Is Joining a Gym Right For Your Health?

By Nate Rifkin

If you find yourself struggling to stay consistent with your workouts, the culprit might be your environment.

I usually advise against going to a gym because anyone can get in good shape while still staying at home. But this can actually be an inconvenience for some people.

Here are two major reasons why:

1. Distractions from family. If something comes up with your spouse or your kids, it's hard to put them on hold so you can finish exercising.

2. Your television and computer. Let's face it, who the heck wants to work out when you can sit and relax instead?

So if you find yourself having to deal with the above, check out a couple advantages to joining a gym and see if they appeal to you:

1. You can feel more obligated to do your workout if you're in a gym - which makes it easer to build the health habit.

2. When you're at the gym you have greater focus. After all, there's nothing much else to do. When you're at home you can always find other obligations or chores.

Bottom line, if keeping focus is important to you, definitely consider joining a gym to stay in shape. - 17268

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