These days everyone seems to be getting increasingly freaked out about fitness and so everyone, from Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev to bollywood celebrities are releasing their own fitness training videos. The inference from a simple demand-supply perspective is obvious – this is a health conscious age, where appearances are everything. In a word – GYM or Goal-Your-Mind is the mantra of the moment.
Before hitting the gym, the very first necessity is to motivate yourself and goal your mind for your fitness objectives. The money for a decent facility and the requisite time to devote are next in the list of prerequisites to joining a gym. Lets weigh the pros and cons of joining the gym to check if the health and fitness benefits of a gym membership are worth the investment of your money and time. So let’s talk about some pros and cons of joining a Gym and get your goals accomplished soon.
Pros of Joining a Gym:
1. Gyms offer a wide diversity of activities to improve flexibility, mobility, posture, strength and power as well as relaxation techniques.
2. Gyms provide an atmosphere that is conducive to a tough workout.
3. Gyms have multiple classes and timings to suit your needs.
4. Fees acts as an inducement for sustained commitment.
5. Training is indoor so bad weather will not affect you.
6. Modern workout machines are equipped with a heart rate monitor, thus making it easy to stay in the target heart rate zone during workout.
7. Gym sessions optimise mental and physiological training effects.
8. Gyms keep you mentally motivated.
Cons of Joining a Gym
1. Gyms may be overcrowded at times.
2. In some gyms they lack supervision and it is difficult to obtain advice and support
3. Social ambience of a particular gym can be very cliquey and may not suit your personality.
4.Some gyms are expensive.
It is pretty clear that the benefits of joining a gym can outweigh the pitfalls. However I would recommend that you investigate the gym or Fitness Centre you intend to join by undergoing a trial period.
Stay fit!
