The Case Against Gym

Good Magazine’s Ann Friedman says you should stop going to the gym:

    Gyms are energy-sucking, disease-riddled, crowded, and often expensive. It’s an industry that exists because people pay a lot of money for the privilege of not meeting their personal health goals. (People overestimate the amount they’ll use their membership by as much as 70 percent.)

    Exercise outdoors. Hiking. Jogging. Biking. Doing yoga in the park. There’s some evidence that an old-fashioned run burns more calories than the same mileage clocked on the treadmill. But, you protest, what about winter What if I’m a woman who doesn’t feel safe running outside alone What if my neighborhood doesn’t have any green space Exercise in your own home. Find a workout DVD that fits your needs. Do a little living-room yoga.