Pet Peeve @ the Gym

velix

I think this is hilarious because it totally confirms the fact that I am a total *****. I don't put up with this **** and don't at all have an issue telling people (as nicely as I can figure out how to) about themselves. The cardio equipment people I will stand in front of them and stare at my watch and when their time is up tell them. The fan lady, I would have gone over and put it back, if she came to get it pointed at a closer place and said, first come first served, but I'll share. TV, "yeah, so you can go ahead and turn that back since I was watching it, thxK."

lol - good point!

I have confronted people in the past - perhaps I was too nice as it has gotten pretty nasty a few times - telling me to use the elliptical or a bike or something, and while that is a valid point, it's still rude... and the time I went and got an employee to make my point - I admit, I felt like a 5 year old tattling ;-)

BlueAventer

I actually have a good story about the gym. I've been working out (mostly walking or running) at my apartment gym. When I first started going, there were these two guys who were always there together. One was younger really quiet, the other a bit older and ridiculously talkative. As I couldn't deal with him talking to me constantly, and had a hard time actually being rude, I started talking to him. Now we berate each other if we don't run into each other there. And he teases me for taking "his treadmill." A negative has been turned into a positive, because now I sort of look forward to seeing them because he usually makes me smile.

margieward82

I saw this all the time: People who don't re-rack their weights! I am a mother but I'm not your mother so I shouldn't have to pick up your toys when you are done!

I can (and do) rerack them for them so I can use the equipment, but it wastes my time and my HR drops. Not fair! I am on a tight tight schedule when I get to the gym and I dont have time to clean up after you! (this includes my hubby when he doesn't re-rack in our home gym and I go in to use it! he too gets an earful!)

Humphrizzle

I just dont like it when people dont wipe off their station.

If someone is on the machine I planned on using, I find something else to do. There are most likely plenty of other things you can do in your gym while you wait for your time slot to open.

jagfan

I agree with the weight thing! And why do the guys have to be so loud with their conversations??? Like, really?

The cell phone doesn't bother me as long as people keep moving along...and the conversation isn't loud! I heard one guy having a whole conversation with someone that I guess he was in a relationship with...

Another thing that bothers me is hovering around a specific machine...keep moving!! I just try to take a deep breath and wait it out!

Qarol

I cannot stand when people think the rules don't apply to them. grrr.

My biggest pet peeve at the gym are naked ladies in the locker room. The ones who just stroll through the locker room, buck naked, not trying to cover up at all. ick.

Fochizzy

People who use the space in front of the bars to do things that don't use the bar. I NEED the bar to stablize some of my exercises and I use the bottom bar to hold my feet when doing sit-ups

bry_all01

my biggest pet peeve is the cell phone conversations (only if so loud you can hear every single detail).

Also when I couldn't work out with my original trainer anymore, because they are trasitioning him to a manager, yet he was training someone the other day when I was there and the twit was on the phone DURING their session. I heard him ask her 5 times to get OFF the phone. Really?!? You are PAYING for that session and he is IRRITATED and having to TELL you to hang up your phone, and I can't have him train me, why?!?

Oh, sorry, but yea, that's my pet peeve. I mean, I live on my phone too, texting, facebooking, logging in meals, workouts, etc., but I can put it down for an hour while at the gym and not bother everyone else.

SirBen81

I cannot stand when people think the rules don't apply to them. grrr.

My biggest pet peeve at the gym are naked ladies in the locker room. The ones who just stroll through the locker room, buck naked, not trying to cover up at all. ick.

Same deal in the guys locker room. It's a locker room, I get it, people are going to be naked. But some guys (usually seniors) will walk up to you buck-naked and start up a conversation. I wouldn't describe myself as being insecure or shy, but a little discretion in the locker room never hurts. If you really want people to see you naked join a nudist colony.

Fochizzy

There was a woman at this gym that I went to who would position her mat right near the spray and papertowel area and would give you a dirty look and sometimes say something to you when you went to get a papertowel to spray if the mist from the spray went anywhere near her. She was in a totally unusual spot and it was like if the mist bothers you time after time, MOVE YOUR FRIGGIN MAT somewhere else.

I would smack a b*#$ seriously though, no freaking way!

