Crowded Gym Anxiety

edorice

Best times to go to the gym is super early, Fridays, and Sunday evenings.

abyt42

I've got week passes to two different gyms in town....just burning a hole in my pocket. I'm resolved, however, to wait until at least February to try them out. I'm already fairly leary.

GorillaNJ

My gym was pretty crazy too yesterday. When I got there it was not TOO bad, but by time I left people were circling the parking lot looking for a spot.

I am sure it will even out a bit in a couple of days.

And how funny is it that people trying to get fit are circling for a close parking space? :laugh:

There actually were no open spots in the lot...

mvellis

I can relate; I attended a class this week that was wall-to-wall people that will quit by the end of January. If only people would realize that workouts don't have to be killers; 30-60 minutes of moderate to heavy workout done consistently is the key. That's when we gain the benefit!

mikeyml

I've been one of those people and I was also one of the ones that quit after a month. The reason? The gym was too crowded and there were too many hardcore lifters.

As a hardcore lifter...what did we do?

Lol...well I don't know if you did anything. The gym I went to had some guys that came in and hogged the benches for long periods of time and when they left they didn't bother to wipe the sweat off them. I used to be big into lifting when I was in high school so I have no grudge against people just because they work out.

Sweet13_Princess

Sorry lifters, but I get a little irritated with all of the grunting sometimes. It kind of creeps me out. I feel like those noises should be save for the bathroom.*LOL*

So, what is the rule of thumb for wiping machines exactly? It gets a bit tedious when you move from weight machine to weight machine. Most of the guys never wipe them off. Also, do you really sweat all that much if you do just 10 minutes on a cardio machine?*curious* I do wipe my machines down, but sometimes it's a pain, I'll admit!

Shannon

GorillaNJ

Sorry lifters, but I get a little irritated with all of the grunting sometimes. It kind of creeps me out. I feel like those noises should be save for the bathroom.*LOL*

So, what is the rule of thumb for wiping machines exactly? It gets a bit tedious when you move from weight machine to weight machine. Most of the guys never wipe them off. Also, do you really sweat all that much if you do just 10 minutes on a cardio machine?*curious* I do wipe my machines down, but sometimes it's a pain, I'll admit!

Shannon

My rule of thumb is if it is a machine a woman is probably going to use I wipe it off regardless... other ones I only wipe if I am really sweating.