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Autism and the gym

Billy87

I am currently training to be a personal trainer and it has really occured to me that when I start up I want to work with other autistic people like me, some of whom might by reluctant or overwhelmed about going to the gym and other similar places. 
Personally, I have always struggled with the gym, I can find it an intimidating place, loud music (usually painfully bad RnB, not like it's anything decent like a bit of punk rock), posers, guys with way better bodies than mine etc. It's often put me off getting fit. 
Fortunatley, now I have found a gym I am comfortable in and really enjoy going to but its taken me many years. 

I just wanted to know other people's experiences of gyms and fitness in general so I can have an idea how I can help other autistic people like me when I'm qualified 

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  • It’s great that you are hoping to work with autistic people when you are fully trained, so long as it doesn’t make your gym too niche to be profitable.

    I would love to use the equipment in a gym but I just don’t like the noise, lack of privacy and pretty much else that goes with it. I used to go to a gym when I was younger, but in those days they weren’t as large, noisy and bright as they are now. 

    At the moment, I exercise in my home and I have a lot of exercises to do, mostly physiotherapist prescribed. It is something I need to keep up for life.

    My ideal exercise space would be outside. Occasionally I go to a place where you can take your dog for a walk on a winding leafy trail. Exercise equipment is strategically spaced along the route, it makes the time fly and I really enjoy it. I just wish there was somewhere like that closer to hand.

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  • It’s great that you are hoping to work with autistic people when you are fully trained, so long as it doesn’t make your gym too niche to be profitable.

    I would love to use the equipment in a gym but I just don’t like the noise, lack of privacy and pretty much else that goes with it. I used to go to a gym when I was younger, but in those days they weren’t as large, noisy and bright as they are now. 

    At the moment, I exercise in my home and I have a lot of exercises to do, mostly physiotherapist prescribed. It is something I need to keep up for life.

    My ideal exercise space would be outside. Occasionally I go to a place where you can take your dog for a walk on a winding leafy trail. Exercise equipment is strategically spaced along the route, it makes the time fly and I really enjoy it. I just wish there was somewhere like that closer to hand.

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