This has literally never happened to me before — usually I have to drag myself to the gym, mentally kicking and screaming — so I decided to take full advantage of the feeling… and go to the gym. When I got there, I was shocked by what I found. There was barely anyone in the gym. A couple of people were on the treadmill, and one guy was using a weights machine.
But I was in a separate little freestyle training area, and there was absolutely no one else in the area with me. It was different. I was thrown. But no one came. And I had the best workout of my life. I stayed for a full hour, and lunged my way around the entire room, and did stupid-looking but effective moves because no one was watching. It turns out that Sunday afternoons are an awesome time to go to the gym. But I wanted to know all the other times that the gym is at minimum capacity, so that I can slot my workouts into those times and therefore avoid other humans forever.
Speaking of the gym, workouts are always more enjoyable when you wear fitness gear like this:. Because they're generally populated by workers, inner-city clubs have three peaks during the day. They get a huge influx of people between the following times:. So if you'd like a quieter gym - try to go outside of those hours. Adrian says that if you can even just push your lunch hour by half an hour - to commence at, say, pm - you'll be rewarded with far less people. Suburban clubs differ slightly, in that their peak time is just after am - when mums have managed to drop the kids at school, and are coming in to the gym to get their workout over and done with.
So here are the three times of day where the suburban gyms are busiest:. Lunchtime, however, is super quiet - so if you're looking to work out at a suburban gym during a weekday, go around midday.
As for weekends - Adrian says that the majority of people come in between 8am and 11am on a Saturday and Sunday, to get their workout over and done with for the day. So if you want an empty gym? Go on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. They get more crowded as the day goes along, and are usually the most empty in the early to mid-mornings. If crowded gyms are driving you nuts, check out my favorite workout app, Beachbody on Demand. Click to get a free trial and try guided workouts in the peace and quiet of your own home to save yourself the hassle.
Pretty much the only way to work out and not have it interfere with the rest of your life is to wake up early and do it before work. It makes sense then that most mornings are pretty busy at commercial gyms. Lots of people flood in to try to get in their workout before heading to the office. Because getting up really early is a total downer, even more people choose to squeeze in their workout after work and before they get home for dinner or go out for the evening.
People also use workouts as a way to unwind from a tough day and sweat out some of the stress of the office. Still, no one wants to spend a big chunk of their Saturday holed up in the gym.
They want to be out doing fun things with their friends and family. Sundays are usually a lot quieter and emptier with people at church, watching football, or just taking a day off. I have to give credit to this nifty graphic I found of peak times at the gym. Check it out! However, this is not always the case. Nobody wants to spend their entire weekend at the gym; therefore, most people try to get to the gym early so they have the remainder of the day to whatever they choose.
If you are trying to avoid a crowded gym on a Saturday, you will want to go after 10 am. If it is Sunday, you can practically go any time of the day and the gym will be fairly slow as the majority of people use Sunday as a day of rest.
To sum it up, when it comes to the time of day you will find gyms the least busy is typically mid-afternoon 11 am - 3 pm or late evening any time after 7 pm. However, if your gym is located on a college campus, you will want to get to the gym before 11 am to beat the crowd. Lastly, regardless of where your gym is located, if you are planning on going to the gym on the weekend, mid to late afternoon 2 pm - 5 pm is typically the best time to get in a shred session.
For the majority, we mentally tell ourselves Monday is the first day of the week. A day we can use as restart the week on the right foot; therefore, if you live a healthy lifestyle, you will most likely want to hit the gym. You may even need to get in a good sweat to make up some bad eating or drinking decisions you may have made over the weekend No need to feel guilty, the weekends were made for indulging. Additionally, most people stick to a weekly routine of working out every other day.
Since we know they start their week on Mondays, it is safe to assume that Wednesdays and Fridays will be busier than going to the gym on Tuesday or Thursday. On the contrary, when it comes to the weekend, you can really go either day expecting the gym to not be super busy. Just keep in mind that Saturday mornings can be a busy time for commercial gyms. If you are only going to work out one day of the weekend, make Sunday the day you go because this tends to be one of the slowest days of the week.
We just learned that Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays tend to be the busiest weekdays while Saturday mornings to early afternoon are the busier are the times for gyms on the weekend. Therefore, if you are trying to avoid the crowds, you should consider starting your week on Sunday so the days you go to the gym will be the opposite of the majority.
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