What do people do to annoy you while you're working out?

huntclan

It seems that most people that I run into while I am exercising were put on this earth to annoy me. I checked everyone's MFP profile and found out that NONE of you are people that I run into.

As Rosana Rosana Dana would say, "if it's not one thing it's another."

It could be that they don't clean the equipment, they sweat too much, talk too much, stink, smell good, don't sweat, hog machines, don't really workout, workout too hard.... Is is them or is it me?

What is the most annoying thing you encounter while exercising?

lhergenr

My major gym peeve is when someone sits on a machine, not using it, and just chats with somebody. I was on the elliptical the other day for 15 minutes and the entire time I was on it there was a girl casually sitting on an ab machine right in front of me (the only one like it, so if someone wanted to use it they had no other option) talking with somebody. She was no using the machine at all, granted she probably was before the conversation started but come on, get off of it! This drives me nuts, it's so inconsiderate.

mscoco10

at my gym I hate when people refuse to wipe off the machines. it also bothers me when the trainers sit around talking instead of walking try to help members and even possibly get new clients.

cndslee

I have 2... first I hate it when you are in a class and trying to workout an someone next to you just wants to look good and NEVER breaks a sweat! And why oh why must you come and squish in where there is no room instead of moving to an empty space.

msafunk

My biggest gym pet peeve is people phoning in their workout. When overweight women sit on the bikes, and just pedal steadily for an hour on the lowest resistance while watching TV. Okay, so you're burning more calories than you would if you just sat on the couch... but seriously? You're paying $40 a month to sit on a bike and just move your legs? Pro-tip: If you can carry on a conversation while working out, you're not working out hard enough.

You're going to get so much more out of your workout if you at least get up on the treadmill and set it to 4.0-- which is still walking. Want to really get results? Try the weight machines. Ready to take it to the next level and get a real range of motion? Free weights.

OHHHH and that reminds me of another one that really pisses me off! Women who refuse to lift anything heavier than 5lbs because they won't want to bulk up or look like a man.

Dear women: lifting weights will NOT make you look any less feminine. When you see fitness models in magazines or on Pinterest who have 6-pack abs, defined arms and legs-- it's not because they just lift weights! For one, They're most likely photo shopped to give them more definition, and 2. If they really do look like that, it's because they WORKED at looking like that-- They take supplements to allow their bodies to build mass. Most women are physically incapable of building large, defined muscles the way that men do, so many fitness models and body builders take testosterone to help them out.

And I guarantee that if you're seeing a little bit of a bump in your bicep after doing a week of bicep curls, it isn't as noticeable to everyone else as it is to you, and it'll look a lot sexier when your arms are lean, and they have shape.

AmyBecky74

CELL PHONES!!!!!!! :mad: All gyms need to ban them.

msafunk

oops, hit quote on my post instead of edit.

feliciapeters

My major gym peeve is when someone sits on a machine, not using it, and just chats with somebody. I was on the elliptical the other day for 15 minutes and the entire time I was on it there was a girl casually sitting on an ab machine right in front of me (the only one like it, so if someone wanted to use it they had no other option) talking with somebody. She was no using the machine at all, granted she probably was before the conversation started but come on, get off of it! This drives me nuts, it's so inconsiderate.

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michellekicks

When I'm working out I forget that all other people exist. I'm all about me with my headphones in.

Tat2dDom0105

I don't have that problem since i workout at home, and my martial arts instructor doesn't allow that.

scottg1024

At the Y, the best place to work out is in the men's locker room on the really nice elliptical in front of the bigscreen. Unfortunately, a few guys will come from the sauna or shower and want game updates from you BUCK-*kitten* NAKED! I mean, c'mon man! - get a freakin' towel or something. I don't want to see your junk while I explain to you the last quarter of action...

Jmstill300

CELL PHONES!!!!!!! :mad: All gyms need to ban them.

There are exceptions to this. For example, my phone doubles as my MP3 player, but I never answer my phone or texts during my workout.

feliciapeters

I use only 2 machines in the free weight area of my gym
It makes me CRAZY when I have to move 400lbs or more of weights off the machine
I want to use, even though there are several signs asking people to put the weights back
when they are done.

bluechip777

The trainers at my gym---i really don't know where they get them from---they are so LAZY! Again, this is just my gym. There are amazing trainers, but all the ridiculous ones that people make fun of are at my gym.

kalwi

I hate when people say "YOU CAN DO IT.GOO! IT'S A LITTLE BIT LEFT!"
Can't stand it.
Why?
I need to concentrate and when I start listening to people yelling I loose my focus and yeah.. no more running for me.

Runner50266

When I running on the trail and people don't rein in their dogs even when they know you are coming up from behind them. It can be dangerous for all of us.

