This is our second Journal installment of Rules for Conquering the Gym, because let's be honest: You probably have yet to conquer the gym. It's OK. Gyms are tricky relationships. You fall in and out of love. Commitment fades. Maybe you have a torrid affair with ice cream sandwiches. All you know is that you used to go to that gym five times a week, and suddenly it becomes two, and then two becomes one, and one becomes none, and none becomes a brand new size of jeans.
Don't give up! Exercise will keep you healthy and vibrant, happier than any shopping spree or Netflix frenzy, and you don't need to chase a quick fix or run to a dodgy plastic surgeon. But you can use some encouragement. Here are our latest rules:
- Are We Hard-Wired to Hate Exercise?
- Jason Gay: The 27 Rules of Conquering the Gym (01/05/12)
1. The first three months at the gym, you will not lose a drastic amount of weight. However, you will learn an amazing amount about Drew Barrymore while watching "Access Hollywood" on the elliptical trainer.
2. Focus on technique. Have an instructor teach you proper form. If you lift a barbell like a 129-year-old man bending over to pick up a turtle, you need some help.
3. No, you're not getting a six-pack. You're just trying to take off your shirt at the beach without people running to their cars.
4. Avoid gyms next to liquor stores and Cinnabons.
5. Consider investing in one of those fancy computer wristbands that measures how many calories you burn walking between birthday cake parties in the office.
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