At the risk of sounding dramatic, when someone quits the gym it crushes us. Our churn rate is extremely low compared to other gyms in this space, but still, we get sad and frustrated. No one here is just a number. We wonder what we could have done differently.
Most times, the people who quit fall into one of two camps:
I believe that the vast majority of us DO have time. When someone uses that excuse, I am reminded of our long-time member, Rachel Holcomb, who is a single mother of two young kids, enrolled in pre-med school, and has a job. Whew!
I also think of:
Hopefully, you get my point.
Three hours a week isn’t much to ask. What “time suckers” are you engaging in - binge-watching Netflix, sitting on the couch scrolling through social media, happy hour, staying up late and sleeping in?
We have showers. Your kids are welcome here. There are few people who can truly use time as an excuse.
Fitness is a choice. And, in my opinion, we need to honor the able bodies we’ve been given by making time for it. If you don’t, there will come a day you will wish you had made the time.
