How To Get Over Feeling Judged In The Gym

Is your reason for not going to the gym because you’re worried about being judged?

Ok.. Take a second and ask yourself why exactly you’re worried about being judged?And this might be a little realisation, and may hit a nerve but, the truthful honest question we have to ask ourselves is… “Am I judging other people?” (we’re all human and we’re all learning so don’t judge yourself on this one either. The more you learn to let go and understand your own emotions, the better we become as people).

If not, then why do you think people would be judging you? People always worry that they are being judged when they enter a vulnerable situation or feel like when they leave a room people are going to be ‘talking about them’, and it’s all just high-school memories. I mean, if people are actually doing these things as an adult (which unfortunately is very much the case) then they are the one with the problem. Right?

If you know that you are bettering yourself and are on your own journey then who f*** cares what people are thinking. Realistically every single person has their own reasons for going to the gym, their own goals they are trying to reach. The last thing people are going to be worrying about is you! (I know I know… I’m sorry).

But seriously, the gym is a safe place for people to zone out from the world and better themselves and their mindset. It’s just the anticipation before that slows us down…

And I feel ya don’t worry… you’re not on your own here.

Just take that first step and get yourself to the gym, see how you can do this… 

WAYS YOU CAN GET OVER THE FEAR THAT PEOPLE ARE JUDGING YOU:

ASK YOUSELF THIS? If you can feel yourself worrying that your being judged just ask yourself the question “WHO ACTUALLY CARES?!”. ‘So-what’ if they are looking at you funny? ‘So what’ if you think you look stupid (they don’t have to know that). 10 times out of 10 people are only acting like this, BECAUSE THEY ARE JEALOUS and because they have their own insecurities. And hey, they might not even realise they’re doing it! You are there because you are bettering yourself and at the end of the day that is all that matters. Why else are you going to the gym?

GET OUT OF YOUR OWN HEAD! Tell yourself that the gym is a SAFE PLACE, because it is!! Somehow it’s been implanted in so many peoples heads that everyone needs to look 10/10 to sweat and get out of breath. RUBBISH! No one is expecting you to look like Beyonce when your on the treadmill, so until you can actually get over the first hurdle of getting up and going you will notice that no one looks like a 10/10 at the gym and how you look is just so irrelevant!
WHAT IS YOUR END GOAL? Always think about what you want out of your gym journey, what are you working towards? And you will never be able to get over the fear of being judged, and be fully committed to the gym if you don’t know this. If you know what your end goal is then the second you can feel yourself getting self-conscious, just push them OUT OF THE WAY and think about where your going to be in a few months then you will feel like Beyonce when you walk into the gym even if you know for a fact you don’t look like it. 

The reality is, self confidence is one of the main barriers for people to start their gym journey, but you always have to stay focussed on the end goal and how you will feel when you have got over the ridiculous fear of people judging you. Imagine the feeling when you become the confident person you can be deep down and aspire to be… xoxo