What I mainly think about gyms...

What a lot of time, energy and money is wasted in joining a gym! I am not talking about people who actually enjoy participating in a sport. I'm not really even talking about the people who join gyms and then don't go. They know what a waste it was. (I am guilty of this. Twice. Silly me.) I am talking about the people who join gyms to keep fit, lose weight, wear lycra, etc.  Why do you need to join a gym to do that? If you actually have the energy to go to a gym why not put it to better use? I have some logs in my yard that need sawing. I'd let you do that for free! I'd probably even make you a cup of tea! YOU might have some logs in YOUR yard that need sawing. Or why not hoover the stairs!

What's that you say? You don't enjoy hoovering the stairs? Are you telling me you enjoy paying £300 a year to try and not fall off a conveyor belt? Really? You could be knackered AND have clean stairs. You live in a bungalow? Hoover someone else's stairs - they would really like you! (By the way, you can choose your own activity - even one you like. I'm just going on about hoovering the stairs for some reason.)

Is there such a thing as an anti-gym? A group doing community projects/jobs for the elderly/a helping hand for anyone who needs it with the aim of keeping fit? If spending an hour on a running machine gives you a sense of self-satisfaction, imagine the levels of smugness you could achieve if you had actually done something worth doing! Imagine all the stuff that would get done! Imagine the money you'd save! Imagine not being insane!