The Gym is great for people watching!!
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My favorite/nightmare is the "Competition Man" and this one is true...
I'm jogging away at level 9 and he comes along on the machine next to mine but doing level 7. I saw him sneak at peak at my numbers and sees I'm on 9 so he ups his to 9.5.
Now that's fine and everything but when someone does that to me I just HAVE to increase mine! so I increase it to 10. It's like some little demon takes over me and I can't have this upstart one-bettering me :laugh:
He watches me out of the corner of his eye increase mine to 10 so he sort of casually goes to 11. Well gloves are off at that point, this has now become a "guns drawn at dawn" scenario, I just can't have this guy think he's cooler so, like in poker, I see his 11 and raise mine to 13... just to prove a point :laugh:
This went on until we were both running on level 16.5 and my heart rate monitor gave me a big boost for that workout hehe.
We had a good laugh about it after :laugh:0 -
My favorite/nightmare is the "Competition Man" and this one is true...
I'm jogging away at level 9 and he comes along on the machine next to mine but doing level 7. I saw him sneak at peak at my numbers and sees I'm on 9 so he ups his to 9.5.
Now that's fine and everything but when someone does that to me I just HAVE to increase mine! so I increase it to 10. It's like some little demon takes over me and I can't have this upstart one-bettering me :laugh:
He watches me out of the corner of his eye increase mine to 10 so he sort of casually goes to 11. Well gloves are off at that point, this has now become a "guns drawn at dawn" scenario, I just can't have this guy think he's cooler so, like in poker, I see his 11 and raise mine to 13... just to prove a point :laugh:
This went on until we were both running on level 16.5 and my heart rate monitor gave me a big boost for that workout hehe.
We had a good laugh about it after :laugh:
I love those too. lol, i had a woman pull this type of crap on me recently.
I noticed one thing about everyone that does this: they always bite off more than they can chew speed wise. The good runners always run at their OWN pace and no one elses. Everytime someone does this to me I rarely 'engage', instead I decide to kind of teachem a lesson and just hover right below their speed - their egos always keep them from reducing the speed and they get broken pretty quickly within the next 15-20 mins...right as they are breaking, just yawn and bump up the speed some more :]0 -
We have one guy that comes in gets on the treadmill for 3 minutes then he gets off and walks around touching each peice of equipment in the gym 3 times before leaving. He does not actually use any of the equipment except the treadmill, he just touches it! :huh:
The employees follow along behind him cleaning each peice of equipment after he touches it.
It's obssessive compulsive disorder. A lot of people with OCD usually have rituals in 3s.0 -
My favorite/nightmare is the "Competition Man" and this one is true...
I'm jogging away at level 9 and he comes along on the machine next to mine but doing level 7. I saw him sneak at peak at my numbers and sees I'm on 9 so he ups his to 9.5.
Now that's fine and everything but when someone does that to me I just HAVE to increase mine! so I increase it to 10. It's like some little demon takes over me and I can't have this upstart one-bettering me :laugh:
He watches me out of the corner of his eye increase mine to 10 so he sort of casually goes to 11. Well gloves are off at that point, this has now become a "guns drawn at dawn" scenario, I just can't have this guy think he's cooler so, like in poker, I see his 11 and raise mine to 13... just to prove a point :laugh:
This went on until we were both running on level 16.5 and my heart rate monitor gave me a big boost for that workout hehe.
We had a good laugh about it after :laugh:
I do the same thing. I am not the first to up the ante but you better be ready for a shootin' match if you start sneakin' peeks and increasing speed. I have this vision in my head of one day flying off the back of the treadmill cause my short legs won't be able to keep up with my competitive spirit. :laugh:0 -
I might have to start people watching at the gym. I just tend to do my own thing. Of course when a good song comes on I want to start dancing (whether on the elliptical, treadmill, bike).
These stories are great.0 -
Man I have been reading this thread on and off throughout the work day and it's keeping me going! Toooo funny guys!!
Well, I don't go to a gym, but I do take Kickboxing at a Karate Club and there are some funny characters! Most people keep to themselves, but I do tend to peek at people....
There's this one guy, he's about 5 foot max, he's a little asian guy, never talks to anyone and always takes a bag in the back. He goes CRAZY!! It's like he's on speed, lol. If we take a 30 second break, he's doing push ups or wall sits, never stops, and this is a seriously tiring class! I honestly think he's on something though, he sweats like a maniac and is always sniffing...it's annoying, lol...
