Why do people do cardio at a gym?

preach it

All the butts are indoors

I feel like this thread is more about you wanting to assert how tough you are rather than you actually wondering why people do cardio at the gym. Subtle boasts are the opposite of mental toughness but still, you go girl.

They're doing their 8 minute "warmup" before they get too exhausted and go lift

I go to the gym a few times a week.

WITHOUT FAIL:

Everyone on the treadmills, 'bikes' and stair climber things is fat. And EVERY woman 'lifting' has something like 30 pounds on a leg machine, when they themselves weigh at least 30 pounds or more than they should. (Don't want to build muscle, you see, would make them look fat.)

I've gone for years, and this is consistent. The only things I do at the gym are things I can't do when not at the gym. I don't run, I don't ride anything, I don't go up fake stairs, I don't do sideways crap because I don't play basketball. It's not rocket science. But, slow cardio keeps you fat.

And lifting puny weights does nothing.

IGoToTheGym wrote:

I go to the gym a few times a week.

WITHOUT FAIL:

Everyone on the treadmills, 'bikes' and stair climber things is fat. And EVERY woman 'lifting' has something like 30 pounds on a leg machine, when they themselves weigh at least 30 pounds or more than they should. (Don't want to build muscle, you see, would make them look fat.)

I've gone for years, and this is consistent. The only things I do at the gym are things I can't do when not at the gym. I don't run, I don't ride anything, I don't go up fake stairs, I don't do sideways crap because I don't play basketball. It's not rocket science. But, slow cardio keeps you fat.

And lifting puny weights does nothing.

I just think that a lot of people go to the gym to just show off or something, it gives them an ego boost.. When I'm out running it's usually night and have my hoodup and no one would be able to tell it's me unless they got really close to me, I exercise for me, not to show off to people.. I never go home and post pics of my working out, like some people take pictures of them at the gym every time they go too.

I don't just run, I bike too, even if its cold out you just put on more clothes, if I wanna work my biceps or back I do chinups (keep addin weight), same thing for chest and triceps I do pushups or weighted dips, can do that stuff anywhere, even on a tree branch or something.

Just seems like a waste of money to have a gym membership when most these people don't seem to go consistently enough to see any progress anyway, maybe mental toughness like pushing themselves to train outside in the elements is exactly what they need to toughen up a bit.

Whew...man that is so cool.

nothing wrong with cappacinos wrote:

I feel like this thread is more about you wanting to assert how tough you are rather than you actually wondering why people do cardio at the gym. Subtle boasts are the opposite of mental toughness but still, you go girl.

Not to boast but I am pretty tough actually, doesn't matter what you or anyone else thinks about that. The fact remains. One time I was running and there was a long ass train going by and I was determined to follow this route and not turn around, so like the tough guy I am I just simply hopped on the train while it was moving 50mph and hopped off on the other side and continued my workout. That's how a true man gets things done.

I often wonder why people are grinding away on treadmills at the gym when it's 55 degrees, calm and dry outside. I don't know about all of them, but I suspect many of the women are on treadmills because they are terrified to go outdoors. They have been told all their lives that any male encountered in an unsupervised environment is a rapist and they've bought on to it. Sad.

Many people hate the outdoors and the concept of covering distance which you can actually tell is happening is just not something they want to do.

Treadmills etc are just the closest exercise they can find to being stationary.

Outdoor only wrote:

Many people hate the outdoors and the concept of covering distance which you can actually tell is happening is just not something they want to do.

Treadmills etc are just the closest exercise they can find to being stationary.

Agreed that's another aspect of it too.. Besides the elements and other difficult variables that comes with doing roadwork instead of doing cardio at a gym it can be mentally taxing just visualizing how great the distance is between your A and B.. When you're on a treadmill you don't really think of that.

"Not to boast, but I'm going to do exactly that and nothing else." Does someone want to link in the "real man" criteria? That's where this is going anyway

OutdoorsMan wrote:

nothing wrong with cappacinos wrote:

I feel like this thread is more about you wanting to assert how tough you are rather than you actually wondering why people do cardio at the gym. Subtle boasts are the opposite of mental toughness but still, you go girl.

Not to boast but I am pretty tough actually, doesn't matter what you or anyone else thinks about that. The fact remains. One time I was running and there was a long ass train going by and I was determined to follow this route and not turn around, so like the tough guy I am I just simply hopped on the train while it was moving 50mph and hopped off on the other side and continued my workout. That's how a true man gets things done.

Would have been more believable if you had used a more realistic speed. Not gonna lie, it's hard to imagine a guy who boasts and lies on an anonymous messageboard having any mental toughness.

nothing wrong with cappacinos wrote:

OutdoorsMan wrote:

Not to boast but I am pretty tough actually, doesn't matter what you or anyone else thinks about that. The fact remains. One time I was running and there was a long ass train going by and I was determined to follow this route and not turn around, so like the tough guy I am I just simply hopped on the train while it was moving 50mph and hopped off on the other side and continued my workout. That's how a true man gets things done.

Would have been more believable if you had used a more realistic speed. Not gonna lie, it's hard to imagine a guy who boasts and lies on an anonymous messageboard having any mental toughness.

I think judging by your name that you might actually believe I am the tough guy that I say I am but you're just a little offended that I made the comment on cappacinos. Well, I wasn't saying that no tough guys ever have cappacino, I was specifically talking about cappacino drinkers that go to places like snap fitness to do cardio. I like me a cappacino time to time, have you tried the banana nut flavor?

I've never actually had a cappuccino, they are like a whole dollar more than regular coffee lol. Tbh I don't even know what they are exactly, they look good though.

I see your point though.. I guess I'm being too prideful, I need to humble myself before I wreck myself... It's just hard sometimes.

OutdoorsMan wrote:

I just think that a lot of people go to the gym to just show off or something, it gives them an ego boost. When I'm out running it's usually night and have my hoodup and no one would be able to tell it's me unless they got really close to me, I exercise for me, not to show off to people.

I know you're trolling, but...

Why do you think people wear a hood up at night? If anything, it's more important to have peripheral vision. You wear a hat when it's cold.

Also, if you run by yourself people recognize you. They see you at the laundry mat, grocery store, bar and recognize you if you live where you run. They don't need to see your face every time, just once, and they would know you are the guy that always runs in the dark.

I wouldn’t be inside on a treadmill if it’s was nice outside and the roads were clear. Unfortunately I have Raynauds and anything below 15-20 deg, my feet literally go numb. It’s the most frustrating thing. I don’t want to run inside on the treadmill, but have to if I don’t want frostbite. Also if the roads are pure ice, I’m not risking injury or running at a painfully slow pace just to be “tough”. I’d get a better workout on the treadmill. So you just never know people’s situations.

IGoToTheGym wrote:

I go to the gym a few times a week.

WITHOUT FAIL:

Everyone on the treadmills, 'bikes' and stair climber things is fat. And EVERY woman 'lifting' has something like 30 pounds on a leg machine, when they themselves weigh at least 30 pounds or more than they should. (Don't want to build muscle, you see, would make them look fat.)

I've gone for years, and this is consistent. The only things I do at the gym are things I can't do when not at the gym. I don't run, I don't ride anything, I don't go up fake stairs, I don't do sideways crap because I don't play basketball. It's not rocket science. But, slow cardio keeps you fat.

And lifting puny weights does nothing.

That's unfortunate. Everyone at my gym is young an attractive.