In the referenced story Jeff talks about how his local gym is always overly crowded in January by people with a new years resolution to loss weight but empties out by February.
The average bicyclists losses 10 pounds in the first year of riding. It’s fun, its outdoors and its social. So if you are looking for a different experience then going to the gym think about bicycling, You may also want to think about Baltimore Bicycling Club’s Introductory Ride Series. It covers the basics of safe bicycle riding and you get to met other people just starting out as well.: https://baltobikeclub.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=58&Itemid=83
Ref: https://danglethecarrot.blogspot.com/2010/12/my-gym-is-being-taken-over-by.htmloldId.20110101161402206
Biking in Baltimore