Results: New Survey Finds 52.6% of People Prefer Working Out OUTSIDE the Gym
A recent survey conducted by Gymless.org polled 176,000 fitness enthusiasts to discover their preferred environment for working out.
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While a plurality of respondents indicated that they preferred working out at the gym (47.4%), a majority indicated that they preferred working out elsewhere (52.6%). Which do you prefer?
In the gym
14%
•
393 votes
Outside
19%
•
548 votes
At home
42%
•
1224 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
23 votes
Not Applicable
25%
•
712 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.37% | 8 | |
| pool | 0.05% | 1 |
| gym at my apartment complex | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don't workout anymore! I'm almost 67 now! | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don't work out | 0.05% | 1 |
| either one depending on the weather | 0.05% | 1 |
| Either at home or outside depending on the appropriateness for each workout activity. | 0.05% | 1 |
| All of the above. I love variety in my exercise routine as well as my environment. | 0.05% | 1 |
| If there is a pool, total body & tanning machines, & massage chairs, etc in a gym. If none of those, elsewhere. | 0.05% | 1 |
| All of the above | 0.05% | 1 |
| not working out - regretfully | 0.05% | 1 |
| all of those; depends what I'm doing | 0.05% | 1 |
| Swimming pool | 0.05% | 1 |
| walking and eating right | 0.05% | 1 |
| Equal. In and out of the gym. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Working in the store, and walking a lot | 0.05% | 1 |
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Have your exercise habits changed since the pandemic? Yes, I exercise more
19%
•
548 votes
Yes, I exercise less
14%
•
406 votes
No, I exercise about the same
43%
•
1251 votes
Not Applicable
24%
•
695 votes
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