Who else does this?
juggalotus
Posts: 227
Just out of curiosity, for anyone who works out in a public gym....Do any of you ever quickly glance at the person's Treadmill/Elliptical etc next to you out of curiosity or just to "compare" numbers to your own? I find myself doing this sometimes. I just want to see what others are doing and their HR's and all that good stuff. I think it's kind of funny. Does anyone else ever do this?
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Yeah and I wonder how some people can spend over 60 minutes on them!0
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I would do that...I mean--I can read pretty fast upside down. I have to warn people about that (sometimes)!0
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Nope, I just watch the guys in the weight area to see if they are pressing anything near my weight. Always nice to wonder what THEY can handle.
Seriously though, I usually spend so much time on the bike that there is no one around me to compare with...I bring a book so I don't get bored, when not watching the guys lifting, that is. I was quite serious about that.0 -
Yeah, I totally used to do that when I went to the gym to see if I was slacking or how much more I needed to do to keep up. I'm pretty competitive by nature and can't help myself sometimes but to compare : /0
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I try! I am so short I can't usually see it!0
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Of course! Nothing like a little competition to keep me on the elliptical a bit longer. I'm pretty sure everybody does it.0
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I usually glance only if it's a woman. And I'm looking at the machine......0
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hahaha i always try looking but am never able to focus long enough (cause i'm moving, haha) to read it!
But i always try to push myself to say on the treadmill longer than the person next to me. nice way to trick my body by being a little competitive.0 -
Oh I do That all the time on the treadmill. I silently try to out run the person next to me.0
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Only with the guy that looks like Johan Franzen. He usually jumps on the elliptical next to me, and I try my hardest to out-do him.
Never happens.0 -
Can't see a thing in my gym and my time goes fastest to me when I do my thing and concentrate on that or talk with someone0
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I compare puddles of SWEAT!0
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Haha...yeah, I do this. I feel like it's wrong because I don't want to be comparing myself to anyone else, but I can't help but be curious sometimes.0
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I do it all the time!!!
I am always looking at their speed, time and calories burned!
Or watching them going GEEZE I wish I could do that!
I love my gym LOL0 -
I try not to since some people get so easily offended, but it tends to happen more frequently than I'd actually want. Just earlier today, I was glancing over at this lady's treadmill stats. I was scared she'd think I was being rude or condescending though.0
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Dropping the two cents bomb in 5...4...3...2...1... Treadmills are really boring to me. I really REALLY like running on trails. The roads are a little rough on the knees, so I like to alternate with cycling. My expensive treadmill collects dust.
More on topic, running beside someone is good motivation to out-do them. It's good to have some competition. That's why I frequent the local 5k runs. It makes me go faster. Looking at someone's stats is perfectly fine...unless the give you dirty looks.0 -
i usually peek at their incline/resistance!!! sometimes people are just moving sooo fast but then i realize its because they arent using any resistance! mean while, im kinda slow looking and my resistance is at the max!!!0
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I only do it if the person next to me is interesting in some way. and I can never get myself to look long enough to be able to see the number as I feel very awkward and uncomfortable doing this...By interesting I mean a hot girl or if it's a huge, ripped guy I want to see how he works out that made him look like that...I did this today actually0
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Haha...yeah, I do this. I feel like it's wrong because I don't want to be comparing myself to anyone else, but I can't help but be curious sometimes.
im the same lol:-)0 -
Guilty! Why do the ripped guys walk on the treadmill at a snails pace in sweatshirts and hats? Really? Can someone give me an honest answer?0
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