Being made fun of at the gym?

The fact that we are there trying speaks volumes...the fact that they're making comments about people also speaks volumes...karma does return with the upper hand and they in the end get their own...no worries to anyone who experiences this ridiculous banter, they're no better than you are because they have "muscle" you have character unlike those who don't.... have a splendid day at the gym everyone!! And if it's that horrible at your gym, there are hundreds who would LOVE to have you at their gym!!

bless your heart. i have social anxiety and i avoid anywhere let alone the gym. i feared the situation you just experienced. i have recently been referred to the gym by my doctor i go in the middle of the day (im guessing all the young people are at work lol) its just full of older people. who are very kind and just seem to smile alot. i dont think you should exercise at home, dont feel driven out by them. keep going and getting stronger.

whenever i feel like people are looking at me or whispering (no doubt its just the anxiety talking) i always remember this i read online once...

To the fatty running on the Westview track this afternoon:

You, whose feet barely lift off the ground as you trudge around the track. You, who keeps the outside lane, footslogging in the wrong direction. You, who stops for water breaks every lap, and who would probably stop twice a lap if there were bleachers on both sides. You whose gaze drops to your feet everytime we pass. You, whose sweat drenches your body after you leave, completing only a single, 20-minute mile...Every shallow step you take, you carry the weight of more than two of me, clinging to your bones, begging to be shaken off. Each lap you run, you’re paying off the debt of another midnight snack, another dessert, another beer. It’s 20 degrees outside, but you haven’t let that stop your regimen. This isn’t your first day out here, and it certainly won’t be your last. You’ve started a journey that lasts a lifetime, and you’ve started it at least 12 days before your New Year’s resolution kicks in. You run without music, and I can only imagine the mantras running through your mind as you heave your ever-shrinking mass around the next lap. Let’s go, feet. Shut up, legs. F**k off, fat. If you’d only look up from your feet the next time we pass, you’d see my gaze has no condescension in it. I have nothing but respect for you.

You’ve got this.'

it just makes me smile.

I would have reported them immediately...even if it wasn't me who they were making fun of. The whole point of a gym is to better yourself, and everyone has to start somewhere. I personally have thick skin, but I know others aren't like that and sometimes need people to stick up for them. Personally, I don't want to workout around people who are that retarded.

I think I might have throat punched them and then asked who was pathetic now...

High five to you OP for not letting them get to you.

Two things. One I would have turned around and ask them why they feel the need to put other people down? Are you insecure? Do you feel the need to put others down to make yourself feel better? Or did your parents forget to teach you manners. Then I would walk away and go report them to management to get them kicked out.

....I'm recovering from broken kneecaps....

All I want to know is when you first got involved with the mob.

More importantly, could she use her connections to deal with the jerks in the gym?

Good for you for going to the gym. Shame on them for making fun of anyone. I can honestly say that if I had witnessed this, I'd have said something.

I don't think there is ever a reason that a grown adult should make fun of anyone... I mean don't we teach our children not to make fun of people, why in the he!! would adults think it was acceptable.

On a side note, when you get more awesome than you already are, you will be the one laughing...

Unacceptable. I'd legit report them to management, not only is it blatant harassment but it's blatant Jackassssery. Good job getting in there and getting after it. No matter what anybody says, keep on keepin' on.........it's always worth it.

Report them, your money is just as good as theirs.