The Crowding

This is the first time that I've gone to a gym on a consistent enough basis to realize what happens after the first of the year: the place gets SLAMMED. For one, maybe two weeks. All the well intentioned folks who made the mistake of making resolutions to get into shape go to the gym to punish themselves for a week or so, and then they stop going. I suspect gyms and workout clothing retailers consider the post-Christmas time to be their Super Bowl, or Christmas, depending on how you look at it. So if you're considering a resolution that involves going to the gym after the first of the year, my advice is: don't do it. You'll hate how crowded it is. Instead resolve to begin going to the gym after the 15th of the year.