Why the F...!!! Things you seen at the gym

4 teenage girls with magazines in hand pull out matts and in the middle of the small stretching floor area deside to visit and read their magazines while everyone has to step over them to use the equipment on either side. They sat there chatting for over 30 minutes.

Girls who come to the gym with their hair all done up and their makeup caked on. Are you here to get in shape or for a photoshoot?

Unless you actually know them you're judgement is baseless. Not everyone has time to change before going to the gym. They could be coming from work, meetings etc where they needed/wanted to look good.

And even if they are dressing up just for the gym, who cares? If it makes them feel better about themselves what harm. It's not affecting anyone but themselves.

Agreed, there were a couple of girls at my old gym who always came in with perfect hair and makeup. They worked their a$$es off though, so good on them... I was actually quite mesmerised by how the hell they could do it...

lol all of this. I come to the gym with my make up done. (my hair is naturally board straight..even if I did "do it up" it would just un-do itself in a matter of minutes.) BUT, that's cause I'm coming STRAIGHT from work. and though I'm sure people judge me on the front end, once they see me ballin on the treadmill or weights, completely drenched in sweat, hopefully they understand the make up wasn't for the gym. what drives me nuts is the girls who come in wearing perfectly matched right-off-the-shelves underarmor/nike outfits with their perfectly matched headbands and shoes...and then walk on the treadmill. not only that, but ONLY walk on the treadmill - for 45 minutes - while holding onto it - while talking to a friend - and texting...etc etc, need I say more? and then they leave. and those are the girls all the guys come up to and talk to. haha

no faith in humanity.

My favorite was a woman who brought her maybe 2-3yr old to the gym (and the facility had a daycare service), and brought the kid into a dance/hip hop class that was jammed packed and lasts for an hour....she made the kid sit off into the side corner...I couldn't see everything that happened, but I was surprised that the kid didn't go running through the mass crowd...

I can't believe people do that type of stuff.. :-/

Anything to do with reading or socializing in an area designed for fitness (reading on a stationary bike fine I get it... but not the stretch area or where everyone uses for walking lunges).

I don't see too much because I take group fitness classes rather than going to the gym, and our classes are really friendly and we like to add a little fun to it. So it's not unusual for someone to be dancing a little while doing arm curls or singing along to the music or letting out a cowgirl-esk "yee-haa" when things get really hard. Don't get me wrong. We work out, and work out hard, but we like to keep the mood light.

That said, I did once see someone at the YMCA (we swim there occasionally and my daughter goes there after school) take his sweat towel and blow his nose with it. He then preceded to wipe his face and neck with it. I could maybe understand if he was mid-run or something, but he was just walking from one thing to another and wasn't too far from the locker room where there are tissues. This also wasn't a little dab, but a full out honking blow that sounded... um... productive. If you get my meaning.

Or women doused in perfume next to you on cardio equipment....so bad you have to stop because you can taste it as you are running.

Gross. The only time I would go to a gym was because it was free at an apartment I lived at downstairs. Some of the dudes would wear a lot of cologne and it was awful. Oh and no deodorant! So it did not cover up the smell, the two just meshed together for one awful disgusting odor.

My wife said she saw some guy in the gym with a rediculous shirt. It said in big letters, "Stop being difficult and take it in the *kitten*!"

The only thing that I've really seen that's made me go WTF.. was the guy who chose the treadmill next to mine in a room where there were 5 other treadmills and NO ONE ELSE in there.. and started running... and then took off his shirt.

Not really sure if he was trying to impress me - There were plenty of other prettier, thinner, single women to choose from.. but yeah, it was something special.

i will NEVER understand why people do this. it's like when there's an essentially empty bus and someone has to sit right in front of you, right behind you or next to you. **** OFF!!!

I don't get this either.

I had a similar thing happen to me on the ellipticals. Older guy got on the elliptical right next to me and all the others were empty. He had some issue and continuously cleared his throat. I ended up moving over.

Generally I don't really pay much attention to others in the gym...unless something is oddy standing out or they just bother me directly.

Oh! Cannot forget the guy that has strings for a shirt does 2-3 reps with weights and spends the next 5 minutes in the mirror flexing for himself. Or his sister/lover who does 2-3 minutes on an elliptical then 5-10 side bends... checks her hair and makeup in the mirror then leaves.

Girls who come to the gym with their hair all done up and their makeup caked on. Are you here to get in shape or for a photoshoot?

Unless you actually know them you're judgement is baseless. Not everyone has time to change before going to the gym. They could be coming from work, meetings etc where they needed/wanted to look good.

And even if they are dressing up just for the gym, who cares? If it makes them feel better about themselves what harm. It's not affecting anyone but themselves.

This. I even heard that you are more likely to get a good workout and/or workout more often if you exercise in an outfit that is flattering and makes you feel good about yourself.

Girls who come to the gym with their hair all done up and their makeup caked on. Are you here to get in shape or for a photoshoot?

Unless you actually know them you're judgement is baseless. Not everyone has time to change before going to the gym. They could be coming from work, meetings etc where they needed/wanted to look good.

And even if they are dressing up just for the gym, who cares? If it makes them feel better about themselves what harm. It's not affecting anyone but themselves.

This. I even heard that you are more likely to get a good workout and/or workout more often if you exercise in an outfit that is flattering and makes you feel good about yourself.

Does this count for the ones that look like warmed over death walking into the gym, go into the locker room and come out looking like a glamour shot? Then do 2-3 minutes on the elliptical with 5--10 side bends... then leave?

A gentleman comes in to my gym regularly wearing a kilt. And then he changes into his "workout" kilt. No word on whether he's actually wearing anything under said kilt (hopefully he is as he straddles the weight benches - a lot!)

There's also a dude with Tourette's who wears a T-shirt that says "Why yes, I am crazy" as he shouts obscenities from the treadmill. He's actually the most popular guy in the gym.

The Tourette's guy is my hero.

Hah! Yeah!

I cant believe I am going to tattle on myself - but I workout at home so no one sees it.

I have been known to make a drink (vodka is preferable) to have while riding my bike. Clearly I am neutralizing any calories I may burn, but on a Friday night, I give myself a pass.

You are my hero. Love it!

This idiot newb at my gym walks around, constantly looking at her phone and CHEWS GUM. Can someone PLEASE tell me how you can breath properly and CHEW GUM?? Oh yeah, when you're NOT WORKING OUT!!

GO HOME!!! NO ONE WANT YOU HERE!!! YOU'RE TAKING UP A PARKING SPACE!!!!