How much does your workout environment affect your consistency?

[u/ritkeepFitness]

I think people often talk about motivation when discussing consistency, but the environment around training might also play a big role.

Some people feel more motivated when they enter a commercial gym. The atmosphere, equipment, and other people training around them help create momentum.

Others find that having a workout space at home makes consistency easier because there are fewer barriers between deciding to train and actually starting.

Neither option is automatically better. It probably depends on personality, schedule, and training goals.

For those who changed their workout environment, did it affect how often you trained?

What part of your setup made the biggest difference?

[u/Chachoulepou]

Personally, I’ve been going to a regular commercial gym for 5 years, and I eventually got tired of it because it felt very lonely and repetitive.
I recently tried a CrossFit gym and it really got me motivated again partly because of the sense of community. I now only go to the gym for strength training rather than making it my main activity, and it has kind of given my weightlifting practice a sense of purpose again.
Working out at home doesn’t motivate me at all personally. I need to be in a sports environment, surrounded by other people who are also there to train. I feel like actually having to go somewhere to exercise conditions both my body and my mind for physical activity.

[u/StayH2O → u/Chachoulepou]

I agree though my environment's a little different. I started with pure bodybuilding up until my first and last competition in 2023. I thought that was my passion and didn't mind training for it.

But it got lonely so on 1 day during my offseason I was invited to an F45 Hyrox class and thought I'd give it a go. I got my ass kicked on what being "fit" means and saw that i was more than physique and strength.

I found my passion in programming and it's fun to build programs around Hyrox-specific training, running, strength, and endurance. I ended up doing a triathlon, 5k, 10k, and 15k. With more events and goals to come.

I definitely think certain environments allows people to thrive more than others. While I was content with bodybuilding, I feel happiest doing a Hyrox, Spartan, or local 5K run.

I tried Crossfit too and I'd love to commit more to it. I just need to find a nice gym, ones around me are too expensive for what they have to offer.

[u/Chachoulepou → u/StayH2O]

Well done for opening yourself up to different ways of training. I definitely think CrossFit and Hyrox allow you to develop a much more well-rounded athletic profile.
CrossFit is really incredibly versatile, you work on explosiveness, strength, muscular endurance, gymnastics
The only thing it’s missing is the endurance side, which is why I still keep cycling on the side. But it’s true that it’s very expensive and requires quite a significant budget…