do you shower at the gym?

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  • hjfischer
    hjfischer Posts: 250
    Yes, I have a separate bag at my office that I take over to the gym. I go to a fancy gym (hubby works there so I get a free membership), so I definitely use their showers, shampoos, conditioners, lotions, etc.
  • albinogorilla
    albinogorilla Posts: 1,056 Member
    never
  • LeanMeanFitnessMachine
    LeanMeanFitnessMachine Posts: 659
    I don't ever since I got athlete's foot this past summer. I have one coat that I designate as my "gym coat" in the winter, so its okay if it gets all sweaty and gross smelling.
  • Abbie_Thompson
    Abbie_Thompson Posts: 45 Member
    I work out at the gym on company property. We get there real early to work out, shower and then walk to our offices. I actually prefer it. Endless hot water, use as many towels as i want (we have a towel service) and when I wake up all I have to do is walk out the door. A lot easier to get up in the mornings when all you have to do is brush your teeth and walk to the car!
  • Abbie_Thompson
    Abbie_Thompson Posts: 45 Member
    I don't ever since I got athlete's foot this past summer. I have one coat that I designate as my "gym coat" in the winter, so its okay if it gets all sweaty and gross smelling.

    I always wear flip flops in the shower and walking around the locker room!
  • quara
    quara Posts: 255 Member
    Nope - I only live a few doors down so I boot it home and shower there. Then I can relax over my coffee while my hair dries, rather than spending however long trying to blow dry it so it doesn't freeze on the walk home. I'm sure I don't look beautiful, and in -30 weather it's a little chilly when I'm sweaty, but I live!
  • pucenavel
    pucenavel Posts: 972 Member
    Shower, shave, shvitz, and steam - got 'em all covered!
  • Smokey19
    Smokey19 Posts: 796 Member
    I always shower at the gym.
  • michellebelle1
    michellebelle1 Posts: 34 Member
    Only because I live 30 minutes away and I work out before work. But I always wear shower shoes. If I go for a run in the afternoon and go back to work, I just soap up at the gym shower and wash my hair when I get home.
  • mruntidy
    mruntidy Posts: 1,015 Member
    i go to the gym twice a day and shower both times but i see some ppl mostly women, storm a workout then just get changed and leave. i just could't do it i hate that feeling and to be honest how i smell after a workout i dont get how some ppl can leave minus a shower but get that some people may be nervous or prefer showering at home, especially women

    It's called putting on Deodorant... Tends to take care of the smelly-ness pretty well I find.

    When I workout, I'm generally coming from work... so I go home, grab my stuff and go... and then I either go home right away and shower or go grab something to eat and then shower when I get home.

    I don't really sweat that much anyway when I workout.. and if I do, then my deodorant is enough to mask any odor.

    Oh don't get me wrong I appreciate that and im not saying there should be a person on the door of a gym saying 'Woah where do you think your going, your humming off the charts get in the shower' I personally sweat off any deodorant that I put on and I put on roll on before each session because I am so conscious of how I may or may not smell, no one wants to smell that least of all me.

    All I meant was that I appreciate some people don't want to have a shower at a gym for hygiene reasons, personal reasons, they live right next to the gym whatever, but I shower every time because I couldn't physically put my clothes back on without then having to burn them when I got home
  • mruntidy
    mruntidy Posts: 1,015 Member
    i go to the gym twice a day and shower both times but i see some ppl mostly women, storm a workout then just get changed and leave. i just could't do it i hate that feeling and to be honest how i smell after a workout i dont get how some ppl can leave minus a shower but get that some people may be nervous or prefer showering at home, especially women

    Twice a day?!! Wow ... I'm impressed. Where do you find the time ... and energy?

    God knows, i figure it stops me eating at my desk at lunchtime though :D
  • jessicasloan91
    jessicasloan91 Posts: 184 Member
    Yeah I can't remember the last time I showered at home!
  • RRT_RCP
    RRT_RCP Posts: 169 Member
    I wait until I'm home to take a shower and change. I take my son to the daycare there and I make sure to get in every minute of those two hours (2hr daycare at my gym) to actual working out. I go usually in the late evenings so I just get home, take a shower, change and relax before bed.
  • scribb
    scribb Posts: 3,659 Member
    I work out at the gym on company property. We get there real early to work out, shower and then walk to our offices. I actually prefer it. Endless hot water, use as many towels as i want (we have a towel service) and when I wake up all I have to do is walk out the door. A lot easier to get up in the mornings when all you have to do is brush your teeth and walk to the car!
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    Same here.

