Comments on: The Queens unemployment workout

By: You've lost that useless feeling | Jobless and Less

You've lost that useless feeling | Jobless and Less — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:12:38 +0000

[...] Going to the gym is my outlet, my shield against that overwhelming useless feeling. It gives me a sense of accomplishment. It helps me validate my existence. Look at me, world, err… Jackson Heights, err… other sweaty people in this ugly building on Queens Blvd., I’m good at something! That something is lifting inanimate objects twelve times using proper form. Working out makes me feel good about myself, or at least less bad. And hard work yields visible results, unlike submitting resumes. I’m in pretty good shape for someone who spends too much time at his computer and eats too many cookies. Take away my workouts, and my mental state goes downhill faster than Lindsey Vonn. [...]

By: Adventures in unemployment... trial membership at the fancy gym | Jobless and Less

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:42:25 +0000

[...] moment just isn’t going to happen. The average gym membership in NYC runs about $75/month. My gym membership – a college graduation present many years ago – costs me less than a third [...]

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Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:39:34 +0000

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By: 100 Motivational Blog Posts for the Unemployed | Psychology Degrees

100 Motivational Blog Posts for the Unemployed | Psychology Degrees — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:18:48 +0000

[...] The Queens unemployment workout. See what happens when your last excuse to stay away from the gym is eliminated. [...]

By: YUD

YUD — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:27:54 +0000

this is hilarious. i recall one of my first classes at the gym after i was laid off – it was a 10:30 sort of step aerobics/weights class attended by me and 4 other elderly folks who clearly knew and worked out with each other regularly. it was rather sweet. i have not been back.