KBomar2

The amazingly in shape lady at our gym that struts around in front of you and checks to see if you are looking at her. It gets really annoying when she does it in front of my 15 year old son. Of course yesterday he asked if saw that OLD lady who kept flipping her hair and walking in front of him. HA HA!

atsteele

My pet peeves are the ones that effect me personally.....other than that I could care less what anyone does in the gym. Not cleaning your nasty sweat off the machines is BIG with me or changing the ONLY TV in the room without asking me if I was watching it first....had this happen several times and it still amazes me how rude people can be. :flowerforyou:

Same here. I dont watch the tv but I find it amusing that people change the environment (opening and closing shades or turning up the dang tv so loud that you can't hear your own music, etc) without consideration of those around them. Cell phones are fine as long as you can talk normally. If you have to yell into your phone, go somewhere else. I want to work out without hearing all the details of your conversation. I also hate when there are 7 open treadmills and they saddle right up to you. Like really? I just ran in a hot gym for 45 minutes... You really dont want to get too close, dude. Apparently I have "personal space issues" as in mine is about a mile wide.

BigDaddyRonnie

All of these reasons are exactly why I go to the gym! It's amazing isn't it?

While working out, it gives me something to focus on or something to allow my mind to wander when needed. Nothing has hindered my workout as I won't let it. And when someone does something that makes me laugh, they know I am laughing at them. Try it...you will be amazed how fast their behavior changes.

atsteele

I cannot stand when people think the rules don't apply to them. grrr.

My biggest pet peeve at the gym are naked ladies in the locker room. The ones who just stroll through the locker room, buck naked, not trying to cover up at all. ick.

Same deal in the guys locker room. It's a locker room, I get it, people are going to be naked. But some guys (usually seniors) will walk up to you buck-naked and start up a conversation. I wouldn't describe myself as being insecure or shy, but a little discretion in the locker room never hurts. If you really want people to see you naked join a nudist colony.

LOL, Ok, this is just too dang funny!!

MissMaryMac33

I pretty much try to ignore everyone and get into my music or the TV when I'm on the machines.... I always wipe them off before I start so I don't worry about that. I have my headphones on so I have no clue if someone is grunting or talking on their cell phone --- Ii'm in my own world

So my biggest pet peeve has to be group fitness classes (like zumba -- which is my favorite)
I HATE the chicks who are constantly 5 minutes late for class, come running in and stand right in front of me or practically on top of me. There is a TON of movement in these class and I get there early to get my spot in front -- so if you're late, get your butt to the back of the room! I also can't stand that the people who are completely clueless and barely move even when the whole room moves stand right in front too --- I am definitely turning into a zumba snob.

MissyFit08

There's a row of treadmills then a row of ellipticals behind it. I absolutely can't stand it when I'm the only one on the treadmill and someone gets on the elliptical directly behind me. Like seriously?!?

NatalieWiley

I was at the gym yesterday and a woman REALLY got to me. We normally have two fans, one on each side of the cardio room. One was broken yesterday (the one on her side of the room) so she went to the one working fan and picked it up and moved it so that it cooled ONLY her treadmill. WTF?

haha! Ive wanted to do that but never had the guts :-P

HappyathomeMN

My biggest pet peeve at the gym are naked ladies in the locker room. The ones who just stroll through the locker room, buck naked, not trying to cover up at all. ick.

SERIOUSLY!! This is my biggest annoyance with the gym!!! There are piles of towels accessable to everyone - use them! If I want to see naked boobs - I have my own set, thank you very much.

bry_all01

There was a woman at this gym that I went to who would position her mat right near the spray and papertowel area and would give you a dirty look and sometimes say something to you when you went to get a papertowel to spray if the mist from the spray went anywhere near her. She was in a totally unusual spot and it was like if the mist bothers you time after time, MOVE YOUR FRIGGIN MAT somewhere else.

hahaha, on a really bad mood day, I would dump the entire spray bottle ON her and her mat if she glared at or said something to me about it misting her.... hahaha :laugh:

MisScorpio

1. ppl who stink!! Either BO, no deoderant or to much perfume! REALLY?? *GAG*
2. Dont compliment me when you are naked / Dont bend over in front of strangers when your naked...*ouch, my eyes*
3. Creepers!!
4. People who use the machines wrong on purpuse to look cool
5. ppl who :"workout" but chat on the phone or sing to their music
6. women who's mail goal at the gym is to look cute. (One woman had to get removed off the trwadmil bc she was wearing hooker heels!!)

bry_all01

One woman had to get removed off the trwadmil bc she was wearing hooker heels!!

WOW!! I didn't know you SAW me! hahahaha :laugh:

sharonsjones

My gym has a Zumba class and the music is lound and they "ooo ooo" during the workout and they also have different lound music playing overhead then there are TVs turned up loud. I can hear all of this over my ipod that I have playing.

