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I also thought I was not a "gym person". I've been exercising at home for years, aimed primarily at cardio. I have never aimed at increasing the size of my muscles before. However, I became interested in resistance training once I was diagnosed with PCa and found that exercise oncologists had found that resistance training could lessen the side effects of ADT and improve my survival chances. I was following videos at home using weights.
I finally decided to try working out in a gym. I found that my insurance supported discount rates at the local YMCA. They have a "SilverFit" program that provides free membership to a lot of gyms.
I found that you don't have to be a "gym person" to be there. I can exercise different muscles more effectively at the gym than I could at home. As an exercise becomes easier to do, I can increase the resistance without having to order a heavier dumbbell to continue at home. It doesn't hurt that I live in a small town where the gym is 5 minutes from my home.
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@climateguy Yes. Without spending a ton of money, it's very hard to replicate the variety of work you can do at a gym (upper body, core, and legs). I also find that being there, in itself, is motivation toward getting real work done - as opposed to being in a room at home, where the TV, fridge, and couch always beckon.
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Thanks for telling me about YMCA and "Silver Fit" program - good to know if he ever decides to go to a gym after-all.
PS: It must be nice to live in a small town, I hate big cities even though I grew up in a city and always had to live in a big city *sigh I hate crowds, I hate driving, not to mention noise, smells and pollution.