19th Century Gyms

The company was first established in 1984 and has since developed from a humble individual club into several fitness centers and health clubs, developing a uniformly recognized and reputable brand. Amenities include juice bars, locker rooms, group exercise rooms, courts, pools and exercise equipment rooms. The LA Fitness Company is open 24/7, making it convenient for anyone and everyone.

the gym at O.C. Fast-Twitch since 2002 with famous trainer Tommy Knox. Together they went

day) on the internet so they could keep up while they traveled so Glassman created crossfit.com

Edward Hoagland, in the passage “The Gramercy Gym” (1985) from his book “Heart’s Desire”, asserts that boxing is a sport on the decline. He supports his assertion by describing a gym in New York throughout time. His account chronicles how the gym is not the same energetic site it once was. Hoagland’s audience includes sports enthusiasts who particularly enjoy and want to preserve boxing, his writing would be confusing to people unacquainted with boxing, as its jargon is riddled in the passage.

Bob’s Gym is a full service, 24 hour fitness facility established in 1991. Not only does Bob’s offer a fully functional weight room, track, and cardio machines, the facility is also home to many other exceptional fitness options such as swimming pools, basketball courts, exercise classes, freshly cooked meals, protein products (shakes, bars, chips, etc.), spas and much more. With these unique offerings, Bob’s attempts to separate itself from other athletic clubs, fitness centers, and gyms in the tri-state area.

Some employers offer their employees with free gym membership so they will be able to either go in the morning, during their break or even at night or when they have the time away from their family or other responsibilities when not working to make sure that their staff have good health and to make sure that they are physically fit to do their jobs efficiently . An advantage of this is that the individual can go to the gym whenever he or she wants to and the membership is free. The disadvantage of this is that some individuals that received the

According to the National Institute of Health, 35.7% of adults are considered to be obese. Gym classes can help make a child exercise, therefore decreasing the probability of obesity during their adulthood. Gym classes can teach students good habits to keep during adulthood. In addition, it can tremendously benefit the health of the students. Finally, it can help with students performance in school. P.E. should be mandatory everyday in every state across the country.

The first start of bodybuilding is seen in 11th century India. They had very basic dumbbells and barbells and used them to exercise and become more physically appealing, and by the

Anyone who has ever been inside a gym has seen roughly the same picture: weights, treadmills, elliptical, pull-up bars, hamstring curl stations, and that weird machine that no one is quite sure exactly what it works out, or how to use it, but the guy who looks like he could rip a car in half swears by it. For first time gym users this can be overwhelming and even a little intimidating. This along with the gym being crowded, and the fact that the gym can be just downright boring can lead some to bypassing the gym altogether. So for those of us who aren’t competing to be Mr. Olympia or competing in March Madness there has to be something else that doesn’t involve spending hours on the treadmill and lifting weights. I mean let’s face it, most

Collins believes a new gym would attract more athletes, yet it may take a couple of semester to attract other students because of the “negative stigma” it has already received.

Although fitness centers and gyms may appear to be a place to break a sweat and work out with the intention of not being seen without makeup and in grungy clothes, this may not be the case, in particular when it comes to college gyms. Contrary to the findings Tamara L. Black displayed in her dissertation for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology from the University of California in Los Angeles, in which she depicts the situation of the classical fitness center as exercise dominated, after observations made while participating in the Boston College Recreational Complex, fitness centers may be more heavily focused on expressing sexual and social relations than for health related issues. Although she does not elaborate on this view

Young adults between the ages of 25 to 44 hold the largest percentage of the population in Indianapolis at 29.4% (U.S. Census Bureau, n.d.). The generational cohort, Generation Y, more commonly known as the millennials make up this young adult population. Two of the current trends among the millennials is minimalism and fitness. Young adults are now valuing experiences over materialistic things that just take up space. Competing in a bodybuilding competition is not only an experience, it’s the ultimate personal accomplishment. It is one of the hardest processes a human can put their mind and body through. Not only will competing make you healthier than you’ve ever been before, it will also build your confidence and self-love up so that you can truly know your body and appreciate everything about it.

These are the type of people that don’t want to have muscle just be skinny. They enter the gym go straight to the stair stepper to warm up and then straight to the treadmill nothing but radio for them. Just like the “Girlie girls” these people don't like lifting weights because they think any lifting of weights will give them muscle right away. You’ll see these cardio extremists on treadmills and stair steppers for up to hrs, nothing more then just cardio. You might look at these cardio extremists and think that they are anorexic, that is not the case they just do so much cardio that the look of there bones sticking out is pleasing to them. You will either find these people with magazines or watching tv shows on there phone, I mean you can only do cardio so long before it starts to get boring entertainment is key to staying on cardio machines. You can always find these people in the cardio section at the gym and only in the cardio section nothing

-Fitting in good workout only needs to take 30-45. Gyms have showers, towel service and everything you need to make it possible to workout at lunch during work or to squeeze in a workout at other times when you can’t go home to clean up right after.

In today’s busy world, it can be hard to find the time to even think about one’s fitness, let alone actually do anything to maintain it. The average person has school, work, family, pets, and many more distractions in their life to ensure their fitness is left on the backburner. However, when the thought of exercise does eventually enter their mind, the thought that often comes forefront is that of the gym. The concept of a gym is simple, populate a building with the necessary equipment for a variety of physical activities, attracting people who want to get that perfect body or even just get back in shape. However, many people who have never frequented a gym often come up with a plethora of reasons not to go.