Then there is the anorexic girl, she is the tiniest little thing, and same as the guy above, no breaking for her, she'll do push ups or high knees, anything to keep going! I feel bad for her cause she may have a problem and is pushing herself way to hard.
The best though is the owner. He's basically Karate Kid, he's been in movies and is one of the top Kickboxers in Canada etc. Everytime he tells us to do something, like bicept curls, he has to do the motion twice like he's pumping imaginary iron, and watches his biceps as he does it. I think its one of those things where you have to see it, but man my cousin and I just look at eachother and giggle each time.
Hehehe Keep up with the good stories, I still have a few hours of work left....:laugh:0 -
I took a spinning class at the community college in town. One lady came in every morning with her DOG. He was a big pointer too. But she would lay a DOG BED and a bowl of WATER out for him, and he would just sit in the corner and relax. It was kind of strange. :laugh:
Now, this class only had a handful of college-aged students, and mostly older women. One class a young 19 or 20 year old kid came in, dressed in jeans and a ball cap and flip flops. He had a smug look for the first half of the class and was pedaling furiously, probably to outdo all of us chicks. He ended up running out of the room red-faced and sweaty, and VOMITING outside the building. I feel bad laughing but you could tell he thought it would be an easy class.0 -
I also once saw someone doing P90X off of their laptop in the gym. I mean, nothing against P90X, but isnt the allure getting the gym results WITHOUT THE GYM?0
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I work out at 5:30am. There is no one there but me and one other cool guy (the creeper doesn't come in anymore). If other people happen to show up, I'm to busy doing my own thing to worry about other people. Head down, eyes down, my own world.0
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When I worked out at the YMCA we had the WWE guy:
He came in with his own stereo, wearing lycra wrestling style pants, tank top and sunglasses (because its so bright inside), he had his gym bag full of lifting straps and protein bars and a gallon jug of water. Now there is a small stereo playing music already in the free weight room, but he plugs in his boom box on the opposite side of the other stereo and cranks up the (not kidding) WWE entrance themse songs, oh and he was usually oiled up when he arrived.
Funny story about age-
When our group used to workout together we of course liked to look at all the ladies, the cardio room was what you had to walk through to get to the free weights room, so when a hot girl would come in there, one of the group would notice so we would all take turns going into the cardio room to "get a drink of water" and check out the girls. Now in outr late 30's with daughters, we see how creepy we were as we watch the young guys do the same thing and dread when it happens to our little girls!
I remember the first time I ever got on a stairstepper, directly across from 3 very attractive young ladies who apparently had a much higher cardio capacity than I did, but I kept going, never showing weakness for about an hour until they finally left. I was too damn tired to even worry about talking to them at that point and could barely walk as my legs shook uncontollably when I was able to get off the machine!
And my last one, another personal story and maybe the wives will offer their varied opinions here...
I had (had being the key word) about three or four favorite cut-off shirts that I wore every week to workout in. Now I worked out religiously five to six days a week, cycling these shirts thru the wash, I push myself to the limits on most every workout so there was alot of sweat built up in these shirts. By stating that, some of them when new were white, after 6 months, not so white, but still comfortable to me. So my wife tells me I cant wear them anymore because they have small holes in them and arent white anymore. My response- they are gym shirts, I go there to workout, I'm not there for a fashion contest...needless to say they disappeared and I had to get new shirts....but seriously, so maybe I was the creepy used to be white t-shirt guy, but I wasnt there to impress anyone, I just felt good in that shirt, it was with me on alot of personal records, when goals were acheived...so ladies, please dont get rid of your mans shirts, (unless they stand up in the corner by themselves, or a family of skunks cuddle up to them) we like our shirts, its a comfort thing....0 -
Hey I say if you don't stink when you walk into a gym, does it matter what you wear to workout in? I mean comfy clothes is going to keep your working out far longer than tight cute crap (comfy cute stuff is fun though lol). You tshirt story reminds me of the Seinfeld episode of 'Baby Blue' Jerry's tshirt that went through to many washings.When I worked out at the YMCA we had the WWE guy:
He came in with his own stereo, wearing lycra wrestling style pants, tank top and sunglasses (because its so bright inside), he had his gym bag full of lifting straps and protein bars and a gallon jug of water. Now there is a small stereo playing music already in the free weight room, but he plugs in his boom box on the opposite side of the other stereo and cranks up the (not kidding) WWE entrance themse songs, oh and he was usually oiled up when he arrived.
