Sparqi

I went to the gym last night at 5 pm. I usually go in the am.
I got reminded why I don't go at night. Bunch of sweaty guys who are completely inconsiderate. Not that this stuff doesn't happen during the day, too, but people are apologetic about it:

1. Put your equipment away when you are done with it. If weights or balls are off the rack, I presume they are being used.

2. When you are using a piece of equipment USE it. Don't stand around holding the handles and gabbing about last night's game with your dude buddies. I am on the clock and need to get done and pick up my kids.

3. When I ask you how long you are going to be on a machine (that I was using, by the way, you just cut in and didn't ask), don't get a blank look and say "Ummmm...not sure". Yeah, well I am sure. Move your ass so I can finish.

4. Please shower. Old sweat is stinky.

5. Do not crowd your mat between me and the other mats and the wall. Some woman did this yesterday. She saw me doing squats on a bosu with a weight...a big one. She put her mat between my bosu and the wall and proceeded to do sit ups...something she could have done ANYWHERE...like not the weight room!
Sure, lady, I am happy to bash your skull with my weight. GRRRRR. I had to move to avoid hitting her.

Ok. Rant over unless I think of something else!

KBtotheBB

1. When you are sweating and getting a great workout, please, please, please wipe down the equipment when you are done. NO ONE wants to sit in your leftover crotch sweat. Gross.

2. Put a freaking towel down when you're buck naked in the locker room. I mean, really, why do people even WANT to sit naked on those benches?? Athlete's foot on the vajayjay == not a good time.

3. If you are doing group fitness, please try to be on time. If you ARE late, do not make a huge scene when you get there. There should not be a visible ripple in the class as you get set up.

lapoissonne

LOL.


WHY do you have to do your hair and make up naked? Why do you have to stand around and talk NAKED? Am I the only person who doesn't want to see that?! Just because you worked out doesn't mean you have a super model body and even if you did, no other woman wants to see it!

Sparqi

YES! And, what's with the little "makeup pose" while they put it on? Hip out, butt out. Ugh!

Puddin'

OMG, thank you for all the reminders of why I trot to the basement and exercise there now instead of at the gym.

I also hated it when people saved equipment. There was one guy at an old gym that would save one of the weight machines. Fine if you are taking 30 sec off between reps, but he was usually gone 5+ minutes.

dbn13

Hands down - when people talk on the phone while they are on gym equipment (cardio equipment especially). They get the evil eye from me!

jandj-2002

These are great. Kim, I wish your squat story ended differently. Next time don't move.

Sparqi

This is why we are friends....

Next time, I am not going to move!

morgan

Ha ha ha!!

morgan27

I havent been to a gym in a long time but its nice to see that some things never change!