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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with others that I am rooting for out-of-shape people to keep coming back to the gym.  I can understand feeling self-conscious though.  I'm close to 60 and have been athletic all my life but for a long time back in the day, every time I moved to a new city and started up at a gym I felt really really self-conscious in the weight room because it felt like a guys' hangout and I was afraid that they might be judging me because I'm a woman.  I'm guessing that most of them were not judging me and probably not even paying attention but it was hard to shake that feeling of being an outsider.

Still, I had enough experience to know that it would pass and these days I never worry about that because women have taken their rightful place in the weight room, too.  But it's always hard to feel like an outsider.  Just remember, OP, at some point, most of us felt that way and just keep telling yourself that if you keep coming back you will soon feel at home in the gym. Good luck![/quote]

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