Anti-exercise? Social media users explain why they don't go to the gym

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A Reddit thread about exercise prompts people to explain why they don't go to the gym, citing construction jobs, healthy daily routines, or health concerns.

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Reddit users offered some thoughtful responses after a poster asked for an explanation for why some peopleMany explained that because their occupations are so strenuous, they don't feel the need to use workout equipment after hours."I work construction and honestly after working all day going up and down ladders and moving equipment, I am all set," one user, RocMerc, said.

"Over the last few years I lost almost 20 kg of weight. Went from a desk job to handling a workshop full of machines. Setting up and moving heavy metal parts all day. Plus I commute 2x 8 km a day by bicycle if the weather permits it," another replied."I was big into the gym before I did labouring on building sites," another agreed."Before that I was working from home on Zoom all day even when the gyms reopened. I was training hard 5 days a week.

Grant Holloway wins the first heat in the men's 400-meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Friday, June 25, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. Others explained that ailments kept them from enjoying exercise, such as muscle soreness, chronic pain and fatigue.One of the most highly engaged comments on the thread about exercise was from user tryin2staysane, who wrote,"I'm going to start tomorrow."

 

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Please all I see is a bunch of people walking around the gym with tripods recording themselves like they are a fitness guru. It’s annoying that’s why I go at 4am.

Home gym is the way to go. Covid lockdown forced us to be creative in finding training alternatives. People suddenly realized that there was no benefit to going to a gym.

Because the gym is a temple to white supremacy in an all male dominated world.....

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