Help! I'm afraid to excercise in public!?

Get a friend to go to the gym with you then that way you won't be so concerned about being there alone and people looking at you. I was afraid of going to the gym by myself. I've been going for about a year now and I usually go with a friend but I also go alone. I'm not afraid to go alone anymore. I'm 21yrs old and I've learned not to care what people think of me. I'm not a confident person at all. I'm shy and I hate attention but I've managed to overcome my fear of people looking at me. It takes time but you can overcome it! Just go ahead and forget what others think, your doing this for yourself not for others. You need exercise, everyone does. It's good for you, it will make you feel better. It's a good stress reliever. I have a stressful family life and I know since I've been going to the gym I'm not as stressed out all the time.