Fochizzy

1. ppl who stink!! Either BO, no deoderant or to much perfume! REALLY?? *GAG*
2. Dont compliment me when you are naked / Dont bend over in front of strangers when your naked...*ouch, my eyes*
3. Creepers!!
4. People who use the machines wrong on purpuse to look cool
5. ppl who :"workout" but chat on the phone or sing to their music
6. women who's mail goal at the gym is to look cute. (One woman had to get removed off the trwadmil bc she was wearing hooker heels!!)

I am one of those GLORIOUS body odor people. I am wearing deoderant, I just work my *kitten* off, and clean my gym clothing once a week, and not going to lie I smell pretty bad at the end of the week. But I can neither afford to buy nor wash 5 sets of gym clothing a week. If I smell, at least I know I kicked my *kitten* sufficiently. Sorry.

Oooh I have another one, there is this very large woman who comes to my gym. First time I see her I think "awesome rock it girl" but she doesn't actually work out. She comes to the gym sits taking up the bench I need to sit on reading for about an hour. Takes a shower and goes home. Sorry Lady whoever you are trying to convince that you work out doesn't believe you.

lildevil968

I work out at our faculty gym, and we have one guy who sings very loud. I wouldn't really mind it if he was a good singer, but he sucks balls at singing.

The dropping of the weights is another.

I have heard conversations between males about their girlfriends in the sack. Not something I want to hear, and they look extremely douchey.

I also hate the lady who checks out her bits in the mirror everytime I go in to change.

Not cleaning your make up off the counter, hair out of the drain, and sink. Disgusting!

sammys1girly

I cannot stand when people think the rules don't apply to them. grrr.

My biggest pet peeve at the gym are naked ladies in the locker room. The ones who just stroll through the locker room, buck naked, not trying to cover up at all. ick.

Same deal in the guys locker room. It's a locker room, I get it, people are going to be naked. But some guys (usually seniors) will walk up to you buck-naked and start up a conversation. I wouldn't describe myself as being insecure or shy, but a little discretion in the locker room never hurts. If you really want people to see you naked join a nudist colony.

SO true at my gym. The older the lady is, the more chance she's gonna walk around naked, or mostly naked. And I'm not that young anymore, but would never think of walking out of the shower area without my clothes on!

sammys1girly

My number one pet peeve at the gym is when groups of high school or college age kids "work out" on one machine for an hour at a time. "work out" is in quotes because they are flirting/texting/talking to each other and I want to use the equipment. And the girls who "lift" 20 pounds like it's doing anything for them. Nothing against young people, but for some reason SOME of them are not confident enough to go to the gym to work out hard all by themself.

theflyingartist

I KNOW they are doing it because in order to burn more calories you must use weight training in this fashion...
But when you are in a small gym (3 ellipticals, 3 treadmills, three bikes, and extensive number of weight machines), do NOT walk on and off of treadmills every 15 minutes.. only to walk on the damn thing for 10 minutes at a time! It's so confusing when I time my workout on the bike in an attempt to move on to the treadmill when I expect you to not need it!
-sigh- :grumble:

clw_888

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Soccer_Chick

This is so funny...I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets irritated. I cannot stand the woman who feels the need to do her running inside the gym! Seriously, this woman runs/jogs from one end of the gym to the other, swerving in and out of the machines and the cardio area. She is a complete nutball. I just know that one day she is going to plow into someone and perhaps kill them. Dude, did you ever hear of a treadmill? Or the fricking outdoors for Christ's sake? Don't race through the gym like you cannot bear the idea of standing still for a single second in between your weight sets. Calm the hell down!

Thanks, I feel much better.

Schwiggity

1. ppl who stink!! Either BO, no deoderant or to much perfume! REALLY?? *GAG*
2. Dont compliment me when you are naked / Dont bend over in front of strangers when your naked...*ouch, my eyes*
3. Creepers!!
4. People who use the machines wrong on purpuse to look cool
5. ppl who :"workout" but chat on the phone or sing to their music
6. women who's mail goal at the gym is to look cute. (One woman had to get removed off the trwadmil bc she was wearing hooker heels!!)

I am one of those GLORIOUS body odor people. I am wearing deoderant, I just work my *kitten* off, and clean my gym clothing once a week, and not going to lie I smell pretty bad at the end of the week. But I can neither afford to buy nor wash 5 sets of gym clothing a week. If I smell, at least I know I kicked my *kitten* sufficiently. Sorry.

If you're not sweating, you're doing it wrong.