Things people do on the treadmill that bug you..
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I really hate when people make fun of others holding the handlebars while using an incline. I used the incline for the first time the other day and yes, I held the bars.
And you know what? I was damn proud of myself for using the incline in the first place.
I would hate to think that there were people judging me while I was feeling so proud of myself.
No one asked you to admit whether you held onto the bars or not.. be proud that you wasted so much time getting a poor burn by cheating. Go for the elliptical, there you can hold onto the bars, free up the treadmill at the gym and still get a great workout!
EXACTLY!!! this fine lady gets IT! If youre gonna hold on to the treadmill and feel like cheating on yourself then go to the Ellipticals.!!!!!!!!! free up the treadmills for the real playazzzzz:bigsmile:
I kiddd I kidd......or do !?!??!?!?!
I am sorry. But if the hand rails weren't meant to be used on the treadmills then they wouldnt' have them in the first place. If people want to use them, more power to them.
And then they incline it to the moon and hang on to NOT the rails BUT the actaul apparatus that counts calories, time, distance etc....that thing was not meant for people to hang on to!
You clearly stated the hand rails....so which is it? What is your argument? The hand rails or the apparatus (which is called a display in case you didn't know).
Im just saying you shouldnt be holding on to anything if you are putting the machine on an INCLINE. you are cheating yourself if you do this. If you cant do a steep crazy incline without assist then go do yourself a favor and go at a pace and or incline that you cna handle WITHOUT holding onto ANYTHING.
Its simple:bigsmile:0 -
I really hate when people make fun of others holding the handlebars while using an incline. I used the incline for the first time the other day and yes, I held the bars.
And you know what? I was damn proud of myself for using the incline in the first place.
I would hate to think that there were people judging me while I was feeling so proud of myself.
No one asked you to admit whether you held onto the bars or not.. be proud that you wasted so much time getting a poor burn by cheating. Go for the elliptical, there you can hold onto the bars, free up the treadmill at the gym and still get a great workout!
EXACTLY!!! this fine lady gets IT! If youre gonna hold on to the treadmill and feel like cheating on yourself then go to the Ellipticals.!!!!!!!!! free up the treadmills for the real playazzzzz:bigsmile:
I kiddd I kidd......or do !?!??!?!?!
I am sorry. But if the hand rails weren't meant to be used on the treadmills then they wouldnt' have them in the first place. If people want to use them, more power to them.
And then they incline it to the moon and hang on to NOT the rails BUT the actaul apparatus that counts calories, time, distance etc....that thing was not meant for people to hang on to!
You clearly stated the hand rails....so which is it? What is your argument? The hand rails or the apparatus (which is called a display in case you didn't know).
Im just saying you shouldnt be holding on to anything if you are putting the machine on an INCLINE. you are cheating yourself if you do this. If you cant do a steep crazy incline without assist then go do yourself a favor and go at a pace and or incline that you cna handle WITHOUT holding onto ANYTHING.
Its simple:bigsmile:
One of my coworkers started out getting fit by increasing the treadmill to the max incline and walking. Yes he held onto the hand rails for stability. Why? So he didn't fall. He didn't "cheat" himself. How do I know this? I watched him get more and more in shape as the days passed. The only way you "cheat" yourself on the treadmill is to just blantently stand on it and do nothing. No incline, no walking, nothing. If you feet are moving then you are doing something and not cheating yourself. Someone walking at 2.0 for an hour is not cheating themselves. Someone walking at 2.0 with 10.0 incline is not cheating themselves.
Besides, not everyone has good balance. My mother, who has half her foot amputated, uses the hand rails. Why? Because her balance is poor. And that is at no incline.0 -
I hate when people run on it. Just go outside!
Says the guy from North Carolina. :laugh:
Almost the entire month of January here was below zero. The windchill this morning was -5 when I went to the gym.
