Surprised at this. I love the gym, its the only place I can go and just turn off the rest of the world. Everything goes away. Its just me and the weights. If I fail or succeed, its all on me. Headphones on, music up.

I set myself goals at the gym and then just work towards beating them, my only competition is me.

Used to go religiously before I had kids and then once I had them, stopped going for probably 10 years. Started again a couple years ago and my entire demeanor has changed. I'm calmer, and better able to deal with the stress of life. Nice thing is your body remembers and my strength came back quickly, I'm 45 and the strongest I have ever been.

I feel like myself again. Makes me a better father and husband.