Been a gym rat/goer for the past 40 years since my teens. Started out with one the local iron shack meathead gyms to the current health club. Its amazing how much the culture has changed over the years. 3/4s of the people in the gyms now are there to update their Instagram accounts more than to exercise. As long as I have been going, one thing that I always have done is get in, do my workout and get the hell out. Sure I talk to people I know in there, but Iv'e never liked the gym atmosphere in general so not looking to spend the day in there. After taking a year and a half break due to all the Covid shutdown nonsense, it seems even worse now. Spent that time working out in the firehouse gym. Much more peaceful, but lacking in the equipment area..
Plus its not the same without all the nice fit babe eye candy
Unfortunately, the cellphone thing isn't going away. I take mine in myself, mainly because that's how I get dispatched, and to listen to music. ( I despise the music they play in the gym...). Other than that mine would stay in my car .
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