I'll pass.0 -
People actually pay to be at the gym just like you do. I hope those judging others are really happy & offer to pay those people to workout then.... cause you all must be superior. Sorry but you people make me sick.
I'm guessing she wears perfume to the gym.
if people are doing there thing, even if I think it's weird and stupid, I let them do it unless I think they are going to hurt themselves. Then I go get at trainer and have him observe them at which point he runs over to help them.
The perfume thing, on the other hand, is a real problem because you are then negatively affecting MY workout. And that ain't cool.
Exactly!
I am personally not concerned if someone wants to run on their hands and do back flips on the treadmill but the perfume thing is not okay at all. I counted this morning six signs in the ladies washroom asking for people to respect that the gym is scent free. When I posted earlier about the perfume I was not judging or making fun of anyone but the gallons of perfume affects me and my workout and my health and that's a problem.0 -
I hate when people run on it. Just go outside!
Says the guy from North Carolina. :laugh:
Almost the entire month of January here was below zero. The windchill this morning was -5 when I went to the gym.
I'll pass.
I am from Calgary, Alberta and I run almost everyday starting Feb 1. Sometimes was -6, mostly 0, -1.0 -
I....Can't...Believe...This...Is...Still...Going, and that so many people take it so personally. :noway:
I might have a legit one, stay with me here....
This morning a fellow patron hired a trainer to meet them at the gym this morning. We live in MN, There's 6" of snow on the ground and it's march...the melt is on during the day.
Anyway, patron jumps on the treadmill and gets going. A few minutes later, trainer guy shows up, doesn't change shoes, and stands on an empty treadmill next to client. Soaks the belt and drags in salt/sand. Notices belt is wet and hides it by rolling the belt so the we part is on the bottom.0 -
I hate when people run on it. Just go outside!
Says the guy from North Carolina. :laugh:
Almost the entire month of January here was below zero. The windchill this morning was -5 when I went to the gym.
I'll pass.
I am from Calgary, Alberta and I run almost everyday starting Feb 1. Sometimes was -6, mostly 0, -1.
Good for you?
My point is that it's easy for someone from "down south" to tell northerners to "run outside" in the winter.
I personally can't stand it.0 -
I hate when the sun is out, it's 60-70 degrees, little to no wind, and people are running on the damn treadmills. Total eye-roller.
My gym is in the suburbs too, there's soooo many places to run outside. Running is the last thing I would do with a gym membership.
I do like the treadmill though for walking warmup and cooldown. But actual running....0 -
I really hate when people make fun of others holding the handlebars while using an incline. I used the incline for the first time the other day and yes, I held the bars.
And you know what? I was damn proud of myself for using the incline in the first place.
I would hate to think that there were people judging me while I was feeling so proud of myself.
No one asked you to admit whether you held onto the bars or not.. be proud that you wasted so much time getting a poor burn by cheating. Go for the elliptical, there you can hold onto the bars, free up the treadmill at the gym and still get a great workout!
Did you really just tell her how to work out? To free up a treadmill at the gym? Seriously? Get a frigging life.
SERIOUS humour on the forum today!!!
Darn right I did.. nothing worse than waiting for a treadmill and watching the majority of the users holding on the treadmill while I eagerly wait to workout properly.
Get on an elliptical - it's low impact for those who are issues and you can still hold onto the bars. How about you learn how to reasonably disagree? You don't sound like you can take the heat so get out of the kitchen. Take your f words with you too cause you sound like you need the life more than me. :laugh: :laugh:0 -
I hate when people run on it. Just go outside!
Says the guy from North Carolina. :laugh:
Almost the entire month of January here was below zero. The windchill this morning was -5 when I went to the gym.
I'll pass.
I am from Calgary, Alberta and I run almost everyday starting Feb 1. Sometimes was -6, mostly 0, -1.
Good for you?
My point is that it's easy for someone from "down south" to tell northerners to "run outside" in the winter.
I personally can't stand it.
