Recommended fitness gyms for women

If you are an ordinary woman who has zero experience and is afraid of embarrassment and wants to balance body shaping and emotional value, you should give priority to small private training studios in the community that only accept women; women who pursue professional competition/preparation should choose comprehensive iron gyms with national-level coaches; women who have little time and want to maintain their exercise habits at a low cost should choose 24-hour female-only self-service fitness cabins. This is the most universal conclusion I have come up with after being in the fitness circle for 7 years, going through the pitfalls of 12 gyms, and helping more than 20 of my best friends choose fitness venues.

Oh, it’s really funny to talk about the pitfalls I’ve been through before. When I just graduated, I bought an annual membership card for a chain of commercial gyms. It cost 2,000 yuan for two years. It sounded like a great deal. When I went to practice hip thrusts for the first time, the older brother next to me sat down on the equipment with his upper body naked, and sweat dripped down his back. It was dripping, and I stood aside and waited for ten minutes. When he got up, the seat of the equipment was all wet. I was holding disinfectant wipes in my hand and didn't know where to wipe it first. After that time, I only used the card to go to yoga classes. Later, the gym closed down and I still had one and a half years of validity left, so I lost the money to my grandma's house.

Many people say that women's gyms are a tax on IQ, and they say they are all about fooling girls who don't know how to do it. They only teach you some tricks like "peach butt training" and "girly back building". If you really want to practice strength, you have to go to a comprehensive gym. I half agree and half disagree with this. I went with my best friend to try out the Internet celebrity women's gym in the high-paying area. The decoration is pink and tender, and the instructors are all dressed more exquisitely than the members. When I took her to practice squats, she actually made her knees not go beyond the toes. After practicing twice, my best friend's knees hurt for a week. Later, I went to the hospital to take a film and said that she had a soft tissue contusion. This kind of deceptive gym, whether it is for women or comprehensive, should be protected from lightning.

But this is a really reliable small private training studio for women in the community, and it is really friendly to novices. The store I often go to now is downstairs in my community, with an area of just over 200 square meters. The owner is a fitness instructor who has been practicing for eight years. She doesn’t engage in fancy marketing. When you first go there, she will give you a physical test and ask you if you have any past experiences. They ask about your injury history and even if you have period cramps. The classes scheduled for you won’t force you to do weight training. Rubber bands, cleansing oil, and disposable underwear are all available in the locker room. Sometimes you can even drink a bowl of white fungus soup when you run into your boss when you’re late for practice. Last month, a little girl who had just finished her college entrance examination came to practice. She was so shy that she lowered her head when talking to people. After practicing for a month, she now dared to share her weight loss meals with us. This kind of emotional value is really difficult for a comprehensive center to give.

Of course, this does not mean that all girls must choose the women's hall. A friend of mine who competes in women’s bodybuilding often attends a comprehensive iron gym in the old city that has been open for more than ten years. The boss himself is a former weightlifter on the provincial team. The equipment in the gym is all scratched and the paint is worn off. But the advantage is that it is professional. You don’t have to shout when you press the weight. The people practicing next to you will naturally come over to protect you, and no one will. Staring at your figure blindly, everyone is busy working on their own. She trained there for three months during her preparations for the competition, and the cost was almost half the price of a women's private training center. The only drawback was that she occasionally encountered boys who took off their shirts unconsciously, or threw dumbbells around after using them. She always called the boss to come over and take care of it, and the boss was even more abusive than her.

If you already have a certain foundation of exercise, your time is not fixed and you don’t want to spend too much money, you can really try the 24-hour self-service fitness cabin for women. I didn't dare to go to crowded places after the epidemic was released last year. There just happened to be a store near my home. You can enter by swiping your face. There are no coaches and no one to promote it. Although the equipment is not many, it is enough. The elliptical machine, Smith frame, and dumbbell set are all available. The monthly membership is only 99. I sometimes work overtime until after ten o'clock, change clothes and then go to practice for 40 minutes. Most of the people inside are office workers and mothers nearby. Everyone is wearing headphones and doing their own exercises. They rarely even say hello, and the society is ecstatic. The only problem is that if there is no one to guide you, novices should not use heavy weights. If you practice incorrectly and get injured, no one will help you. It is best to follow a reliable blogger to learn the force generation mode in advance.

Oh, by the way, when choosing a hotel, don’t just look at the beautiful pictures on Dianping, and don’t listen to the sales bluff about “buy one year, get one free”. First spend 20 yuan to buy a card and try it out. Just focus on three details: first, whether there are disposable toilet seats in the locker room and whether the hair dryer is powerful. Don’t dry your sweaty hair after practicing for half an hour and have to wash it again when you get home; second, look at the peak period (usually (from 7 to 9 pm). If you can’t wait ten minutes for your commonly used equipment, don’t apply for a card no matter how cheap it is. Going there is just a waste of time. Third, it’s awkward to push the class to see if the coach will show up. You’ve just practiced for two minutes and he will come over and tell you that your movements are wrong. If you don’t sign up for the class, you will be disabled and leave directly. The performance pressure of coaches in this kind of gym is ten times higher than professional ability, and they have no intention to teach you well.

I have had arguments with people before. Some people said, "It's pretentious to go to the women's gym exclusively. Why can't women share equipment with men? Isn't this marginalizing myself?" I really don't think there is any need to go online. I go to the women's gym half the time to practice buttocks because I don't want to be stared at, and half the time I go to the comprehensive iron gym to push deadlift weights. No one talks to me, and the atmosphere is good. It all depends on my mood and state that day.

Really, we work out for our own comfort. No matter which gym you choose, if you are willing to go there three or four times a week, and feel relaxed and in a good mood after practicing, it is the best fit for you, right?