DoomCakes

I can't stand when I'm on a piece of equipment and there's people circling like a vulture waiting for me to get off. Or people who consistently stare like "what the hell are you doing here" like larger people should be banned from the gym. I'm at a gym that was known to be directed for body builders, and of course a lot of them still go for weights... so the thought of a larger person on their equipment seems to bother them so bad.

I also can't stand the girls that come in, jump on a bike and casually pedal and are running their mouth like that's the real work out.

marc73

nought worse than doing a workout at home and the wife trys to put you off by throwing t/shirts and smelly dishclothes at you.charming.

cheerforsteelers

I don't like it when someone is next to me on a machine and is yapping loudly on their cell phone. Quit it. Go outside.

DoomCakes

My major gym peeve is when someone sits on a machine, not using it, and just chats with somebody. I was on the elliptical the other day for 15 minutes and the entire time I was on it there was a girl casually sitting on an ab machine right in front of me (the only one like it, so if someone wanted to use it they had no other option) talking with somebody. She was no using the machine at all, granted she probably was before the conversation started but come on, get off of it! This drives me nuts, it's so inconsiderate.

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Can't STAND that!

joeamendiola

I hate when people watch me. Join me or get out and leave me alone. I don't want to be a spectacle.

eatrainsmile

AHH! Every single day an elder lady comes up and say "you are already slim. Why are you still working out? I just smile but in my head I scream "WTF, do only fat people work out? Thin people dont have right to work out? What should I do? Sit at home like a couch potato, feed myself with greasy burgers and wait till I cant see my feet because of my belly to have right to work out?"

snowdrop_diva

Mimicking walking, while trying to talk to me, when I am on the treadmill.
Seriously?
Does it Look like I want to 'chat' right now?
And why are you pretending to walk with me? It's pretty annoying. :sad:

So I'd have to say that the above ^, as well as people talking on a cell phone and sweaty, damp equipement are my three biggest pet peeves.

zyxst

1. Don't talk to me. When I'm working out, I like to go inside this nice place in my head and be Not Here.

2. Move over. I treat trails/sidewalks like I do driving - I stay on the right (or left, depends on your road laws).

Kickinkim418

When I'm giving it my all at the gym, sweating my *kitten* off, and I see pretty girls with hair all perfectly done, talking on their cell phone and barely pedaling a bike....LOL....annoys the heck out of me..it's like, Why are you there in the first place?

bluechip777

I hate when people say "YOU CAN DO IT.GOO! IT'S A LITTLE BIT LEFT!"
Can't stand it.
Why?
I need to concentrate and when I start listening to people yelling I loose my focus and yeah.. no more running for me.

where do you get these people cheering for you? is it group fitness class or something? when i workout, i have imagined once or twice that people were cheering for me! lol, thinking back those must have been tough workouts that my mind wandered like that...

Arkani7

My major gym peeve is when someone sits on a machine, not using it, and just chats with somebody. I was on the elliptical the other day for 15 minutes and the entire time I was on it there was a girl casually sitting on an ab machine right in front of me (the only one like it, so if someone wanted to use it they had no other option) talking with somebody. She was no using the machine at all, granted she probably was before the conversation started but come on, get off of it! This drives me nuts, it's so inconsiderate.

AGREE!

A few days ago at the gym there were three girls, EACH sitting on a machine and they were just chatting!! They haven't used the machines before and they didn't intend to use them .... they just used them for a place to sit and talk.

Well, I mean.... there are some really nice sofas over there ... SO WHY DON'T YOU JUST USE THESE FOR YOUR DAILY EXCHANGE OF CURRENT GOSSIP ?!

I will propably never understand

michellekicks

Mimicking walking, while trying to talk to me, when I am on the treadmill.
Seriously?
Does it Look like I want to 'chat' right now?
And why are you pretending to walk with me? It's pretty annoying. :sad:

So I'd have to say that the above ^, as well as people talking on a cell phone and sweaty, damp equipement are my three biggest pet peeves.

:laugh:

I'm not really a gym-goer... but I was under the impression that treadmill etiquette was sort of like urinal etiquette, no? No talky? Am I wrong?

Racaronga

Talking on the phone while running on the treadmill. WTF?!?!?!

a) how have you got the breath?
b) how do you not fall off?
c) seriously you are at the gym!!!!

bluechip777

When I'm giving it my all at the gym, sweating my *kitten* off, and I see pretty girls with hair all perfectly done, talking on their cell phone and barely pedaling a bike....LOL....annoys the heck out of me..it's like, Why are you there in the first place?

Ha! i saw a girl just like this on the arc trainer for like 20minutes...she never turned on the start button---just staring at the flashing lights blinking to push "START"

Derpina7

I used to never get annoyed by people talking, but lately there's been this group of girls coming in to work out together and they're soo loud and are always laughing obnoxiously. My headphones won't drown them out.