Please dont wear perfumes to the gym
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Its very irritating to people like me with asthma, and it doesn't make you smell any better when it mixes with your sweat.
Thank you.
You gotta admit, this is a pretty silly request. Nobody is going to think to themselves, "Hmmmm...I guess I should *not* wear my perfume today. Cuz you never know, when I get to the gym, that one girl might be there. You know the one that I magically know has asthma. Yeah and it will irritate her. Nope, nope, can't do that!" ::Throws perfume bottle in trash::
Riiiight.0 -
Maybe people who are sensitive to perfume should exercise at the least busy part of the day. You cant control other behavior, you can control your own.0
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i wear my victorias secret body spray to the gym, because i spray myself in the morning when im getting ready... i smell GOOD!0
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Ridiculous. When I was a gym-goer I would go after work specifically so that I didn't have to shower at the gym and lug all my junk around. Work-gym-home. No way would I remove my makeup and perfume before gymming it. My makeup stays on perfectly because I use waterproof mascara and liquid liner. Plus I already look terrible enough working out (I am one of those ridiculously embarrassingly red people, also I'm fat so ''normal' gym clothes don't fit me/look terrible so I dress like a dag) that I didn't need to add another level of hideousness to that.
Honestly. If one particular member is marinating in their perfume before hitting the gym then perhaps have a word to a staff member and they can request that she tone it down. Aside from that, if it's regular people being normal, well, you'll just have to deal with it.0 -
Holy crap, you would hate me. Not because I wear perfume to the gym, but I wear Soapwalla Deodorant Cream because I have some issues with cysts caused by regular deodorants. It contains essential oils, including lavender, tea tree, sweet orange, peppermint, and bergamot, so it's quite scented. Should your asthma, which is readily treatable (I know, because I have it as well), trump my issues which cause physical pain, and affect my everyday life and job if I use other deodorants?0
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There should also be a ban on girls who wear makeup to the gym. Seriously, if you don't plan on sweating and ruining your perfectly applied mascara and caked on foundation, then get the hell out. There's no need to look cute when you're working out and you're taking up machines.
Damnz, how 'bout you mind your own business and just focus on your workout? Gees.
^this!!!
I wonder why some people feel the need to have others cater to their needs. You don't like it, move to another machine. Some women go to the gym straight from work, get a grip.
i'd wager a bet that eventually for some it ends up being as an excuse for "why i stopped working out and gave up on my weight loss goals"
Well, I was going for 17% bf. But this one girl who has the same gym schedule as me, she wears vera wang princess perfume, which is aaaaawful and she washes her hair with herbal essance. So I stopped working out all together. I tried running a few miles inmy.neighborhood, but my indian neighbor is always cooking with curry, which gives me headaches
perhaps we can entice you back to the gym with this fragrance
or this
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On the rare occsion I have make up or perfume on at the gym it's because I've gone their from work NOT because I'm some bint who puts it on to exercise. Either way though it's not your business. I don't like people who chew gum with their gobs open but hey ho.0
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I LOVE when people wear a pretty scent to the gym.
Even a scent that doesn't appeal to me is cool. I see it as, hey you like that and want to smell good. Good job.
one time I worked out next to a woman who was wearing some vanilla amber combo.
I had to work on not being creepy because it was lovely.
Maybe if you have allergies so severe you can't tolerate other human's preferences. (do you have a job? some of those folks wear cologne or perfume I'm sure? go to the store? it's gonna happen)
Idk Get a face mask or something
It's not them it's you.0 -
This is an interesting-ish conversation. I am one of those people who has something of a chemical sensitivity. I can't shop at a bath and body works because being inside one causes a horrible headache and the urge to vomit from the overwhelming smells. I also can't venture inside an Abercrombie and Fitch (not that they would let me) because of the intense fragrance they use inside their store (at least the one here in my town). Sadly, once the headache starts, it doesn't go away just because the smell goes away. It can last the better part of a day. The urge to vomit passes pretty quick though. Having said all of that, I do not think it is realistic or fair to expect everyone to go scent free just to make me happy. (shocking I know). I would love it however, if more people were just a little more considerate in their daily routine (voluntarily) and maybe didn't spray a bunch on right before they went into the gym. That wouldn't just be nice for me, it would also be nice for other people who don't want to smell whatever rank l'eau de crap they happen to fancy that week...or their really nice perfume either. I guess my point is just that we can choose to be nice and considerate without having to turn it into a law right?
