Originally Posted by PornMD

Sounds correct in theory, but I doubt a gym membership is affordable to many people right now, or affordable enough to make them pay for it to tolerate the boredom of working out at a gym simply to satisfy a New Year's Resolution.

Most people are better suited to get involved in an organized physical activity that's fun, given all they'll experience early on at a gym is aches and pains afterwards, which will get them to stop going.