Where Is Everyone?

Has everyone already given up??

It's not even February and I swear the gym isn't any more crowded than it was in November. What happened to all the New Year Resolution people?  Hey, I know it's cold out, but if I can drag my big butt to the gym so can you. 

This was my thought today while I was at the gym for not 1, not 2, but 3 hours.  1 hour of swimming. 1 hour of spin class and 1 hour of a strictly strength class.  It's been a whopping 3 times that I have hit the pool to swim in the past week.  Never a problem to get a lane.  Last week I made sure to get to spin class early to get "my" bike.  Well that wasn't necessary.  Like today there were plenty of bikes to pick from even after class started.  But of course I always try to get there early.  There's a bike with my name on it and for some reason if I don't get there in time others seem to think they can use it.  As for the strength class, well it's been over a year since I took that class maybe closer to two.  Class was always full.  Nope not today.  You could of doubled the amount of people and there still would of been room. 

So where is everybody?  Not that I'm complaining.  I like not waiting or sharing a lane unless it's with my Dad.  Today I got to see the screens at the front of spin class that show a video of someone biking in the Alps, or in France or where ever the instructor feels like that day.  There was no one in front of me for 4 bikes lenghts. Instead of staring at some one's back or butt I got to watch the beauty on the screen.

Maybe I'm just not at the right place at the right time.  The locker room is empty when I get there at 7:45.  By 9 it's a bit more crowded but not overly so.  I left at 11:30 and the locker room was now getting busy.  Is this when the gym gets busy?  I'm just already gone?  I haven't spent anytime out in the free weights or cable machines.  Nor have I been on any of the cardio equipment.  Maybe that's where they all are.  The people who decide this is the year to loose 20, 30, 40 pounds.  Maybe they are hogging up all the machines?  Works for me I don't need them.  After swimming, spinning, strengthening I have no need to hop on an elliptical or treadmill.  After burning approximately 1600 calories today that was enough.