As an aside... I don't think most people are aware of how many chemical fragrances they usually have on. I mean there's the scent of the shampoo and conditioner, plus any other hair products, the cosmetics have fragrances, the lotion has it's own fragrance, your clothes are fragranced by the washing detergent and then the fabric softener, then there's your deodorant, your mouthwash, the list is realllllly long...and all of those products have conflicting and competing smells....it's pretty intense.0 -
i got stuck down wind (power floor fan was on) from a guy who 1) obviously does not use deoderant 2) obviously does not brush his teeth daily, and 3) obviously ate some crazy *kitten* mexican food the night prior, as he huffed and puffed and slang his naturally scented sweat side to side while on the elliptical... i could only hope and pray that he would pull a bottle of axe or full body douche out of his fanny pack that he was sporting, and dump it on himself... that would have been nice. for me.0
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Live and let live. If you have a problem with someone's perfume, make up, clothing, jewelry, etc. just go to a different part of the gym until they move. I highly doubt anyone walks into the gym and thinks "Hey, that person probably HATES when other people wear tight gym outfits so I am going to work out RIGHT NEXT TO THEM." People really need to get over themselves.0
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Some people come from work or school. Showering BEFORE a workout is completely unnecessary.
If your asthma gives you that much trouble maybe you should consider a home gym.0 -
I almost always have makeup + perfume on at the gym. I dont do it FOR the gym - but I definitely work hard!! I am also one of those people that has nice (even though they are cheap) gym clothes on. Doesnt automatically make me one of "those girls", in fact i am training for a powerlifting competition..0
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There should also be a ban on girls who wear makeup to the gym. Seriously, if you don't plan on sweating and ruining your perfectly applied mascara and caked on foundation, then get the hell out. There's no need to look cute when you're working out and you're taking up machines.
I think that if you're working hard enough you wouldn't have TIME to notice who is wearing makeup and who isn't.
It's like you're trying to tear other people down for not working hard enough when your OWN workout isn't even on the forefront of your mind.0 -
Want people to not wear pink as well next? Perhaps the wrong runners? Oh wait.... want them to bring you a cookie? Why should other people have to cater to YOUR needs when you wont cater to theirs?0
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Oh, and I always match at the gym as well.
It takes just a long to pick out a matching, nice outfit as it does to pick out dumpy sweats and a stained shirt.0 -
This is a silly and useless complaint.
There used to be a hall in a random building at my university that was plastered in signs to not wear or spray scented things. It was in an area that constantly had people traveling through on their way to other classes, & I never understood how they expected to control that situation. I mean, by the time someone is actually THERE, standing in front of the sign that says 'scent-free please!', it's a little late. Because what do you expect them to do, go wash their clothes in the sink to get rid of the scent? Not gonna happen.0 -
I used to go to Krogers and their laundry detergent section was next to the meat section and the two blended in a totally disgusting way so I stopped shopping there.
The smell of flowers and decay....hmmmmm
If smells affect you in such a way I would suggest nose plugs and mouth breathing.0 -
No you can't dictate what people do and dont wear, but you can have some common sense and courtesy. However, of course you can't "de-scent" yourself of every item with smell either, and even possibly *think* of every single thing which someone may be sensitive to. Common courtesy is the guideline, think of it like sound: if you are talking in a movie theater, it may be annoying, but if its toned down, you really can't legitimately do much, even though its rude. But if you talk loudly and yell in the movie theater its very distracting, you deserve to be kicked out. Just like stinky BO monsters who wont wear any deodorant and perfume marinating metrosexuals both need a swift kick in the *kitten* out the door from the gym if they wont quit.
Now on the other side of the coin, if you keenly sensitive to any sound as a migraine sufferer, why are you in a movie theater? If you are allergic to any scent, why are you in a gym? You will get smell no matter what: rubberized mats, plastics, shower and soap smells, bathroom smells, heck even the iron smells (good
)...its not the place for someone so sensitive, sorry but I dont see how you could possibly tolerate it anyways. As long as someone isn't becoming a radiating stench bomb in some way I don't think there is room to complain about these everyday unavoidable smells that you HAVE to expect to be there already, so how can you complain really?
