anyway, whatever makes you willing to move is a good method.