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Hi,

Before lockdown I used to go to the gym 2 or 3 mornings a week. They provided virtual spin and exercise classes that I could book online and if I went early in the morning it would usually be quite quiet.

But after lockdown they changed it so you have to go to the gym reception and ask them to put a class on. They always cocked it up or there would already be a class in progress and I’d have to go back and forth to reception. It was a lot of faff that stressed me out, made me feel like a problem and I stopped going.

Do any of you use a gym and if so how have you gotten round be problem or them being busy with people queueing for equipment etc? I just want to go in, exercise and get out.

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  • Deleted User said:
    They always cocked it up or there would already be a class in progress and I’d have to go back and forth to reception.

    It sounds like your timing is off - I would ask them when the classes normally start and get there in time for these.

    People are creatures of habit so it is highly likely that the earlier class is going to be on routinely which is why you have problems with the timing - one change to your schedule should fix this, remove all the faffing about and you may find the regulars for that class become familiar to you.

    Personally I prefer working solo in the gym so I go at quiet times (10am or 3pm) when most people are at work or school. It helps that I am my own boss these days and can choose when I work.

  • in reply to Iain

    This is the problem - they aren’t scheduled any more. They only start them when someone comes in and asks them to start. I find it very stressful having to engage often multiple times with the reception people to get it started and if one has already begun I have to wait around which is socially uncomfortable and knocks out my own schedule.

    I think I’ll have to figure out a non-gym way of getting exercise.

  • in reply to Deleted User
    Deleted User said:
    They only start them when someone comes in and asks them to start

    The point I made was that is the classes always seem to have started when you arrive then ask when they started - there is probably someone starting them 20 mins before your normal arrival time (as people are creatures of habit) so this has become the unofficial schedule.

    I would speak to reception to find out if it is always the same people asking for the classes at this time and  arrange to speak to them to see if this is a regular thing so you can adjust your timing slightly to be there for it.

    It means changing your schedule with you only have to do once to align then it becomes the new normal for you. Least hassle and you get to have others you will become familiar with alongside you in the class.

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