I'm from Canada too.. I would run outside personally if people in my neighbourhood took care of the sidewalk.. no injuries for me!!
I don't mind the cold 0 -
I hate when people run on it. Just go outside!
Says the guy from North Carolina. :laugh:
Almost the entire month of January here was below zero. The windchill this morning was -5 when I went to the gym.
I'll pass.
Hah! I'm in NC and joined a gym just so I COULDN'T use nature as an excuse not to run. :laugh: Chilly wet winters, hot humid summers, threat of thunderstorms every single afternoon from May - August, a Biblical plague of mosquitoes in my neighborhood last summer, ridiculous pollen counts in the Spring where you can actually see the stuff in the air and it sticks to your clothing....I love to run outside but sometimes it's too easy to talk myself out of it.
As for the topic of this thread - I barely notice anyone in my gym. I have never been annoyed by anyone on a treadmill to the best of my recollection. I did ANNOY someone on a treadmill next to me when I was doing intervals and I heard her say to her workout buddy that the constant beeping (when I changed the speed settings) was irritating her so she was moving. 'K bye who cares!0 -
People running backwards or doing sidesteps on the treadmill..Really?.Waiting for the big injury lawsuit because nobody told them it was stupid and dangerous.
This is an honest workout actually.
http://www.runaddicts.net/tips-tricks/the-benefits-of-running-backward
A lot of people do it.
Best to keep quiet and have us think you are an idiot, then to type a response like "injury lawsuit" did and confirm it.
Never said I did it, did I? Might want to learn a little reading comprehension. Only said it was an honest workout. And sorry, but you can't have a lawsuit against a gym for something like that. Might want to read the fine print on the papers you signed.
Might want to check your own reading comprehension, friend, since I clearly directed my response towards the person you quoted and not you.
Had I left out the "like 'injury lawsuit'" part you might have a case. But I didn't, so you don't0 -
I hate when people run on it. Just go outside!
Says the guy from North Carolina. :laugh:
Almost the entire month of January here was below zero. The windchill this morning was -5 when I went to the gym.
I'll pass.
Hah! I'm in NC and joined a gym just so I COULDN'T use nature as an excuse not to run. :laugh: Chilly wet winters, hot humid summers, threat of thunderstorms every single afternoon from May - August, a Biblical plague of mosquitoes in my neighborhood last summer, ridiculous pollen counts in the Spring where you can actually see the stuff in the air and it sticks to your clothing....I love to run outside but sometimes it's too easy to talk myself out of it.
As for the topic of this thread - I barely notice anyone in my gym. I have never been annoyed by anyone on a treadmill to the best of my recollection. I did ANNOY someone on a treadmill next to me when I was doing intervals and I heard her say to her workout buddy that the constant beeping (when I changed the speed settings) was irritating her so she was moving. 'K bye who cares!
I would run in chilly winters.... I usually turn to nature in the 20's, and you do know that our state bird is the mosquito. 0 -
I really hate when people make fun of others holding the handlebars while using an incline. I used the incline for the first time the other day and yes, I held the bars.
And you know what? I was damn proud of myself for using the incline in the first place.
I would hate to think that there were people judging me while I was feeling so proud of myself.
No one asked you to admit whether you held onto the bars or not.. be proud that you wasted so much time getting a poor burn by cheating. Go for the elliptical, there you can hold onto the bars, free up the treadmill at the gym and still get a great workout!
Did you really just tell her how to work out? To free up a treadmill at the gym? Seriously? Get a frigging life.
Everyone starts at a different level! Handles or not they're still working out.
Get off your high horse.
OK, so there's different machines.. why do you have to hold onto the handlebars and waste my time and that of others? Like I said, no one here is personally attacking anyone specifically about holding onto the bars, they are talking about strangers. Stop taking offense0 -
I hate when people run on it. Just go outside!
