Gym Ready Series Part 1 - "Everyone's Looking at Me" - The Fear That Keeps You Out

Too Awkward for a Twosome · Nov 3, 2025 · 16m

You know that feeling when you sit in the parking lot, heart racing, palms sweating, trying to talk yourself into walking through the gym doors? We're kicking off our 9-part Gym Ready series with what's actually happening in your body and why the gym can feel like a threat even when you know it isn't one.

In this episode:

Johnna's two-year delay and the story she kept telling herself about when she'd be "ready"

The central nervous system response—why your body physically reacts like you're in danger

What people at the gym are actually thinking about (spoiler: it's not you)

The comparison trap…