How many of you take showers at the gym

cookieinbk82
cookieinbk82 Posts: 320 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
And is it weird taking a shower near other people?
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  • bballgirlsl981
    bballgirlsl981 Posts: 4
    I do, it's no big deal since the stalls are separate and private.
  • yeahfatty
    yeahfatty Posts: 228 Member
    I do! & no it's not weird, it's just a shower. (:
  • Lumpy52403
    Lumpy52403 Posts: 187 Member
    Almost every time, and it seems completely normal to me.
  • deluxmary2000
    deluxmary2000 Posts: 981 Member
    I do but I HATE it. The showers at my gym never have the right water pressure and there are always giant lumps of hair on the floor. Ick.
  • Cathalain
    Cathalain Posts: 424 Member
    I don't, because I get in and get out and I usually walk home (about a mile) to "cool down". I don't go in the mornings so it's not anything I have to necessarily worry about - the only one I'm around is my husband and he's usually worse than I am. :laugh:
  • SunofaBeach14
    SunofaBeach14 Posts: 4,899 Member
    Oh FFS
  • Jelaan
    Jelaan Posts: 815 Member
    Yes, there are private shower stalls, very nice soap/shampoo/conditioner, and are really clean. We have a 20 minute drive home, so it's nice to have a warm shower and put on clean clothes before we leave.
  • VelveteenArabian
    VelveteenArabian Posts: 758 Member
    I don't. Just....no. Hell no. I will go home and shower or to the barn and shower (and yes, sometimes I work out, and shower, then ride my horse, and shower again. I like showers.).
  • caracrawford1
    caracrawford1 Posts: 657 Member
    If I am in a hurry and need to go somewhere after then I will, otherwise, it is more comfortable for me to shower at home.
  • pleasurelittletreasure
    pleasurelittletreasure Posts: 236 Member
    David Tennant had some guy ask for his autograph in his gym's shower. I laughed so hard at his description of the incident. Not that anyone would ever want my autograph, but I always chose to head home to my own shower. And the showers at my gym were rather swank. Just personal preference.
  • Amestris
    Amestris Posts: 152 Member
    Oh FFS

    FFS???

    And to answer the OP yes I have. It's not that big of a deal most people are focused on getting in and out.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    I do and no, it's not weird. Not even slightly. It's just like being back in the dorms at college.
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  • Burry_Falls
    Burry_Falls Posts: 3 Member
    gym showers should be unisex, this would alleviate the sexual tension that we all feel, imagine soaping up my balls and nob while i probe your holes with my fingers after a strenuous workout?....yeah, you'd love it
  • ucabucca
    ucabucca Posts: 606 Member
    No way would I be able to drive home after my workout without a shower. We have individual stalls with individual changing areas in each. They have all amenities and provide towels too so I can shower and head to work. My gym keeps locker room very clean as with the equipment on the floor.
  • Squeer
    Squeer Posts: 6
    I think unisex showers are a cracking idea. Give your right arm a little workout after you've fiinished your proper workout burn a few extra calories off. If there are a few bikes all the better. Gets my vote.
  • thunderseed
    thunderseed Posts: 40 Member
    I don't, because I get in and get out and I usually walk home (about a mile) to "cool down". I don't go in the mornings so it's not anything I have to necessarily worry about - the only one I'm around is my husband and he's usually worse than I am. :laugh:

    Same here, I prefer working out during late day or evenings, I don't live far away so I just walk or bike home to cool down after, and I am a bachellorette so I don't have to worry about smelling bad around my house LoL.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    Sometimes I do, I usually shower at home though. I like my home shower.
  • lingo10
    lingo10 Posts: 305 Member
    Some gym or fitness studios that seem good or if I am way too sweaty, I will def shower. But not everytime.
  • Tortitudekitty
    Tortitudekitty Posts: 67 Member
    I'm lucky I live a 3 minute walk from my gym so I shower at home. I do use the gym showers if I have a post workout sauna or use the steam room though and always wear a pair of Crocs...too much athletes foot, verrucas etc!
  • JenAndSome
    JenAndSome Posts: 1,893 Member
    I only take a shower at the gym if I have been swimming. It gets easier the more you do it just like everything else that would make you nervous.
  • Wenchiness
    Wenchiness Posts: 126 Member
    I swim and spend a good 5 minutes scrubbing the chlorine off after spraying myself down with vitamin C (it helps rid the chlorine smell). It is not weird or odd, at all. Stalls are separate. I generally take only 1-2 showers a week at home now, it really saves on the water bill making up for the gym membership. I do wear thick, non slippery thongs in the shower (Okabashi) to protect my tootsies from any unwanted fungi.
  • mlfrailing
    mlfrailing Posts: 79
    Always. I wouldn't want to hop in the car all sweaty and nasty.
  • XX_Miss_RoseMary_XX
    XX_Miss_RoseMary_XX Posts: 274 Member
    I've done it. It's easier that wag my husband is free to use our shower when we get home.
  • stuart160
    stuart160 Posts: 1,628 Member
    Sure, it's not that big a deal but I spent 27 years in the Military and am used to communal showers from BootCamp on through multiple deployments.
  • derrickyoung
    derrickyoung Posts: 136 Member
    Every time. It only gets weird when your stuck shaving beside the guy doing Helicopters in front of the mirror
  • KrazyKenny1967
    KrazyKenny1967 Posts: 54
    Yes , I go before work and its too far to go back home. I go to anytime fitness , they have private showers. Only 1 mens and 1 womens. I'm glad it's not very busy in the mornings!
  • watchhillgirl
    watchhillgirl Posts: 597 Member
    Yes I shower at the gym. Mine is super clean, provides towels, soap, blow dryers too. Could not imagine driving home all sweaty after a hard workout!
  • runforestrun35
    runforestrun35 Posts: 480 Member
    Definitely if I go before work, or if I am going out in the evening after a workout, I definitely take advantage of the showers,changing areas and there is plenty of room to get ready! The gym I go to is very clean...☺
  • SunofaBeach14
    SunofaBeach14 Posts: 4,899 Member
    Every time. It only gets weird when your stuck shaving beside the guy doing Helicopters in front of the mirror

    I guess I'll stop that. But blow drying my junk is fine, right? I'll be done with the blow dryer in a sec and you can have it, ok?

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