Hello all, so the title basically says it all. I have a massive fear and anxiety of going to the gym. Little background on me, 37 yr old male, married with 2 beautiful I’m 6’1, 220 and my Doctor said I need to lose 20lbs because I’m considered overweight.

I’m not the healthiest person around, I eat like shit, I drink beer a few times a week and I don’t exercise. I do have a physically labour intensive job and I manage to get in almost 20k steps a day, but once I’m home. I’m done, I’m on the couch.

I get tired easily when I play with them and it sucks. I want to get healthy, I want to go to the gym, my wife is already starting, this is her third week in and she’s loving it. I want to go with her but I’m just so scared. I feel like everyone will be watching me. I feel I’ll just look like some noob who shouldn’t even be there. I feel like people will snicker and laugh. How in the world do I get over this?? I feel that once I do, I can get into the habit and change my lifestyle. I took a new position at work and now have a lot more time in my hands so I really have no reason to not go!

Please help!