Gym or outdoors?

[Valcart]

I know I'm hooked on running again when hotel in Lisbon I'd booked to celebrate our 20th anniversary had to have a gym.

Only managed one run on the machine whilst we were there but its so much harder indoors! I love looking at people's gardens while I run around the streets where I live, seeing and speaking to the same dog walkers, listening to the birds and generally distracting me from stopping running. Not the same in the gym especially when the view is only myself in the big mirrors!

[Goforitmama Graduate]

I know what you mean. I prefer outdoors, for all the same reasons as you, looking at gardens, saying hello, hearing the birds. I like to vary the routes so that I get new challenges and new hills.

I also run indoors when I have to. I set the speed and off I go. No wimping out by slowing down, there's no luxury of having a mini break while I wait for the traffic lights to change. It is easier on my joints though and I'm not affected by extremes in the weather. Sometimes treadmill running is my only option, I can put DD into the kids club at the gym while I use the treadmill.

I think that it's good to have both disciplines, it gives you more options, especially in winter.

Happy running, indoors or out - it doesn't matter which one, just so long as we run and can smile about it.

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate]

👍😁😁 snap... I'm going away soon with a friend and I chose a place with pool and a gym!! 😂🤣

Just one run is better than no run 👍😉

[Valcart Graduate in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

I agree! I only did 1 run at the hotel gym but was pleased to not miss a run day. Also had to run in ordinary very lightweight trainers rather than my running ones due to travelling with only hand luggage on the plane.