Funny story about age-
When our group used to workout together we of course liked to look at all the ladies, the cardio room was what you had to walk through to get to the free weights room, so when a hot girl would come in there, one of the group would notice so we would all take turns going into the cardio room to "get a drink of water" and check out the girls. Now in outr late 30's with daughters, we see how creepy we were as we watch the young guys do the same thing and dread when it happens to our little girls!
I remember the first time I ever got on a stairstepper, directly across from 3 very attractive young ladies who apparently had a much higher cardio capacity than I did, but I kept going, never showing weakness for about an hour until they finally left. I was too damn tired to even worry about talking to them at that point and could barely walk as my legs shook uncontollably when I was able to get off the machine!
And my last one, another personal story and maybe the wives will offer their varied opinions here...
I had (had being the key word) about three or four favorite cut-off shirts that I wore every week to workout in. Now I worked out religiously five to six days a week, cycling these shirts thru the wash, I push myself to the limits on most every workout so there was alot of sweat built up in these shirts. By stating that, some of them when new were white, after 6 months, not so white, but still comfortable to me. So my wife tells me I cant wear them anymore because they have small holes in them and arent white anymore. My response- they are gym shirts, I go there to workout, I'm not there for a fashion contest...needless to say they disappeared and I had to get new shirts....but seriously, so maybe I was the creepy used to be white t-shirt guy, but I wasnt there to impress anyone, I just felt good in that shirt, it was with me on alot of personal records, when goals were acheived...so ladies, please dont get rid of your mans shirts, (unless they stand up in the corner by themselves, or a family of skunks cuddle up to them) we like our shirts, its a comfort thing....0 -
My favorite/nightmare is the "Competition Man" and this one is true...
I'm jogging away at level 9 and he comes along on the machine next to mine but doing level 7. I saw him sneak at peak at my numbers and sees I'm on 9 so he ups his to 9.5.
Now that's fine and everything but when someone does that to me I just HAVE to increase mine! so I increase it to 10. It's like some little demon takes over me and I can't have this upstart one-bettering me :laugh:
He watches me out of the corner of his eye increase mine to 10 so he sort of casually goes to 11. Well gloves are off at that point, this has now become a "guns drawn at dawn" scenario, I just can't have this guy think he's cooler so, like in poker, I see his 11 and raise mine to 13... just to prove a point :laugh:
This went on until we were both running on level 16.5 and my heart rate monitor gave me a big boost for that workout hehe.
We had a good laugh about it after :laugh:
I rather like it when I go into the weight training area to workout and --at some point -- notice that I and the male gym patron next to me are doing the same exercise with the same amount of weight. You'll see them kind of look over and realize it -- it makes me feel like I am a bada**.
Melissa0 -
And my last one, another personal story and maybe the wives will offer their varied opinions here...
I had (had being the key word) about three or four favorite cut-off shirts that I wore every week to workout in. Now I worked out religiously five to six days a week, cycling these shirts thru the wash, I push myself to the limits on most every workout so there was alot of sweat built up in these shirts. By stating that, some of them when new were white, after 6 months, not so white, but still comfortable to me. So my wife tells me I cant wear them anymore because they have small holes in them and arent white anymore. My response- they are gym shirts, I go there to workout, I'm not there for a fashion contest...needless to say they disappeared and I had to get new shirts....but seriously, so maybe I was the creepy used to be white t-shirt guy, but I wasnt there to impress anyone, I just felt good in that shirt, it was with me on alot of personal records, when goals were acheived...so ladies, please dont get rid of your mans shirts, (unless they stand up in the corner by themselves, or a family of skunks cuddle up to them) we like our shirts, its a comfort thing....
As long as they are clean and don't smell, and aren't falling completely apart then I say wear what you want to. Shame to lose shirts that meant something to you.
I like to people watch too, but sure hope I'm not obvious about it. Heh. Hate to be caught staring at someone. Usually I'm too busy trying to stay alive while on the AMT or the stairmaster to care too much what others are up to.
I do kind of chuckle at the much younger women who come into the gym wearing full makeup and the latest workout wear. But hey, I probably would too if I was that age.
Funny story about me...early in my journey for fitness, I was exceedingly shy about going to the gym and worried too much about others looking at me. (When in fact they probably were not.) One morning, I felt really good, got dressed, went up to the gym, everyone was saying hi and smiling and being friendly and I was thinking that I was finding a niche at the gym, good for me. I finished my workout and went home and found out I had worn my workout capris inside out to the gym.