Makeup and clothing?? So what if they want to dress like Lady GaGa, you don't have to look at them, but you do have to breathe.0 -
As someone that does have severe asthma, and highly sensitive to perfumes, yes the cleaning aisle in the grocery store is torture (so I make my husband pick up anything we need from there), I know it's MY responsibility to control my asthma triggers. This is one of the reasons I have set up my home gym, because here I can control it.
I can't expect to go to a gym and tell everyone don't wear this or that because it might trigger my asthma, that's not their responsibility or problem its MINE. So I found a solution that works for me, if going to a gym triggers your asthma find a solution that you can control.0 -
I can understand that people are coming from work or other places but I also believe that perfume and cologne are a personal choice and only you and the person closest to you should be able to smell you. And this isn't only at the gym. Think about if you work at a hospital and spray a few sprays of your favorite perfume or body spray before leaving for work in the morning and then you get in the elevator at work with people who are there with whatever illness brings them there. I walked up 10 flights of steps in the parking garage to avoid the chance again that day. You have no idea how that smell could make them feel. I suffer from chronic migraine with aura, at the beginning of a migraine I lose part of my vision and sometimes the ability to speak coherently and that's before the pain starts. Strong scents are one of my triggers and in my personal life I've arranged things so that I don't have to deal with them in my space. I'm not a perfume hater. I actually miss being able to wear perfume. I love the smell of a some candles. My body just can not tolerate them. No, I don't expect people to not wear perfume or cologne but they could realize that it's their choice to wear it and that they are the only ones who want to smell it.0
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There should also be a ban on girls who wear makeup to the gym. Seriously, if you don't plan on sweating and ruining your perfectly applied mascara and caked on foundation, then get the hell out. There's no need to look cute when you're working out and you're taking up machines.
Really now...because I workout on weights...I don't have sweat streaming down my face when I work out...
Ah now I see "taking up machines" that explains your comment.
Note to self : continue to avoid the "machines" in the gym the women there are nasty. Hangry perhaps.0 -
There should also be a ban on girls who wear makeup to the gym. Seriously, if you don't plan on sweating and ruining your perfectly applied mascara and caked on foundation, then get the hell out. There's no need to look cute when you're working out and you're taking up machines.
I think that if you're working hard enough you wouldn't have TIME to notice who is wearing makeup and who isn't.
It's like you're trying to tear other people down for not working hard enough when your OWN workout isn't even on the forefront of your mind.
This. If you have time to notice how much makeup someone is wearing, maybe you are the one "not working hard enough" and maybe YOU are the one "taking up the machines"0 -
There should also be a ban on girls who wear makeup to the gym. Seriously, if you don't plan on sweating and ruining your perfectly applied mascara and caked on foundation, then get the hell out. There's no need to look cute when you're working out and you're taking up machines.
I used to wear make up at the gym because I either went on my lunch or after work. I wasn't going to wash my face before I worked out because I didn't have the time. It didn't mean I didn't workout hard or that I did it to "look cute".0 -
I don't like it when chicks lay on their ****e bath and body works fruity spray, that bothers me. But if you're mildly scented of the lotion or body wash you used that morning, I think that's fine. There's also a dude at my gym who smells of oakmoss and it's quite nice sometimes.
As for makeup, I apply BB cream, concealer under my eyes and mascara. I like to look fresh. Sue me.0 -
Wonder what people think when I crop dust the cardio section.
You know what I find incredibly distracting? Yoga pants. Not complaining though. : ) Carry on ladies.0 -
The perfume complaint I can get on board with (I'm a vile mouthbreather), but I've also never come across someone who applied so much that it really bothered me, and I'm sensitive to smells, as in I get headaches very easily. If someone wants to cake on the makeup before working out however, who cares? Their loss, they just wasted makeup.
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I don't like it when chicks lay on their ****e bath and body works fruity spray, that bothers me. But if you're mildly scented of the lotion or body wash you used that morning, I think that's fine. There's also a dude at my gym who smells of oakmoss and it's quite nice sometimes.
As for makeup, I apply BB cream, concealer under my eyes and mascara. I like to look fresh. Sue me.
^^^^^^^ yup0 -
Wonder what people think when I crop dust the cardio section.
You know what I find incredibly distracting? Yoga pants. Not complaining though. : ) Carry on ladies.
lmao0 -
Insecurities about your skin and skin tone may cause make-up to be worn. Maybe we should actually focus on working out and not what other people are doing or wearing in the gym.
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