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Too Old and Too Fat for UCD Gym?

  • 18-03-2014 4:50pm
    #1
    StarNails
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭


    Well am I?

    I'm over 50, and want to lose about 2.5 stone.

    I'm a bit apprehensive about UCD gym - loads of young wans all hopping and lepping around ...


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  • #2
    thehamo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,049 ✭✭✭thehamo


    StarNails wrote: »
    Well am I?

    I'm over 50, and want to lose about 2.5 stone.

    I'm a bit apprehensive about UCD gym - loads of young wans all hopping and lepping around ...

    Never too old for any gym. If anything I find people have much more of a case of the "fair play to ya's" than the "look at the state of ya's"


  • #3
    Jellybaby1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,108 ✭✭✭Jellybaby1


    StarNails, may I invite you over to the forum for folks of our vintage (over 50/60). Maybe some of our gang already go to a gym and could give you some info. Our gang can be found here:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1480

    Maybe I'll bump into you there sometime.

    I also need to shed some weight but am doing it gently via lots of walking, smaller portions, cutting out naughty treats and no processed or fast food. Its slow but it is working.

    Jelly


  • #4
    kingcobra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 835 ✭✭✭kingcobra


    OP, the UCD sports centre has a few gyms. One is for sports teams, another is the student gym and then the other is the 'main gym.' Students can't use the main gym at sometime during the afternoon, maybe from 2 til 5 as far as I can remember. I'm not sure how busy the main gym gets during the evenings (ie. after work) and I rarely use the main gym so I'm not entirely sure what the ratio of students to non-students is but I'd say it's probably in your favour. The gym posers are mainly in the student gym! :P


  • #5
    TimeToShine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,881 ✭✭✭TimeToShine


    Access for members only between half 5 and half 8 if you're self conscious of students. It does get seriously packed outside of these hours so as a paying member this is your best bet.


  • #6
    StarNails
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭StarNails


    Thanks so much for the encouraging words, andfor the advice.

    Much appreciated!

    Time ta bite tha bullet and sign up I think :-)


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  • #7
    dajaffa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,121 ✭✭✭dajaffa


    Most of the student members are young, but there's a very diverse mix among the private members in terms of age and experience in the gym, so I don't think you'll have any issues.


  • #8
    Frank Bullitt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,396 ✭✭✭✭Frank Bullitt


    Never too late to make the change you want.

    Get in there and give it a go.


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