If you want to get fit, don’t join a gym. I know that seems contrary to all the advertising you pass on your way to work. Advertising that seems to be working, given that the money we’re spending on gym memberships in the UK has risen by 44% in the past year.
I pass at least two people handing out leaflets for gyms every day. One man even tried to thrust a piece of paper into my hand as I ran the five-mile commute to my office in the early morning sunshine, calling out to me: “For winter!” Come rain or shine, though, I’d much rather be out on my bike or running through puddles than incarcerated in the gym.
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