    I get up in the morning, put on my gym clothes and head out the door. Gym is in the office, so I can work and shower before heading to my office. It makes it a lot easier
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    Nope... I just turn my A/C full blast and roll down the windows (if it's not 110 out)... do a little sponge bath and change my clothes and put on some deoderant, not necessarily in this order... I don't seem to get any complaints... *shrugs*
  • lindaamarie
    lindaamarie Posts: 114
    I did once then I found out that we dont have an outlet so I couldn't dry my hair, and I don't like going around with wet hair.
  • MsNewBooty83
    MsNewBooty83 Posts: 985 Member
    YES I DO! As a mother of 2 (4&2yr old), the gym is the only place that i can take a shower with out worrying about my kids killing eachother or themselves, being interrupted or having the shwer curtain pulled back, having dollies joining me, tripping over bath toys, having toilet flushed (you get the picture,lol) and it can be as long and as hot as i want. lol. PLUS it saves $ on our water bill :). Actually, I have said 1000 times...if all my gym was offering was daycare and showers, i would still pay the membership fees. LOL :laugh:
  • stellaskies
    stellaskies Posts: 161 Member
    It wouldn't make sense for me. I go straight home (5 minutes away) and shower there.
  • msliu7911
    msliu7911 Posts: 638 Member
    Nope... I just turn my A/C full blast and roll down the windows (if it's not 110 out)... do a little sponge bath and change my clothes and put on some deoderant, not necessarily in this order... I don't seem to get any complaints... *shrugs*

    Glad I'm not the only one!

    When I workout during lunch or in the morning before work, all the ladies seem to be showering however me... I just dry off- wash my face, apply make up and fresh deodorant and scented lotion.. and off I go!

    For me, I just have never liked showering in public places- so I just make sure I shower the night before and I feel fine after my workout. No smellyness for me... or at least my coworkers haven't said anything. :)
  • lripson28
    lripson28 Posts: 213 Member
    Nope... I just turn my A/C full blast and roll down the windows (if it's not 110 out)... do a little sponge bath and change my clothes and put on some deoderant, not necessarily in this order... I don't seem to get any complaints... *shrugs*

    Glad I'm not the only one!

    When I workout during lunch or in the morning before work, all the ladies seem to be showering however me... I just dry off- wash my face, apply make up and fresh deodorant and scented lotion.. and off I go!

    For me, I just have never liked showering in public places- so I just make sure I shower the night before and I feel fine after my workout. No smellyness for me... or at least my coworkers haven't said anything. :)

    Me too! I don't think I'd ever be able to shower in public. I'd much rather shower in my own bathroom, that I know is perfectly clean because I cleaned it! Some days I work out after work so I just go right home after. Other days I go before work in the morning. Not showering those mornings has never been an issue. I guess I don't get that sweaty and gross.
  • ValerieMartini2Olives
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,024 Member
    My gym is more like a get in-get out kind of gym. I almost never shower there. My gym has several locations though, so sometimes when I have plans and can't get home, I will stop at another branch of my gym and shower there. That works very well for me. Just don't forget to bring a towel!!
  • KristineJ86
    KristineJ86 Posts: 23
    I usually try to get my work out in after work before I go home and then shower there. I wish I could get over showering in public but it grosses me out (for no real scientific reason I am sure).
  • cushygal
    cushygal Posts: 586 Member
    I typically go to the gym after work - I workout, then drive home and shower.
  • grinch031
    grinch031 Posts: 1,679
    I don't shower at the gym. Aside from not wanting to spend any time in the locker room with all the disgusting old men walking around without a towel, I also have to wait at least 30 minutes to shower after my workouts otherwise I will sweat completely through my clean clothes.
  • torygirl79
    torygirl79 Posts: 307 Member
    Yes but I refuse to get changed in the communal changing rooms. I always end up getting changed in the toilets and feeling bad about it.

    I have a skin disease which means large parts of my bodies are without pigmentation. I can hide it well under clothes but not when changing and a communal room with children inevitably risks some kind of comment.
  • jetabear10
    jetabear10 Posts: 375 Member
    I do...5 days a week
  • curlygirly80
    curlygirly80 Posts: 176
    i go to the gym twice a day and shower both times but i see some ppl mostly women, storm a workout then just get changed and leave. i just could't do it i hate that feeling and to be honest how i smell after a workout i dont get how some ppl can leave minus a shower but get that some people may be nervous or prefer showering at home, especially women

    Twice a day?!! Wow ... I'm impressed. Where do you find the time ... and energy?

    Talk about having to lotion up! You must have some seriously dry skin!! LOL
  • Blondeweightloss
    Blondeweightloss Posts: 70
    I just want to ask all the ladies out there who have to look respectable straight afterwards what they do. Do you wash your hair and if so how do you blow dry and style? Also how do you do your make up in poor lighting and/or cramped conditions with no seat by the mirror?
    I know you are there to work out not look glam but if you need to look good afterwards it is very difficult. You can't go out with limp stringy hair and a pure white face if you have meetings and work to do.
  • torygirl79
    torygirl79 Posts: 307 Member
    I just want to ask all the ladies out there who have to look respectable straight afterwards what they do. Do you wash your hair and if so how do you blow dry and style? Also how do you do your make up in poor lighting and/or cramped conditions with no seat by the mirror?
    I know you are there to work out not look glam but if you need to look good afterwards it is very difficult. You can't go out with limp stringy hair and a pure white face if you have meetings and work to do.

    I have very short hair that I can almost towel dry and I don't wear makeup. I do however hate the lingering smell of chlorine if I've swam and tend to use a lot of body moisture spray to mask it somewhat.
  • adamb83
    adamb83 Posts: 719 Member
    Nope... not comfortable with that. Maybe if I ever get to my goal physique! Lol

    I just wear my workout clothes (except for shoes) to and from the gym (when I go - I usually workout at home).
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