I'll never understand.......
nyla2120
Posts: 370 Member
Why people insist on getting on the machine right next to you when there are literally 30 other treadmills/ellipticals open. Why???? So annoying!!!! :sad:
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guess they want to race!0
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guess they want to race!
Sometimes I wonder lol!0 -
Because it's irritating to come in and find every OTHER machine taken up when you are trying to work out with a friend. I thank the people that get on them in a line because it's polite to those who need motivation.0
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That's almost as irrating as being a man in the bathroom and there are a line of urinals on the wall and a guy comes up to the one right beside you. Like wtf man!?!?!0
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I prefer to use the same one every time if possible because the resistance is set a little bit differently on each one, and I can track how hard I'm working better if the baseline is consistent. If this means that "my" machine is right next to someone else, oh well. It's nothing personal.0
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Because it's irritating to come in and find every OTHER machine taken up when you are trying to work out with a friend. I thank the people that get on them in a line because it's polite to those who need motivation.
I'm talking about at 5;30am-6am with an empty gym. If the gym is mostly full I can totally understand & wouldn't mind. But in an almost empty gym? No way!0 -
That's almost as irrating as being a man in the bathroom and there are a line of urinals on the wall and a guy comes up to the one right beside you. Like wtf man!?!?!
Talk about uncomfortable.0 -
I prefer to use the same one every time if possible because the resistance is set a little bit differently on each one, and I can track how hard I'm working better if the baseline is consistent. If this means that "my" machine is right next to someone else, oh well. It's nothing personal.
If there is a logical reason behind it then it's all good.0 -
maybe it's because they have a favorite machine and you happen to be on the one next to it and they won't even notice you. I'm fine as long as they don't have really bad bo or farts.0
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maybe it's because they have a favorite machine and you happen to be on the one next to it and they won't even notice you. I'm fine as long as they don't have really bad bo or farts.
ROTFLMAO! That's fair.0 -
guess they want to race!
Or flirt.0 -
Pack mentality - Apparently only a few have evolved from it. At the beach -HUGE beach - I'm the only one there at 6:30am (go figure) family of 5 arrives - where do they sit - right next to me, up wind and then start spraying sunscreen and changing diapers. W.T.F ? OK, I'll just be going now...you all have a great day - oh yah - it's low tide, so don't get too comfortable in this spot, the tides coming in.0
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Pack mentality - Apparently only a few have evolved from it. At the beach -HUGE beach - I'm the only one there at 6:30am (go figure) family of 5 arrives - where do they sit - right next to me, up wind and then start spraying sunscreen and changing diapers. W.T.F ? OK, I'll just be going now...you all have a great day - oh yah - it's low tide, so don't get too comfortable in this spot, the tides coming in.
LOL I know! It's like a park full of empty benches & someone comes to sit on yours. Sometimes I want to get off & move a few machines down, but I don't want to be rude. I just like my space.0 -
guess they want to race!
Or flirt.
LOL good luck with that! I never talk to people at the gym. I'm there to workout, not make friends. When I see someone trying to make eye contact & initiate conversation, I look right through them & keep it moving.0 -
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Herding instinct.
Same reason cars travel in packs. You ever notice that? There will be a large bunch of cars together, then you get through and a large space, then another pack. I'm not a herder, more of a loaner. So, I hate that stuff. But, most people are comforted by people around them. I think they do it without even realizing they are doing it.
That's possible & I know exactly what you are talking about. But, I'm more like you. I'm a total loaner. I like my space & I don't like strangers trying to chat with my etc. I need my space. If I could afford a home gym I would totally have one so I don't even have this issue. Maybe when I win the lottery.....0 -
My daughter and baby grandson having lunch yesterday with her two friends. Apart from them, the restaurant is empty - plenty of space. Man comes in and parks himself at the next door table, almost blocking the pushchair :noway:0
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That's almost as irrating as being a man in the bathroom and there are a line of urinals on the wall and a guy comes up to the one right beside you. Like wtf man!?!?!
Urinal rules are rules 4 lyfe. :glasses:
I don't understand the need to go be next to some stranger if I didn't have to be, but I'm not a people person.0 -
guess they want to race!
Or flirt.
LOL good luck with that! I never talk to people at the gym. I'm there to workout, not make friends. When I see someone trying to make eye contact & initiate conversation, I look right through them & keep it moving.
Cold hearted.......I would prob be a victim b/c you are.....well I don't need to tell you. You know how you look.0 -
That's almost as irrating as being a man in the bathroom and there are a line of urinals on the wall and a guy comes up to the one right beside you. Like wtf man!?!?!
Oh, so it is wrong to check out the comp now...0 -
There's a dreadmill at my gym that I like the most. If it's available, I get on it. if someone's on the one next to it, so be it. I'm not sure what the issue is.0
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Why people insist on getting on the machine right next to you when there are literally 30 other treadmills/ellipticals open. Why???? So annoying!!!! :sad:
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People are pack animals and feel safer that way. Be more concerned if you are on a late night train home, and somebody sits right next to you but you are the only two in the carriage :laugh:0 -
This happened to me last night and the dude was wearing SO much cologne. I felt nauseous every time I inhaled. This guy smelled like a Hollister store just barfed on him. But I was on a roll and only had 1 mile to go so I just suffered through it.0
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Why people insist on getting on the machine right next to you when there are literally 30 other treadmills/ellipticals open. Why???? So annoying!!!! :sad:
lol
People are pack animals and feel safer that way. Be more concerned if you are on a late night train home, and somebody sits right next to you but you are the only two in the carriage :laugh:
This is very true! Creepy!0 -
The treadmill thing kind of bugs me too, but it's not so bad if they're quiet and not too smelly... And like someone else said, maybe it's their favorite machine. But how about a completely empty movie theater, show is starting (so obviously it's not going to fill up) and someone plops down directly in front of you. Really??? Inevitably they will be chatty teenagers, or really tall, or have crying kid or...
This drives me bonkers! And I really am a people person!0 -
My chemistry teacher explained electron placement by a train analogy - everyone goes to sit in their own compartment, until they all have a person in them, then they double up. But, apparently that's only true for some cultures - others like to be social.
I've personally upset people by getting up and leaving (with a scowl on my face) when they approached the park bench where I was playing with my dog. Why do they think I want company, or that my dog would play nicely with their children? (he might, but he might just as well bite their heads off.)0 -
Why is it so annoying?
Every machine at the gym is available to all members of that gym equally. If you want personal space exercise at home.0 -
This happened to me last night and the dude was wearing SO much cologne. I felt nauseous every time I inhaled. This guy smelled like a Hollister store just barfed on him. But I was on a roll and only had 1 mile to go so I just suffered through it.
I don't know why you would wear cologne to the gym, it's so cloying! When someone gets next to me with really heavy cologne/perfume I almost gag! It's just too much!0 -
Why is it so annoying?
Every machine at the gym is available to all members of that gym equally. If you want personal space exercise at home.
Because I like personal space. But, when I win the lotto I plan to build a huge gym in my house so this won't be an issue.
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My chemistry teacher explained electron placement by a train analogy - everyone goes to sit in their own compartment, until they all have a person in them, then they double up. But, apparently that's only true for some cultures - others like to be social.
I've personally upset people by getting up and leaving (with a scowl on my face) when they approached the park bench where I was playing with my dog. Why do they think I want company, or that my dog would play nicely with their children? (he might, but he might just as well bite their heads off.)
And of course you would be to blame if their dog bit them! Makes no sense.0
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