Says the guy from North Carolina. :laugh:
Almost the entire month of January here was below zero. The windchill this morning was -5 when I went to the gym.
I'll pass.
I am from Calgary, Alberta and I run almost everyday starting Feb 1. Sometimes was -6, mostly 0, -1.
Good for you?
My point is that it's easy for someone from "down south" to tell northerners to "run outside" in the winter.
I personally can't stand it.
I'm from Canada too.. I would run outside personally if people in my neighbourhood took care of the sidewalk.. no injuries for me!! I don't mind the cold
Right now is the worst. Sidewalks are glare ice because the snow melts all afternoon, then all the water freezes on the sidewalk as soon as the sun goes down.0 -
People actually pay to be at the gym just like you do. I hope those judging others are really happy & offer to pay those people to workout then.... cause you all must be superior. Sorry but you people make me sick.
Then don't read or post. Your generalization of "you people's" superiority is highly hypocritical & ironic.Oh Geez. Making fun of people wasn't good enough for one thread? Get a life people.
Says the person taking time out of their super exciting day to tell others to get a life.
God I love these message boards, the irony is rich and ever entertaining.0 -
I'm not one to judge anyone at the gym. You go there to workout, do your own thing, that's all. However, there is one thing that bugs me.... there's this one lady that *ALWAYS* seems to be at the gym when I'm there and she uses her headset on her iphone to have LOUD conversations on the phone while she's * supposedly* "working out.".0
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I really hate when people make fun of others holding the handlebars while using an incline. I used the incline for the first time the other day and yes, I held the bars.
And you know what? I was damn proud of myself for using the incline in the first place.
I would hate to think that there were people judging me while I was feeling so proud of myself.
No one asked you to admit whether you held onto the bars or not.. be proud that you wasted so much time getting a poor burn by cheating. Go for the elliptical, there you can hold onto the bars, free up the treadmill at the gym and still get a great workout!
EXACTLY!!! this fine lady gets IT! If youre gonna hold on to the treadmill and feel like cheating on yourself then go to the Ellipticals.!!!!!!!!! free up the treadmills for the real playazzzzz:bigsmile:
I kiddd I kidd......or do !?!??!?!?!
HAHAHA :bigsmile: :drinker:
I don't know, you better not say much else or all the bar holders will take offense!! I mean after all, that's why this topic is now on its 2nd part0 -
Sometimes, when I'm on the treadmill (cuz it's 10 degrees outside) I really wish I could do this instead of just run:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RcVtON3Zlc 0 -
I hate when people run on it. Just go outside!
Says the guy from North Carolina. :laugh:
Almost the entire month of January here was below zero. The windchill this morning was -5 when I went to the gym.
I'll pass.
I am from Calgary, Alberta and I run almost everyday starting Feb 1. Sometimes was -6, mostly 0, -1.
Good for you?
My point is that it's easy for someone from "down south" to tell northerners to "run outside" in the winter.
I personally can't stand it.
I'm from Canada too.. I would run outside personally if people in my neighbourhood took care of the sidewalk.. no injuries for me!! I don't mind the cold
Right now is the worst. Sidewalks are glare ice because the snow melts all afternoon, then all the water freezes on the sidewalk as soon as the sun goes down.
Oh I know! The weather won't make up its mind.. I just run on days where its warm if I can, treadmill for others.0 -
I really hate when people make fun of others holding the handlebars while using an incline. I used the incline for the first time the other day and yes, I held the bars.
And you know what? I was damn proud of myself for using the incline in the first place.
I would hate to think that there were people judging me while I was feeling so proud of myself.
No one asked you to admit whether you held onto the bars or not.. be proud that you wasted so much time getting a poor burn by cheating. Go for the elliptical, there you can hold onto the bars, free up the treadmill at the gym and still get a great workout!
Did you really just tell her how to work out? To free up a treadmill at the gym? Seriously? Get a frigging life.
SERIOUS humour on the forum today!!!
