Most Embarrassing Gym Moment...

I think this is hands-down the best thread I've ever stumbled across on this site!

I have two actual gym stories (though reading through all of these have me a little freaked out about what COULD happen: it was realllllly cold yesterday morning, but I didn't want to put on a hat and have my hair extra frizzy when I took it off at the gym (I personally wear junkie stuff, crappy hair, and don't try to look cute at the gym, but the more I go and see all the chicks who are really into flouncing, I am annoyed that I am getting a bit self-conscious as a result), so I opted to pull my hood up instead. When I got to the gym, my hair was just as frizzy as it would have been if I'd warn my hat. There was a woman there getting ready for work, hogging up the section of the mirror with all the products, so I just quickly grabbed the hairspray and went over to the sink area to use it. As soon as I'd sprayed it ALL over my hair I thought to myself "I guess they switched hairspray brands. I like the smell of this." Then I thought about it for a second, looked at the bottle, and realized I'd sprayed hydrating body mist all over my head. I was fairly positive mirror hog knew what I did, so I just owned it and left the locker room. On the bright side, it did a pretty good job.

A couple of months ago when I hadn't been at this gym very long, I was wearing some grey workout pants and was on the recumbent bike for probably about 30 minutes. Something I should mention: the therm at my gym is perpetually set to 73, so even if you're just wiggling your fingers, be prepared to sweat like a beast. Anyway, after my ride, i came back to wipe down the bike and noticed the seat looked like I'd hosed it down. I felt sweaty all over, naturally, but this was absurd. When I checked myself out in the locker room, it clearly looked like I'd peed myself extensively. I blow dried my butt for minutes until it was dry, but the sweat session had been so intense that an outline was still clearly visible as I had to cross the entire gym floor to the exit. *sigh*

Before I joined the gym, I worked out mostly by walking on the boardwalk or beach (i live about 3 blocks from the ocean). One day, I'd gone back and forth within myself about whether or not to work out. It was a gorgeous sunny day but I was feeling extremely lazy. I then watched an episode of Biggest Loser I'd DVRd the night before and was highly motivated to get off my *kitten*, which I did. Unfortuntately, my timing was pretty bad: I made it the three blocks to the boardwalk and walked about one block on it before the sky opened up and p*ssed on me. It was raining way too hard to see more than a few feet in front of me let alone actually jog (I'm very clumsy) so I just angrily walked as fast as I could home. About two blocks from home, I came across a criminally gorgeous man waiting to cross at the light and persevere through his run. He said hi, talked about the rain a little bit, and was VERY smily. I was feeling pretty good because this was not a man that I normally would ever have expected to pay me any attention, so I thought "hey--this working out is clearly working!" Then I looked down and realized the light pink hanes t-shirt I was wearing was COMPLETELY soaked through, as was the white sports bra I was wearing underneath. I then slunk the rest of the way home in shame...but not before walking past about 25 teenage boys on a crew team out for their run.

Some fellas from Team Quest were working out at my gym and I was watching their workout. They're crazy strong so I was totally enthralled. They moved and I turned to follow but it was too much turn for my body and I fell off the elliptical onto the elliptical next to me and then onto my *kitten* on the floor.

Totally farted in yoga class. Not just a little, polite *poot* but a long, juicy fart with teeth. Ok and it STUNK like it had just rolled right past a turd. It was awful. I was on a juice cleanse and sometimes you don't have control and your farts just can't be trusted. I heard someone trying to suppress their giggles, another person said "gross" under their breath. Mortified and frozen in place, I didn't how to damage control this one. I finished class as best I could and then as soon as they went into final relaxation I immediately got up, ran out of the studio and never went back. When I got home I discovered that yes, I had *kitten* myself a little.

OMG, that is so funny!!!!!

Hving a bad day, and I needed the good laugh these provided! Thanks for sharing everyone.

Unbelievably, I have not had an embarrassing gym moment--I'm sure my time is coming. But I did fall in the pool during my son's swim meet. (Yes, while it was going on--in front of oh, maybe 300 people). Needless to say, I made the quickest exit out of the pool that I'd ever made before. And it's hard to cover up your mistake--you're dripping!