This last Sunday when I went to the gym, I couldn't believe my eyes. I walked in and the place was literally empty. I looked around to make sure it wasn't closed or a holiday, but it was definitely open and operational.
In the back, I did see one other person lifting weights. And there were a couple of women upstairs on the exercise bikes. But that was it. This was in comparison to the beginning of the year in January, when people were pouring into the gym. Now it's late February and they are seemingly gone.
I guess this shouldn't surprise me, as the last 15 or so years I've been going to gyms I always see the same thing. A big burst of activity in January, and then a slow fade-out for 6 to 8 weeks. This is obvious evidence that the traditional diet-and-exercise plans that people attempt aren't working.
At any rate, I started my workout with squats where the other guy happened to be. So that was all the action in the gym, two guys on the squat rack and the rest of the equipment gathering dust. It was both strange and sad at the same time.
