Do you feel like men or women feel more awkward when starting out in the gym?

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Both. Going into a gym when you're not physically fit or experienced with the equipments while you see so many people doing their thing and looking awesome is intimidating for everyone. My first couple weeks weren't very comfortable

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Depends on the person. When I went to the gym I would put on music and people become nonexistent to me.

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I usually (well when I was still going to the gym pre-pandemic) stick to the ladies room. I specifically chose my gym because it has a ladies only section. 
I am sure men struggle when first joining a gym too, but I think there's the added component of getting unwanted sexual attention in the gym as a woman

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Probably dependent on the individual but more likely women. While men do feel societal pressure to look and feel a certain way, that pressure is less intense than on women. Many women often already feel objectified in male-dominated spaces, and in a gym where the whole atmosphere is saturated in body shape and muscle tone that hyper focus in can make you feel even more objectified and even unworthy, especially if you don't feel you meet physical gold standards. It may or may not be actually happening, but you can still feel like it is and experience anxiousness because of it.

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I would guess it wouldn’t be based off of gender, but off of comfort with asking for help. Most people at the gym are very kind and will teach you when asked, so it’s comfortable for extroverts pretty quickly. Introverts may struggle to ask others for pointers or feel like they’re being noticed because gyms are usually such an open space. In reality one is going to be paying you any mind unless you’re grunting and slamming things around.

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Definitely women 10000% 
Comparing an overweight man to any woman at the gym isn’t possible.

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Depends on the individual.

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I think people of both genders feel uncomfortable first starting out.  However, I think women experience being approached more than men which can prolong the discomfort of going to the gym.

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Both. You’re in a new environment. Men comparing themselves against other men and trying to impress women and vice versa.

Do you feel like men or women feel more awkward when starting out in the gym?

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