I am going to tell you the true tale about my first days at the gym.  It may seem unlikely.  I certainly was wondering what was going on at the time! The company I worked for offered all employees a free membership at any gym as long as you went to the gym at least 2 days a week.  How could I say no?  At 446 pounds we all knew that I needed to get to the gym more than any other employee. I visited the big chain gym that some of the other employees liked.  I had an evaluation and during the evaluation I had a chance to see how the gym functioned.  Even though they gave me a three month free membership I never went back.  Nobody was mean to me, but I could see that these people were all in a hurry and anybody including me was in their way.  I felt unwelcome.