Do you even lift, bro?

my answer is no since as a player i do not use the content

I stopped letting my sims eat. If they never eat they don't gain weight.

I would have answered to the poll if it didn't contain specific accusations based on an agenda the OP is trying to drive.

I will however answer more directly that i use MCCC to maintain body shape, so i can work out sims as i like or the game can spawn my played sims into the world to exercise.

TS4's weight gain and loss is hyper-unrealistic and what's worse, it's like these sims don't have bones and sims often work out until they have no pelvis at all (and it's most notable on male sims than female sims) as well as massive muscles, it looks absurdly ridiculous. It's like the developers never bothered to look up what exercise and overeating on junk food does to a body.

Using MCCC to maintain the shape of sims is the best thing going for it, at least they continue to look as they do and if i want sims to gain weight or lose it, i can do it in a realistic manner.

In addition to your suggestions, I contribute bicycle machine and the exercise bar from TS2

Have seen the bones problem as well. I had a female sim that got to level 10 fitness and wound up with a decidedly masculine body form - massive muscles everywhere, extremely narrow pelvis, broad shoulders. Looked like an inverted triangle. Said sim soon went to CAS for repairs.

Don't like the mechanic, so modded out. BTW - what's a gym?

"ModerateOsprey;c-18083128" wrote:
Don't like the mechanic, so modded out. BTW - what's a gym?

A facility, commercial or in home, focused on fitness by use of various exercise machines and supervised exercise activities.

"Oldeseadogge;c-18083134" wrote:

"ModerateOsprey;c-18083128" wrote:
Don't like the mechanic, so modded out. BTW - what's a gym?

A facility, commercial or in home, focused on fitness by use of various exercise machines and supervised exercise activities.

Yup - definitely as bad as I thought

@moderateOsprey, personally, their definition was lacking. Many modern Gyms feature far more than just "excercise machines and supervised exercise activities". They are a whole body experience and include activities like swimming, racketball, basketball, yoga, dance, etc.

I model the public gyms in my game after those, so they include all of the expected "spa" like activities available in the game as well as workout equipment (Yoga, meditation, masseuse). They also have basketball courts, an indoor pool, steam room and for most of my gyms a bar and small kitchen area. Some also have a internet cafe on one of the levels.

...basically, when my Sims go 'to the gym' the whole household goes and there is definitely something for every sim in the family, not just working out.

I use the Fitness Controls mod by roBurky. My sims eat whatever they want and maybe workout 2-3 times a week depending on the sim. How they workout also depends on the sim. I prefer yoga, dance videos, and jogging but that's only because the majority of my sims don't set foot in a gym or have a home gym.

There's also sims of mine that I use MCCC to freeze physique. The games idea of fit is often too skinny, shapeless, or too buff for my liking.

"Stormkeep;c-18083242" wrote:
@moderateOsprey, personally, their definition was lacking. Many modern Gyms feature far more than just "excercise machines and supervised exercise activities". They are a whole body experience and include activities like swimming, racketball, basketball, yoga, dance, etc.

I model the public gyms in my game after those, so they include all of the expected "spa" like activities available in the game as well as workout equipment (Yoga, meditation, masseuse). They also have basketball courts, an indoor pool, steam room and for most of my gyms a bar and small kitchen area. Some also have a internet cafe on one of the levels.

...basically, when my Sims go 'to the gym' the whole household goes and there is definitely something for every sim in the family, not just working out.

Even entertaining the notion of going to a gym no matter what the range of activities are gives me the heebie jeebies (I think I might have the loner trait!). I get my exercise walking in the country - calling it hiking would be too grand a word.

To give a proper answer in the spirit of the thread, tho' - I use a very old script mod which hasn't been updated for years, but it still seems to work without any problems. The mod simply disables the mechanic altogether.

This doesn't mean I ignore the fitness activities in the game. I like to have my game populated with all manner of sims and this includes sims who do fitness activities. These are mostly the straight forward types of activities and the default gyms in the game suit me as those sims are not played as much as my other sims (the energized moodlet doesn't help).

I do use wellness and many of the activities from spa day extensively tho'. Spa Day is one of my favorite packs and so many of my sims houses have their own sauna, hot tubs etc. Yoga, incense, the baths etc give some great buffs and sims look great wherever they do yoga - at home - out in the desert of Oasis Springs, among the flowers in country worlds and penthouse balconies in the city, etc.