max3732 Posted May 2, 2017 Posted May 2, 2017 I'm in my mid 30's, work from home, and the only other time I'm with people around my age is playing tennis. I've been playing mixed doubles, but the women I've met there are married and in the clinics I go to it's 99% men. As much as I enjoy tennis I've been doing it a while and haven't met many women so I've got to branch out. Since I normally work out at home I was thinking maybe going to a fitness class would be a good way to meet single women around my age and read an article saying orange theory is around 65% women. Would that be a good idea? I've heard yoga classes are good too, but there were no women under 60.
Titanll Posted May 2, 2017 Posted May 2, 2017 Just lift at the gym. A 400 pound bench press will have em running to ya...
avvril3000 Posted May 2, 2017 Posted May 2, 2017 as a woman in a public gym, i hate when men try to pick me up while i'm there trying to do my workout for the day (usually in a rush because i dont have a lot of spare time). Not just because i'm there to work out and get it done, but also coz i'm sweaty and not feeling my best. I think a hobby club might be a better idea to meet women than a fitness thing. Maybe take up life drawing, or take up some art class. Or explore photography in a group setting/club. Or a cooking class. I feel like people will be mcuh more open to talking than in a fitness setting. that my opinion as a woman who has been single and was looking. 3
rushed Posted May 2, 2017 Posted May 2, 2017 I just posted yesterday I think in another thread saying that a crossfit gym is a good place to meet people. I agree with avvril that I do not want guys to come up to me and talk to me when I'm at my regular gym trying to get my work out done. But the environment at crossfit is completely different. (I don't know what it's like at an Orange Theory class, though.) Crossfit is huge on community. So it's so easy to talk to everyone. Most everyone is friendly. At my gym, the coaches always asks everyone if we know each other and if we don't to introduce ourselves to those we don't know. It's easy to strike up a conversation with each other before and after class when we're just hanging around. And during workouts we all try to encourage each other, cheering, clapping. However, currently there are more males than females. There were only four of us in my class today and I was the only female. But most of the time it's about 65% male. 1
Author max3732 Posted May 3, 2017 Author Posted May 3, 2017 I just posted yesterday I think in another thread saying that a crossfit gym is a good place to meet people. I agree with avvril that I do not want guys to come up to me and talk to me when I'm at my regular gym trying to get my work out done. But the environment at crossfit is completely different. (I don't know what it's like at an Orange Theory class, though.) Crossfit is huge on community. So it's so easy to talk to everyone. Most everyone is friendly. At my gym, the coaches always asks everyone if we know each other and if we don't to introduce ourselves to those we don't know. It's easy to strike up a conversation with each other before and after class when we're just hanging around. And during workouts we all try to encourage each other, cheering, clapping. However, currently there are more males than females. There were only four of us in my class today and I was the only female. But most of the time it's about 65% male. as a woman in a public gym, i hate when men try to pick me up while i'm there trying to do my workout for the day (usually in a rush because i dont have a lot of spare time). Not just because i'm there to work out and get it done, but also coz i'm sweaty and not feeling my best. I think a hobby club might be a better idea to meet women than a fitness thing. Maybe take up life drawing, or take up some art class. Or explore photography in a group setting/club. Or a cooking class. I feel like people will be mcuh more open to talking than in a fitness setting. that my opinion as a woman who has been single and was looking. I've never done orange theory or crossfit, but both seem like they're community related. With orange theory they post your heart rate on the board along with your name so it should be easy to strike up a conversion. Obviously I'm not going to interrupt anyone's workout. Any other suggestions about classes where women outnumber men? I've actually thought about a photography or cooking class, but how do I find one with women in their 20's and 30's as opposed to housewives and retired women 60+? Aside from fitness classes, where else can I meet women in my age group where I'm not doing something obviously for women like ballet or flower arranging?
GorillaTheater Posted May 3, 2017 Posted May 3, 2017 Aside from fitness classes, where else can I meet women in my age group where I'm not doing something obviously for women like ballet or flower arranging? Okay, I was partly yanking your chain, but I was partly serious. My daughter teaches ballet, and has done it professionally herself. She's mentioned before that they LOVE having male students, because there's a lot more they can do with a partner, but men in ballet is pretty damn rare. But you tell me how a 1:30 male to female ratio sounds.
Titanll Posted May 3, 2017 Posted May 3, 2017 as a woman in a public gym, i hate when men try to pick me up while i'm there trying to do my workout for the day (usually in a rush because i dont have a lot of spare time). Not just because i'm there to work out and get it done, but also coz i'm sweaty and not feeling my best. I think a hobby club might be a better idea to meet women than a fitness thing. Maybe take up life drawing, or take up some art class. Or explore photography in a group setting/club. Or a cooking class. I feel like people will be mcuh more open to talking than in a fitness setting. that my opinion as a woman who has been single and was looking. It's a horrible idea to even contemplate meeting a woman in a fitness class. You have a captive audience, so to speak, and that's not cool at all. Sure, you could meet the love of your life in a gym but going and looking with the intentions of meeting a woman is just a cringy thing to do. 1
Silverstring Posted May 3, 2017 Posted May 3, 2017 Well, you can technically meet women anywhere. So just do stuff you normally would like to do or are interested in. The key is NOT to try to pick them up or ask them out on a date right away. Just get to know people as would be appropriate in whatever environment you're in at the time. And then if you feel the attraction is mutual over time, ask them out. But if you're going to a gym or class to "pick up chicks" that is a disaster waiting to happen... 2
clia Posted May 3, 2017 Posted May 3, 2017 Have you tried Meetup? Depending on where you are, there may be all kinds of different groups -- running, hiking, singles, food, wine, etc. I personally would not want to get hit on at Orange Theory. 1
PogoStick Posted May 3, 2017 Posted May 3, 2017 Okay, I was partly yanking your chain, but I was partly serious. My daughter teaches ballet, and has done it professionally herself. She's mentioned before that they LOVE having male students, because there's a lot more they can do with a partner, but men in ballet is pretty damn rare. But you tell me how a 1:30 male to female ratio sounds. Pretty much the same ratio in yoga and way less gay. My ex whom I still friends with suggested yoga as a way to meet women, so she doesn't find it strange.
Imported Posted May 3, 2017 Posted May 3, 2017 (edited) You can try dayclubs. Not sure about your area, but in Vegas there's all sorts and always lots of women. Sometimes I just go to a nice hotel pool and swim laps in between drinks at the bar. Edited May 3, 2017 by Imported
basil67 Posted May 3, 2017 Posted May 3, 2017 Pretty much the same ratio in yoga and way less gay. My ex whom I still friends with suggested yoga as a way to meet women, so she doesn't find it strange. I know a very hetero footballer who started ballet as rehab from an injury. It turned out that he was good at it and the women loved having him there. Women will only think he's gay if their gaydar is going off. 1
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