# How far do you live from your gym? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 19, 2009, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-gym/521895 "2009-12-19T22:52:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-gym/521895/21 "2009-12-20T17:42:15Z")
I can walk to it, most days. Except when it is raining or cold. ---
**Author:** ![Flyhalf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ea5d25/32.png) [@Flyhalf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyhalf)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-gym/521895/22 "2009-12-20T19:19:50Z")
About 12’. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-gym/521895/23 "2009-12-20T19:38:27Z")
> [@kapri](#): > > You left out 1 to 2 miles, which would have been my answer. I had to choose 2 to 5, but really I live about maybe 1.3 or 1.4 miles from my gym. Oops. I was going to have a 1 to 2 miles category (which is actually the distance I am from my last gym) but I didn’t choose the right number of categories when making the poll. :smack: I do have a Y about a mile away, but it isn’t open 24/7 and every time I’ve been there it has been overrun with kids. The gym 11 miles away is open 24/7 but is more adult oriented. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-gym/521895/24 "2009-12-21T23:28:48Z")
I belong to a 24 key card place. It’s less than a mile from our house, very convenient for before work workouts. And I’ll occasionally hit the one next to the office at lunch time, it’s about a mile and a half from work to that one. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-gym/521895/25 "2009-12-22T03:20:50Z")
As a person who’s worked out regularly for 25 years one thing I am sure of if your health club is not convenient you won’t go. It won’t happen, there’s always an excuse not to go. And I am just as guilty as anyone. I can’t tell you the number of times I rode past Bally’s and got off the bus, 'cause I saw the sign. If it hadn’t been on the way home from my job, I wouldn’t have gone. I live about 2 miles from 2 different Bally’s. It takes me about 45 minutes to walk there. I walk unless it’s really cold, like below 20ºF (-7ºC) ---
**Author:** ![Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-gym/521895/26 "2009-12-22T04:21:55Z")
Mere blocks! A nine minute walk! No parking hassles. AND…I don’t have to shower/shave/dress at the gym. The downside is that it’s a city rec center. Pool, weights, cardio machines…but not the quality of a really nice private gym. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-gym/521895/27 "2009-12-22T04:26:53Z")
So do I win for closest so far? ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-gym/521895/28 "2009-12-22T15:55:54Z")
1.92 miles according to Mapquest. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-gym/521895/29 "2009-12-22T16:22:02Z")
> [@SanibelMan](#): > > It’s less than 2 miles to the YMCA I pay $25/month not to go to. You should go. It’s fun to stay there. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-gym/521895/30 "2009-12-22T16:32:05Z")
I put it is near where I work, because we have a small workout room at my job. I do most of my workouts here. The gym that I want to join is less than a mile from my house, but I haven’t been able to afford that yet. ---
**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-gym/521895/31 "2009-12-22T17:02:12Z")
Shoot, I just realized, I picked 2 to 5 miles, but there are two other gym facilities I used that are less than a mile from my front door. One is a spinning facility (nothing but bikes) and the other is another equally specialized place. For general workouts, that include weights rowing machine, treadmill, swimming, etc. _that one_ is about 2 miles from home. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-gym/521895/32 "2009-12-22T17:21:25Z")
I currently live about 2 miles from my gym, but when I joined, I lived much farther away. This was just one of the perks of moving. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-gym/521895/33 "2009-12-23T02:09:32Z")
The closer the gym, the more likely I am to attend. Right now, the closest is a free one offered by the local Baptist church. According to Google maps, it’s 4.4 miles away. That’s only 6 minutes away by car, as I live “out in the country.” ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-gym/521895/34 "2009-12-23T13:10:46Z")
.7 miles. I walk there as part of my warm-up. I was going to join the Gold’s Gym that opened, but it is too far to walk and I can’t bear the idea of driving to a place in order to exercise. :smack: Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-gym/521895/35 "2009-12-23T17:28:44Z")
**Shodan** , If you do join Gold’s, make sure you get feedback from current members on the place first. I was thrilled with the Gold’s that opened where I live - top of the line equipment, spacious facility, tons of TV’s and a great ab area. But…after a year, they lowered prices and tons of…“miscreants” came in at a bargain $30/month. Far too crowded, dirty, and poorly managed now. But if it seems well managed, don’t hesitate. The facilities are fantastic (and franchised, so management can vary widely). ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-gym/521895/36 "2009-12-23T20:47:18Z")
Mine is in the basement of my workplace, so it’s convenient even though it’s miles from home. ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-gym/521895/37 "2009-12-23T21:33:08Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > So do I win for closest so far? You beat me, but only by 6 floors. It probably depends on whose elevator is faster. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-gym/521895/38 "2009-12-24T21:36:55Z")
I am between 5 and 10 miles. My club has 4 racketball courts, an indoor pool, a running track, free weights and all kinds of machines, whirlpool and saunas. It costs about 40 a month. Oh yeah, 4 indoor tennis courts. How much do other dopers spend on their clubs? ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2009, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-gym/521895/39 "2009-12-24T21:39:44Z")
What? No option for "I don’t have a gym, I get my exercise by some other means. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2009, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-gym/521895/40 "2009-12-24T22:31:26Z")
Now ask me how often I go. I’m bad. Since I moved a year and a half ago my gym is closer. But I don’t get there nearly as often. Part of the reason is they moved a class I liked to Thursday morning instead of Tuesday evening. Stupid move. Almost everybody in that class is at their JOB on Thursday morning. I should just quit, and save the money. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-gym/521895.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-gym/521895.md?page=3)