Anyone have any ideas for getting over gym anxiety? As in, "they're all looking at me, I don't belong here, I look ridiculous doing this, they're STILL all looking at me, oh there's a cute boy..." Sound familiar?
I've got 100 pounds to lose and I know I can't do it without exercise. Heck, I even enjoy some exercise when I can get motivated enough to do it. But that motivation isn't going to come from some dusty video tapes in the basement. I need to get out there, frequent the place fit people frequent...the gym.
Maybe I'm still living in the shadow of that sixth-grade gym uniform.
So I went out and bought some cute new gym clothes. I got the membership prices for the nearest fitness centers. I'm all ready.
But I can't seem to get myself through the doors. I know, I know: I have as much right to be there as anyone, and everyone is too concerned with what they are doing to pay any attention to me. But I can't get over that big *ulp* of going in. It's so shiny. It's so full of mirrors. It's so NOT where I feel comfortable, and if I'm going to be flailing my wobbly arms around, I need some comfort. Some safety. With no workout buddy and no idea of the procedure, I feel awfully lost.
Any ideas? How do you get yourself through the doors?