Your biggest gym distractions

By Micky Shaked

Getting in the door is only half the battle: Gym-goers waste 35 per cent of their time not working out, according to a survey of 1000 members at UK-based Harpers Fitness. (That’s 21 minutes out of an hour.)

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Whether they’re fiddling with headphones or chatting up a treadmill neighbour, people spend an average of 69 hours a year at the gym doing something other than what they went there to do!


Take a look at exactly how you could be missing out on feeling the burn:

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gym distractions, waste time at gym