No this is why I've never been to the gym, don't scream at me, don't encourage me, don't look at me. Just give me clear instructions in a calm and factual manner and leave me alone 😭
2026-06-11 16:43:11
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hopelessdilettante :
My dad cheered me during a soccer game when I was six and I just walked off the field and went to sit in the car.
2026-06-11 22:47:34
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Chrissy McCue :
omg this is me. i want to be there. I want to do it. I am already comparing myself to each and every person in the room. I have situated myself in an imaginary hierarchy. please do not draw attention to it.
2026-06-13 02:24:59
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Kaysadilla :
had a fitness instructor once just ask "who doesnt want me to address them" 🙋♀️🙋♀️🙋♀️
2026-06-11 17:02:40
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Faith McQueen :
My partner is like this! She describes it as “wanting to move anonymously”. She loves a class but wants to just show up, do as she’s instructed and then leave. Any specific call out makes her feel like she loses that anonymity and she hates it.
2026-06-11 17:06:26
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Seven 🎰 :
I HATE BEING PERCEIVED 😭 I’ve never been able to put any of this into words!!!!
2026-06-11 18:43:53
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Cat :
100% agree w all of this. I'm already self-conscious about being unfit compared to most at the gym, so being told to "push myself" can feel like judgement (this is me already pushing myself!) and "I'm proud of you" can feel patronising
2026-06-11 16:23:20
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Jenny M :
Omg I've never been able to put this into words, I'm not against exercise in theory but in practice it's so... Public?? Like running outside?? The GYM???? no thanks, I'll stay inside with my yoga mat and my mini trampoline 👀
2026-06-11 16:09:09
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gr34tscott :
Welp. You just helped me realize why I *only* enjoy dance classes. All of the feedback - positive and negative - is tangible and measurable.
"You need to turn out your hips more." "Beautiful extension on that." "Keep your heels down on the plie." The abundance of clear and direct communication really scratches an itch in my brain 😁😅
2026-06-11 20:17:02
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Tuhgee :
Oh I HATE when people tell me when they're proud of me and always have idk why!! It feels....condescending?? Idk I'm weird too
2026-06-11 17:50:12
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rachel (virgo the) :
I feel seeeeeen by this video. I cannot bear most group fitness classes and I despise team sports. They do not fulfil any social need for me. Anyone cheering me on instantly makes me not want to do the thing lmao 💀
2026-06-11 15:47:09
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B :
“Youre doing SO good” no actually im done im gonna go home now leave me alone
2026-06-11 18:50:49
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Jlauds :
I hate the 'push yourself'. I'm her to work out and try to get into a routine. Going 110% is the fastest way for it to become a 1 and Done.
2026-06-11 18:00:05
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xo :
It’s so funny because some of these things I totally 100% agree with you on and others I don’t at all. Like, I also hate the fake supportiveness (at work ESPECIALLY), but am super competitive and love to be competitive against others who are also super into it. And motivation doesn’t bother me nearly as much as praise. It’s funny how different we all are.
2026-06-13 02:40:29
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KedRCB224 :
This is 100% me CrossFit is my personal version of hell. Any type of fitness group class I’d rather be shot
2026-06-11 21:25:53
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Coach Liz :
I'm not nuro divergent and I HATE it. I even hate it when my partner is trying to encourage me
2026-06-11 18:46:30
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taylor ⁸¹ :
Yes I love specific direction over “push yourself”!!!
2026-06-13 02:25:13
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Jupiter :
you would love ballet.
2026-06-13 01:36:21
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Naomi Doll :
Yes!
- Excessive praise feels condescending and disingenuous
- too much pressure annoys me and makes me shut down and not want to do anything you say
Just guide me on what to do to target certain areas and help correct my form if I'm doing a workout in a way that might strain me too much
2026-06-11 19:13:50
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Maegan :
Being perceived makes working out a million times harder
2026-06-11 18:24:25
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audrey johnson :
This is why yoga is my preferred fitness activity. It’s literally like you know your body, don’t do anything that hurts, if you need to lay here and not do stuff then just don’t
2026-06-11 17:30:38
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Deena N :
re: push yourself, it also strips me of my autonomy and places another person in a position of authority over MY body. you don’t know my body. you dont own my body.
2026-06-11 21:14:01
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louisa :
My ideal workout is a YouTube video in my apartment with my own weights
2026-06-11 18:34:21
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Linn :
It really shocks me that most people don’t feel this way
2026-06-11 16:22:30
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Kim :
Omg the push yourself comment. I thought it was just me!! I’m adult paying MY money on MY time to be here, don’t tell me I can go harder! You don’t know me like that! I’m also neurodivergent though 🤷♀️
2026-06-11 18:14:31
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