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Re:A Solution for Loneliness: Get out and volunteer, researc... by snarf21 on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @03:06PM (#19973671)
Exactly this. It doesn't matter what it is. Join a gym, volunteer, find a meetup, take up a hobby, etc. We all need something to look forward to to carry us past the doldrums. Anticipation and a sense of "belonging" can help so much.
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Re:A Solution for Loneliness: Get out and volunteer, researc... by cwbrandsma on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @06:15PM (#19975692)
I've yet to find a community at a gym. Most people are heads down and doing their thing there. Gyms are an introverts paradise.
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Re:A Solution for Loneliness: Get out and volunteer, researc... by sobani on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @03:39AM (#19978801)
That depends on the type of gym. I'd say that the chance of finding a community in a gym is inversely proportional to the amount of machines it has.

Try a gym that doesn't even have a treadmill.

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Re:A Solution for Loneliness: Get out and volunteer, researc... by snarf21 on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @09:48AM (#19981104)
It definitely depends on the type. Some gyms are very "class" based. Planet Fitness ==> heads down. Crossfit or Orange Theory ==> much bigger sense of community.
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