Bored Again

Today has been one of the, if not THE hottest days of the year so far. I managed to spend about an hour and a half in the sun, trying to get a tan on my pasty white chest and to even out the tan on my feet (which have a strange dark brown pattern due to the straps of my sandals, not to lack of washing as some may think!!).
I am always very reticent to show my naked torso in public though, as it is rather shapeless. On my last set of 12 days off I declined to take my top off at all while lazing in the sun and began thinking that I should join a gym again, probably Virgin Active, just to get some definition back in my body, something it has lost over the last 10+ years since I last did any meaningful exercise (which in itself was only though work and dancing at clubs, the gym has never held any attraction for me other than ogling the unobtainable bodies therein).
My urge to join a gym was further cemented during a conversation with a guy on Gaydar, and with the knowledge that a certain guy on Facebook is a regular runner. Top this off with the narcissistic streak that a lot of gay men have, and the fact that a lot of the guys that I fancy obviously go to the gym frequently, then this leaves me with no real alternative other than to initiate a membership somewhere.
I am put off by the fact that I will feel like an idiot not knowing what to do at the gym, as when I had membership at Fitness First a few years back they never gave me a proper induction and most of the staff were very unapproachable. I also feel like a sad-case having no one to go the the gym with. But on the other hand, if I brave these feelings, I will have a new "hobby" to fill my time off, I will have more to discuss with other "gym bunnies" if I ever get chatting to one and with friends, and my confidence can only improve if I have a body I am proud of. Of course there is the fact that I will be healthier too, but that has never been a priority of mine.
I only wish that I could get some idea of what the monthly membership would be at Virgin Active before I go in, as it doesn't say on the website and I don't want to embarrass myself by asking and then realising that I can't afford it.
Oh well, as I don't know anyone who is a member I guess I don't have a choice but to go in and ask. I shall have to make that my task for tomorrow. I'm guessing that mid-morning, or mid-afternoon would be the quietest times to go in. I'll let you know how it goes.