No wonder they were smiling. :laugh: 0 -
OMG I love, love, love your post!
I'm laughing and my oficemate is giving me really strange sideway glances.....
So ok, ummmmm....I don't "go" to the gym because the gym is in my basement. However, I will give you a funny story.
I promptly get up to the alarm at 3:30 a.m. and hit the treadmill. Yes, I could be your Treadmill addict. :laugh: The thing is, I would much rather be outside running.but it's still dark at 3:30 a.m. and I'm afraid of the dark. I'm also a little afraid of basements (spiders in general) but I get over it.
The funnny part is, I have my IPod on and enjoy running to the beat, and I also have the television tuned in on the Food Network. Paula Deen in particular...you know, the Queen of Butter. I love to cook...which is why I need MFP in the first place. Watching the chefs cooking up one fattening concoction after another is a great motivator. The cooking all comes to an end at 4:00 a.m. and then come the infomercials for weight loss.
Somehow I find this hilarious....
At any rate, it's not a gym story but I have loved reading this thread. Thanks for sharing!0 -
My last gym trip was pretty embarrassing. While I was on the treadmill I see this girl jump roping, and she makes it look so cool and easy with all her little tricks, double jumps, triple jumps, swinging the rope from side to side etc. etc.
So I decided I was gonna go be cool, there I was with my earphones in ready to jump rope, I went to throw the rope back to start, apparently someone was standing behind me and when I tried to throw the rope forward it was stuck, so as the poor guy is being strangled to death by me, I'm tugging away at it, until I turned around and noticed what it was caught on.
Oh and it doesn't stop there, after that little episode I continued complete with red embarrassed face, as I tried to swing the rope from side to side I not only hit myself in the face but I let go of the rope because it hurt so bad and it flew off and hit someone else in the back.
It was then they took the jump rope from me.
I only wish I knew what other people who were watching me were thinking
You had me laughing hysterically at your post. I am also awkward and oblivious during times I have my headphones in. Lol. Good post.0 -
I love this post!!!! Keep on posting...it has made for a very interesting read!:bigsmile:0
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I am the one you see on the cardio machines or even walking down the street, doing the drum portion of "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins. E V E R Y time!
And some some songs just demand that you point your finger in the air, or whatever.... 0 -
OMG, I've laughed through this entire post! I can easily see myself in the same situation with the jump rope...:laugh: My gym is also in the basement and most mornings I'm tuned in to Angel which seems to pass the time quite nicely
When I'm too late for the vamp, I will listen to, and sing along at the top of my I can't carry a tune voice for the hour. Nine times out of ten I scare the dogs into going back upstairs. I guess Sweet Caroline or Galvanize is not their favorite song(s)... either that or my heavy exhaling and yelling at myself to keep going is scaring them. 0 -
"I'm all for changing in the locker room and have no problem with it, but what's with people that get naked in the locker room and just hang out. I swear I've walk in to see stark naked people just hanging out chatting with folks, having a snack, reading a book, etc. I understand there are moments of nakedness while you're getting showered and cleaned up. But if you're going to turn the locker room experience into a social hour, perhaps a nice cover up or long t-shirt would be a good investment. I'm just saying."
I call these people 'overly naked'. I once had a naked woman at the gym approach me and ask for a tampon. I was horrified. I have also seen a woman laying naked beside the jacuzzi as if she was sunbathing. Indoors.0 -
We have a lady in our Kick boxing class who turns in to a Ninja Turtle if you get anywhere near HER SPOT on the gym floor. She has actually come up and pushed me with her body because I was in her spot. I was so shocked. I saw her in the locker room afterwards and gave her the stink eye. It didn't phase her at all. Dang it! It's HER spot! It was kinda funny.0
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My last gym trip was pretty embarrassing. While I was on the treadmill I see this girl jump roping, and she makes it look so cool and easy with all her little tricks, double jumps, triple jumps, swinging the rope from side to side etc. etc.
So I decided I was gonna go be cool, there I was with my earphones in ready to jump rope, I went to throw the rope back to start, apparently someone was standing behind me and when I tried to throw the rope forward it was stuck, so as the poor guy is being strangled to death by me, I'm tugging away at it, until I turned around and noticed what it was caught on.
Oh and it doesn't stop there, after that little episode I continued complete with red embarrassed face, as I tried to swing the rope from side to side I not only hit myself in the face but I let go of the rope because it hurt so bad and it flew off and hit someone else in the back.
