Dear Woman in Makeup at the Gym

This is an awesome thread..... I have never read such a positive post and the subsequent replies been equally as positive....!!

There is a young lady (probably early 20's) at our gym, she always wear a pair of black & hot pink leggings and a hot pink & black tank top style Tshirt, her trainers are black and two tone pink, her finger nails are hot pink and her lipstick is always varying shades of pink (I'm assuming she loves pink and why not, it looks great on her).....

I happened upon a conversation with her a few weeks ago, because she had just been given a new program, but there was no staff around and she was struggling with a machine (I was on the machine next to her and regularly use the machine she was on) and I caught site of her struggling, so I watched discreetly for a moment (I didn't want to make her feel foolish or appear nosy) and when it was clear she hadn't figured out how to use the machine correctly, I took my headphones off, paused my machine and climbed down, asked her if she was OK and she looked at me a bit embarrassed, that's when she said it was a new program and that she wasn't sure how to use this machine (it is an odd piece of equipment, I use it every week and have done for months, but it is not easy to get your head round it) so I told her how to set it up and how to use it - she said thank you and apologised for disturbing my workout, I just laughed and said I was glad of the break, I was shattered and couldn't wait to get finished....

I went to the gym 2 days later and there was the Pink Lady and just as I was walking out of the changing rooms to start my lower body routine (using the confusing machine) she came trotting over to me and said thank you for helping me, my name is Amanda..... So now every time we see each other we have a chat, or work on the machines next to one another, she is a very pleasant lady and I guess I was guilty of looking at her, thinking why on earth do you tart yourself up so much to sweat it out at the gym, but my views of pretty looking ladies has changed, she is just looking good on the outside and coming to the gym to make sure she feels as good on the inside.

So thank you OP, this is a beautiful thread and one I'm glad I happened upon - I will point Amanda in the direction of this next time I see her, which might well be tomorrow morning....

Have a wonderful day OP, you have made my evening a bit brighter (unlike the weather).

xXx

I looooove this thread! And yes, I at least have to wear waterproof mascara when I lift/workout or my eyes disappear. I say why shouldn't we look nice AND be serious about our workouts. You don't have to look like a butch just because you lift (and my apologies to anyone who chooses to look butch when they lift, lol)

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I don't even go the gym, and I love this. Kind of makes me want to start going.

Fantastic post

I am on a six week program that has me soaked 10 mins in. I can't wait to look a little cute in the gym once it is done. Love that someone can appreciate that. :bigsmile: Must we all look scrubbed all the time while working out?? :noway: I think not.

I really liked the original post!

I do lift at lunch, myself, and I have make-up on because it is the middle of my workday....so, yes, I am REALLY glad about what you posted!

At first I was like:



then I read it, and was like:



because it wasn't what I expected, so for that I:

It's kind of a bait and switch but also not really. It was an open letter to the lovely lady at the gym, so it's not an inaccurate title.

THIS WAS AWESOME!!!