things that make you laugh at the gym...

There are two women at the gym who do what I can only describe "Interpretive Elliptical"! They'll wave their arms dramatically one-at-a-time in large, fluid circles, toss their head from side to side, point upwards and then swing their arms around again. It is ludicrous!

(I don't laugh at those ridiculous girls who make-up and dress specifically for male attention; they're just too idiotic to give that much attention to.)

That would be me dancing to the songs on my ipod...I lip synch too

The people that pay for a personal trainer and do a set, walk for 5 minutes, do a set, talk for 5 minutes. It would be great if they were talking nutrition or workouts, but the one at my gym on Sunday was talking about movies and what she did the night before. If you are paying top dollar for a trainer ( and unfortunately, the trainers at our gym are top dollar) work hard and get your money's worth

When I'm in the "freestyle" area of the gym doing kettlebell swings, and some *kitten* decides that they should plonk a bench about 2 feet in front of where i'm standing... when the area is massive and not at all busy... they soon shift when i start swinging ;P

The girl on the tredmill that walks at 1.5 miles per hour in jeans and a flannel shirt while reading a romance novel and leaning on the handel bars.

Also the guys that gives girls funy looks when they walk into the weight room and then the look on their face when they see how much they are lifting

Y'all were probably laughing at me on the treadmill yesterday. I sometimes listen to classical music while doing C25K. Yesterday I was listening to Tchaikovsky's Overture of 1812 and it wasn't until the cool down portion of my C25K that I realized that I had been conducting the orchestra the entire time.

People who hang on for dear life on the treadmills, even while running. I fear walking behind them. If they would start out walking/running slower, their balance would improve and they wouldn't have to hold on like that. Drives me nuts.

The 'big' guy who runs on his tiptoes and holds the treadmill while he does it. He doesn't look like he's been doing it for long, as in he doesn't 'look' fit at all. I don't know if he's doing it on purpose or not, but it makes me crazy and I can't concentrate on my own running. I have to block him out. I do give him credit for being there and doing something though!

The orange women/girls in their grossly too tight clothing. Some might only weigh 110lbs but the clothes are so tight and short that 'stuff' is squished out in all directions. It's nasty! Can't they see themselves in a mirror? Yuck. They would look thinner and sexier in something that actually fit.

Maybe I shouldn't have posted those since they don't actually make me laugh, I feel sorry for them. Well, ok the Oompa Loompa Ladies are kind of funny. I said it.

Also the guys that gives girls funy looks when they walk into the weight room and then the look on their face when they see how much they are lifting

OMG - yesterday me & my friend scored the last bench in the free weight area, so we were sharing till another freed up. EVERY single guy in the area stopped dead for a min to stare at us as we started. All but 1 dude just shook it off and when back to their workouts, but the guy on the Smith machine next to us. He kept staring and when his friend joined him, I heard him whisper to him "Why are they doing that?" at me & my friend (we are both women and neither small ).

Kool part... his friend did a double take at him and asked him (loud enough for most people to hear) "Why are you doing it?"

I almost dropped the dumbbell on my head trying NOT to laugh at the 1st dude.

**edited cause I can't speel**

I don't really laugh at the gym, but I do smile a lot. I'm totally a sucker for a grandma in a velour tracksuit, with the matching head-and-wrist-bands and everything, and my gym has a pretty good selection of them. The track runs around the outside of the cardio room, so every time one speedwalks past me I want to pump my fist and yell, "yeah, you go! Wooo!" but I wouldn't want to make things awkward.

The other thing is that if I have a day off work sometimes I think, oh, I'll sleep in a little bit, but somehow I never remember what a bad decision that is until I get to the locker room. And then I run into the water aerobic ladies and you just have to laugh because there isn't really any other option. There are maybe 10 on any given day, but it feels like at least twice that many - they all descend en masse and set up giant intricate camps of towels and toiletries on the benches, flinging bathing suits around and loudly describing the details of their last poop. They're hilarious. I hope to have that much awesome when I'm 80. (Know how I know they're 80? Because when you're 80 and at the gym, you introduce yourself by saing, "My name's Betty, I'm 80! I'll be 81 in May!")

Yesterday, I saw two young woman at the gym holding little 2-3 pound dumbbells and waving them around with no particular form while they chatted. I wanted to ask where they got their routine from and which muscles were they were working. It seriously made no sense.

Yea right, and I laugh at native English speakers who can't spell 'women', I want to ask them where they got their education from and which part of their brain are they using.
Seriously people, stick to your own routine rather than judging others.

It was a typo, lighten up!

Y'all were probably laughing at me on the treadmill yesterday. I sometimes listen to classical music while doing C25K. Yesterday I was listening to Tchaikovsky's Overture of 1812 and it wasn't until the cool down portion of my C25K that I realized that I had been conducting the orchestra the entire time.

I can't do anything more on the treadmill oter than trying not to fall off. I give you props for being able to conduct an entire orchestra while you're on the treadmill. lol

sometimes i try to dance to a cool song...can't really shimmy my hips while running. never ends well.