It was then they took the jump rope from me.
I only wish I knew what other people who were watching me were thinking
That just cracked me up! Sounds like something I would do!0 -
The bellowing weightlifters crack me up every time.0
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There are some great stories here!
There's a guy at my gym that I call "Under Armour" because he wears an Under Armour t-shirt, Under Armour shorts, Under Armour socks and Under Armour sneakers, and I'm sure his wristbands and lifting straps are probably Under Armour too. Anyway, he grunts soooo bad when he lifts...I don't mind grunting at all, but but people all over the gym are looking at you, that's bad. He grunts so hard, I swear he's going to poop himself.
At my old gym there was this guy that I LOVED to watch. He was skinny has could be and was extremely feminine and had a HUGE and long afro, and he'd get on the stairmaster and dance the whole time. Kicking his hips out here, a fancy two step there, hands flying, singing...he'd just have the best time. Once, I talked to him and told him that I loved watching him. He had a thick Spanish accent and said "I know people are looking at me but I do not care, I come to have fun!"
At that same gym, which was in Los Angeles, it was kind of fun to see what actors and actresses would come in. There was a guy who used to be on 24 who came in every day...his character was such a jerk. I just wanted to go up to him and be like "I know what you're doing to Jack Bauer and you'd better quit it or I'm telling President Palmer!" :laugh:
One of the most interesting people I had ever watched, though, was a blind lady who would come in every day. She'd walk in with her cane, and make her way up to the treadmill, and just feel her way around to get the machine started. One day I watched her when she got on the machine next to me, and she was feeling around for the buttons and was like 1/2 an inch away from the start button, and she'd just keep pressing away. Finally she gave up and asked me for help. Then she started talking to me, and I don't like to talk when I work out. So there I was, thinking to myself "Do I tell her I'm putting my headphones back on, meaning 'be quiet now!' haha, or do I just put them on and hope she doesn't think I'm just rudely ignoring her...?" She saved me by putting on her headphones. :laugh:0 -
Dang I need to join a new gym, nothing exciting happens at mine, lol. The only thing I ever laugh at is the woman who has that big wet spot on the back of her buttt EVERY time I am there, I haven't seen it in that location on anyone else but her, lol.
One thing I don't understand, is the young ladies who have their phones with them and run on the treadmill but stop every 5 mintues to text away on their phones, I mean whats the point? You bring your heart rate up, then down, then up, then down???? Talk to your friends when you get home!!!!
Or the people on the bikes that are barely even pedaling because they are either engaged in the book they are reading or on their phone as well! Whats the point of being there? Go home and sit on the couch and read your book, lol.0 -
Funny story about me...early in my journey for fitness, I was exceedingly shy about going to the gym and worried too much about others looking at me. (When in fact they probably were not.) One morning, I felt really good, got dressed, went up to the gym, everyone was saying hi and smiling and being friendly and I was thinking that I was finding a niche at the gym, good for me. I finished my workout and went home and found out I had worn my workout capris inside out to the gym. No wonder they were smiling. :laugh:
But going on what's been posted on this thread so far, perhaps you *were* being watched :-O
I'm still very shy about the gym too.
Everyone that I'm friends with on MFP have reassured me that nobody is really interested in what I would be doing and how I would look because they'd too busy taking care of their own business, and if they do happen to take notice they will only be supportive!
So feeling more reassured about the gym than I've ever felt before, after 14 years I've made the effort to join - But now I am very nervous!!! :blushing: I haven't even had my first workout session yet!
I'm scared that maybe I'll look like one of those frumpy red-faced 40 year old's that just can't get it together on or off the elliptical without embarrassing herself - and then won't the stories fly!! And God forbid I end up on a machine next to some svelte 20-something ..... I think I'd die of shame :noway:
So apart from not wearing my clothes inside out, are there any other tips and hints about how NOT to end up as the butt of anyone's story on this thread? :flowerforyou:
But the stories are just so funny - they had me cracking up so much my family had to come in to see what all the fuss was about. Thanks for the humour guys - and I'm serious about asking for help - the answers may be very interesting ...
Kind Regards,
Joy.
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There is this one guy in my gym, he always wears weight gloves, weights on his ankles and a weightbelt, but never actually lifts weights, he does the weight machines ( i checked he does 90 lbs :P) well EVERY SINGLE TIME he lifts he goes HHHHAAARRRRRRRHHHGGGGGGG Pfffffffffffffffffffffffffff lol but seriously so loud it gets annoying after a while.
