They relish the benefits, both physical and mental, of working out on their own. And experts say the solitary workout can be just as effective as a session in the gym. Dawn Jordan has already discovered that. Jordan has converted a bedroom in her house to a workout room. It houses a treadmill, a selection of hand weights, and a TV and stereo to go along with her daily sessions.
People are just there to meet people.
That can be good for networking, but that's not what I'm there for. I find that people are there just to socialize, instead of being serious about working out. Larry Durstine sings the praises of solitary exercise, both in his personal and professional life. Durstine is the chairman of the Department of Exercise Science at the University of South Carolina. Long before he held that job, though, Durstine had started running and exercising.