How am I percieved at the gym?

I'm guilty of being the dorky music kid who 'rocks out' to CLASSICAL music! haha. Sometimes I use my cardio as practice time and mouth along to opera arias. I get some funny looks when they hear whispered Italian, French, and German.

Sometimes, I also do my best attempt at an 'air drum set'...:blushing: yep - I pound it out when I listen to rock music (Lately it's been Paramore, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and Relient K).

Also, I'm always the girl who sweats like the men - it's just insane sometimes, but I IT! :drinker:

I think as posted by a few during winter we had an awful incapacitating blizzard and the treadmill was my friend...i was on it for hours at clip

I'm the angry looking guy who comes in, stays an hour and a half, works out like a maniac then leaves in a soaked shirt.

The time I go there's about 3 or 4 people there, I generally don't care about what people think and I try not to look at anyone else. I get very focused

Anyway, When I did go to the gym I pretty much ignored everyone else. Got my work in, cleaned any equipment I used, and left. I think that's what people should do at a gym.

I have to agree with this. I turn on my ipod and don't worry about anybody else.

I am definitely Serious Guy. When I work out I have my game face on and I am pretty much in my own world. I usually know what I want to do and what I am trying to accomplish that day, so I don't dawdle between exercises and I move like I have a purpose. I also work out pretty hard, despite my advanced years. I am sure I have a look on my face like "don't mess with me", but that's just me being in my "zone".

I like to think I am perceived as someone who, while I approach my workouts in a business like manner, is also perceived as a "good neighbor" as well. I always clean machines, always rerack my weights, drape towels all over the strength machines when I am using them, try to be aware of what other people are doing so I don't inadvertently "hog" a machine, etc.

For clothing, I am black or gray. Especially now-- I have to wear a black workout shirt at work, so it's just easier to keep things simple. So it's either black shorts/gray top or vice versa.

There are quite a few people here who never wipe off the machines after they are done using them. I usually wipe them off before and after i use them unless I am working out with a partner, I make them do it :happy:

The only people that I usually laugh at are the muscle heads that are always gawking at themselves in the mirror or have the move their benches infront of the wall mirror so they can watch themselves workout, I can't say I laugh at the people who are out of shape in the gyms due to the fact that they are trying to make themselves better, no point in laughing at someone for that. Just my 2 cents

I think I'm the "how in the hell is that fat girl still running after 30 minutes?!" girl. :laugh:

Last night I caught a very fit guy looking at me for extended periods of time many many times (did he really think I couldn't see him in the mirror?!). At first I thought maybe he was interested (haha) but then I talked myself into thinking he was just looking at me in disbelief. :laugh: We had started about the same time and were going about the same speed (7-8mph) on the elliptical and he was obviously majorly struggling after about 20 minutes while I was just chugging along watching TV. He quit 10 minutes before I did.

i get all competetive and like watch me now you idiots... and pump the treadmill full blast, last time i did that when there were a load of grannies and grandads visiting the gym for elderly fitness. and they were staring so hard and i was like yeah... to them i must be a marathon runner )

I spent a TON of years at the gym, but honestly up until now I never thought how I might have been perceived.

While not very out going I would say I was approachable due to how often I was asked to spot people. I wasn't flashy or noisy, but wasn't off alone in a corner either. I was strong for my size and usually worked out pretty intensely. I didn't want to be the big upper body guy with toothpick legs, but my legs stayed kind of thin no matter what I did. I'd say I was just your regular average guy.

I used to be really self conscious, but now I don't care! Plus I go to an all women gym, which is nice! No muscle headed men (still some muscle headed women). I really forgot about how I looked (mostly red-faced as I'm very fair, hair askew, etc) until a few weeks ago when it shot up to 90F and humid here. I was on the elliptical, really not happy because it was so hot and muggy, and really struggling to get through my workout because of the heat. A girl came up to me and said "keep going. It gets easier. I promise!" and told me how she lost 100 lbs and to keep it up. I was so hot and annoyed that day, i think I probably came off as the b**ch. Yes, I have 100+ lbs to lose, and I certainly was struggling that day, but I wondered how bad I really looked for her to come over and say something!

I am sure I give people a few laughs, too!