And this one japanese lady, The is absolutely NO fat on her. he always does the elliptical for hours, she sways her hips 2 feet to the left then 2 feet to the right... lol Not sure why.... Every one in the cardio room watches her and you can tell they all find it very amusing. :P
And then there are these 2 guys, they jog through the gym all the time, they go do 5 minutes on the treadmill fall on the ground do 10 situps, jog to the elliptical do 5 minutes on there, then drop to do 10 push ups then they jog out off the room .... probably to the weightroom to to 1 set of 2 on each machine, hehe0 -
There are some great stories here!
There's a guy at my gym that I call "Under Armour" because he wears an Under Armour t-shirt, Under Armour shorts, Under Armour socks and Under Armour sneakers, and I'm sure his wristbands and lifting straps are probably Under Armour too. Anyway, he grunts soooo bad when he lifts...I don't mind grunting at all, but but people all over the gym are looking at you, that's bad. He grunts so hard, I swear he's going to poop himself.
At my old gym there was this guy that I LOVED to watch. He was skinny has could be and was extremely feminine and had a HUGE and long afro, and he'd get on the stairmaster and dance the whole time. Kicking his hips out here, a fancy two step there, hands flying, singing...he'd just have the best time. Once, I talked to him and told him that I loved watching him. He had a thick Spanish accent and said "I know people are looking at me but I do not care, I come to have fun!"
At that same gym, which was in Los Angeles, it was kind of fun to see what actors and actresses would come in. There was a guy who used to be on 24 who came in every day...his character was such a jerk. I just wanted to go up to him and be like "I know what you're doing to Jack Bauer and you'd better quit it or I'm telling President Palmer!" :laugh:
One of the most interesting people I had ever watched, though, was a blind lady who would come in every day. She'd walk in with her cane, and make her way up to the treadmill, and just feel her way around to get the machine started. One day I watched her when she got on the machine next to me, and she was feeling around for the buttons and was like 1/2 an inch away from the start button, and she'd just keep pressing away. Finally she gave up and asked me for help. Then she started talking to me, and I don't like to talk when I work out. So there I was, thinking to myself "Do I tell her I'm putting my headphones back on, meaning 'be quiet now!' haha, or do I just put them on and hope she doesn't think I'm just rudely ignoring her...?" She saved me by putting on her headphones. :laugh:
I got THAT GUY at my gym too! haha and he doesnt even ift to heavy!0 -
I was walking on the trail by my house last night, and there was this couple walking their big white furry dogs. They got to the bridge and then just stopped. I'm just walking so naturally I'm watching them 'cause I'm curious and nosey. So, they each have a leash in hand and are holding each other's hands, facing the trees, just staring. At first I thought, maybe someone's taking pictures of them? But from the TREES? There was no one else there. So I continue walking and they act like I'm not there as I pass them. Once I get to the bridge, they start to chatter and I look back and they start to get on the bridge. A few steps later, I look back, and they're still at the trees, staring. I guess they see I'm looking so they start to talk again and act like they're going to walk on the trail. A little while later, I look back, and again, they're NOT on the trail.
So, what the he|| is the deal!???! My boyfriend said they're probably aliens. I was just freakin' out they were being sneaky 'cause they were going to kidnap me!!0 -
IEveryone that I'm friends with on MFP have reassured me that nobody is really interested in what I would be doing and how I would look because they'd too busy taking care of their own business, and if they do happen to take notice they will only be supportive! :flowerforyou:
Joy- you know, as funny as these stories are (and I love people watching at the gym!) I don't think you need to worry about anything! Keep in mind, that even if someone does think something you do/wear, etc is funny, they don't know you and you don't know them! lol Just go in that gym with confidence and enjoy your workout! You will find that once you are working out, you will be focused on what you're doing more than what people are thinking. 0 -
These stories are hilarious! Thank you so much for sharing!
I'm sure I'm the one the folks are laughing at around my gym. Like when I jumped on an eliptical for the first time and kept pressing start, like 10 times, and it never started. Then I got off of it, quite miffed that I couldn't even get the machine to start that I'd already worked up my courage to attempt to use.... 15 seconds later a lady walked up to it, started walking on it (or gliding, whatever the term is) an all of a sudden, the freakin thing came to life. It lit up and everything. I shook my head and left the room, in search of a treadmill. LOL0
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