depending on where you live in canada, it may be the better part of half a year since your exercise crew got together at the gym for a workout. and while some people have adapted to exercising solo , others have had a harder time finding their groove without their regular squad of gym rats working out alongside them.
it’s not like samman didn’t try to do workouts at home . like so many other canadians, he bought fitness equipment and over the summer months managed to stay on track — more or less — with his routine. but when the cold weather hit and he was forced to move all his gear into the garage, his motivation plummeted. his three-times-a-week fitness habit turned into once a week if he was lucky — a routine that was anything but consistent.
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as eloquently as chaimberg and samman express why group exercise classes resonate with so many people, a team of american researchers dug a little deeper into the dynamics of exercising in a group setting . they polled 506 exercisers between 18 and 75 years of age about the type of social support and companionship they experienced during group classes, as well as their attendance record at the gym. the researchers also explored whether or not participation in group classes helped someone identify as an exerciser — a mindset associated with maintaining a more consistent exercise routine.
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