Darn right I did.. nothing worse than waiting for a treadmill and watching the majority of the users holding on the treadmill while I eagerly wait to workout properly.
Get on an elliptical - it's low impact for those who are issues and you can still hold onto the bars. How about you learn how to reasonably disagree? You don't sound like you can take the heat so get out of the kitchen. Take your f words with you too cause you sound like you need the life more than me. :laugh: :laugh:
AHHHHH SNNNNNAAAAAPPP! Good Point!0 -
An older gentleman got on the treadmill next to me once and emitted some intestinal gas that blew me clean off my treadmill. My eyes are still watering from the memory.0
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I would run in chilly winters.... I usually turn to nature in the 20's, and you do know that our state bird is the mosquito.
That's cool. That's probably really warm up there in the frozen tundra, like shorts and tank top weather!
j/k
Seriously, I'm a baby about it for sure but if it's colder than about 45 F or hotter than about 80, I'm 1000x more likely to run if in a climate-controlled mosquito/pollen-free gym. :laugh:0 -
There is only one thing that bugs me when someone gets on the treadmill next to me. It has nothing to do with what they're doing. I figure some exercise is good, definitely better than doing nothing. It's the PERFUME! I was doing my thing yesterday and in comes this girl with what must have been half a bottle of perfume on and hops on right next to me. I have scent issues so I immediately started with the runny nose and watery eyes. I thought of this thread at the time as I was reading it the other day and thought to myself "nope, nothing really bothers me" LOL! Oh well, what can ya do?
But really though, why so much perfume? I just don't understand what one gets out of bathing in the stuff....:ohwell:
I totally agree with you! I HATE strong perfumes and they trigger migraines for me. A migraine is rare, so if someone wears so much it gives me one, it really freaking pisses me off. Thankfully, this hasn't happened to me at the gym. I like to keep that my happy place. 0 -
lol i dont mind that. i like it when people get a little crazy it fun to watch and helps pass the time as long as i dont get punched or anything like that in the melee.When they sing out loud to whatever they're listening to on their iPod. I didn't come for a concert lol 0 -
An older gentleman got on the treadmill next to me once and emitted some intestinal gas that blew me clean off my treadmill. My eyes are still watering from the memory.
:laugh: I feel so bad for you0 -
I would run in chilly winters.... I usually turn to nature in the 20's, and you do know that our state bird is the mosquito.
That's cool. That's probably really warm up there in the frozen tundra, like shorts and tank top weather! j/k
Seriously, I'm a baby about it for sure but if it's colder than about 45 F or hotter than about 80, I'm 1000x more likely to run if in a climate-controlled mosquito/pollen-free gym. :laugh:
It's supposed to be 40 on Friday...that will, no joke, be shorts weather.
My face and lips dry out really easy, so the cold air (and where I live) and wind in the winter can really do some damage.0 -
An older gentleman got on the treadmill next to me once and emitted some intestinal gas that blew me clean off my treadmill. My eyes are still watering from the memory.
Sorry about that... Last time I have kidney beans with melted cheese0 -
I love to hold the handle bars when I am running, because people love to watch me. They pay their monthly membership and take time out of their work out, to watch me hold the bars. They put their concentration on me. Most people should start to hold the bars more often, you get loads of attention.0
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There are two ladies that go to our gym. They are older ladies, sweet as pie really, they always have conversations with each other on the treadmills which is fine, usually I can drown them out with my earbuds in & music on. One day my phone wasn't charged so I had no music and had to listen to one telling the other about how she had some intestinal parasite that was making her have diarrhea (sorry if I spelled it wrong) all the time and how she went to the doctors & how her meds were making her bloat and all that. I was so grossed out. I know, everyone pays to go there. But keep your hershey squirts to yourself, I really don't want to know.. gross... that was the only really annoying thing I can remember on the treadmills. Now I always make sure my phone is charged.0
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