What is your BAD gym etiquette?
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There are lots of people griping about the things that piss them off at the gym. We are all guilty of breaking a rule or two. What are your bad gym habits?
Mine? Let's see...
-I sweat. A LOT. And I drip on everything. I try to wipe most of it up.
-I'm the guy that blows his nose while running. I carry my own towel with me so I blow into that. Not a gym towel. Outside I just blow a hockey snot.(if you have to ask, look it up)
-I keep my music so loud I can drown everybody else out. Consequently I tend to grunt loudly... Not like the big meat heads but...
-I step on a towel in the locker room so I don't have to touch the floor.
I',m sure the people that see me at the gym could prob give you more but that's all I can come with for now.
So, spill it!
Mine? Let's see...
-I sweat. A LOT. And I drip on everything. I try to wipe most of it up.
-I'm the guy that blows his nose while running. I carry my own towel with me so I blow into that. Not a gym towel. Outside I just blow a hockey snot.(if you have to ask, look it up)
-I keep my music so loud I can drown everybody else out. Consequently I tend to grunt loudly... Not like the big meat heads but...
-I step on a towel in the locker room so I don't have to touch the floor.
I',m sure the people that see me at the gym could prob give you more but that's all I can come with for now.
So, spill it!
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I sit on the equipment in between exercises. There are signs everywhere prohibiting it. But if someone wants to step in, I will welcome them to the machine. But I just don't like standing there like a fool when I can just sit on the seat until my next set. But in my defense, I don't go to the gym when its real crowded generally.0
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•I rarely wash my gym clothes and smell like rancid fermunda cheese.
•I have knocked people's things off their treadmill while caught up in an air drumming session
•As a result of my swamp *kitten* I leave snail trails
•I accidentally sing aloud to my music while running0 -
I'm a sweater because I go hard or go home.
I'm sure my breathing annoys people too since I'm breathing hard from working hard along with compensating for asthma issues.
I buzz people that insist on walking two and three wide on the track taking up the walking side AND the jogging side and refuse to give me a little room to jog past. I keep thinking they'll eventually figure out that hearing rapid footfalls behind them means someone is coming!
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I keep thinking they'll eventually figure out that hearing rapid footfalls behind them means someone is coming!
Good luck. I hear you can't fix stupid.0 -
I read my kindle on the elleptical0
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I watch That 70's Show while on the elliptical or bicycle (we've got the Matrix machines with the plat panel TVs!) sometimes I laugh out loud.
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I also sit at the weight machines between sets. It is not that busy usually so I don't think it is causing anyone major problems.
I lip sync and drum my hands to my music. Sometimes I wonder if I have it so loud people can hear it because sometimes I get "the look" - like what are you listening too?
I used to worry about going to the gym because I was new and didn't know the rules. Now I just do my thing and so what if people think I am silly. Actually, I do tend to be silly. That is just the way I am.0 -
I watch the Food Network while I'm on the elliptical. Sorry Gooey Butter Cake doesn't motivate you the way it motivates me.0
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I sweat that much it looks like i just took a dip in the pool but i workout hard whats the point and i always wipe down!0
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I do more than 30 minutes of Cardio at a time. And yes, I get mad when I see other people doing it!0
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gasp.................I wear make up to the gym, its not that I put it on to go to the gym, its just that I go straight from work and I barely have time to change into my work out clothes and drive there BUT I do shower it off as soon as my work out is done0
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-I step on a towel in the locker room so I don't have to touch the floor.
Wait since when is doing this bad etiquette?
I think people not taking care of their feet which causes the rest of us to do this in order to avoid athlete's foot is the bad etiquette.0 -
I lip sync and catch myself dancing on oh um everything. I also sweat like a pig so i bring my own towel and try to clean up as best i can. I notice everyone walking past me all the time so i think i creep people out but whatever.....My hubby also say's i look like i want to kick everyone's *kitten* and that is why no one takes the equipment next to me lmao0
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Heh heh, I put my wet things (from swimming/water aerobics) all over a bench and leave it there until I'm dress and can wrap it up in a towel. Mind you, I do clean up after myself, but I get a lot of dirty looks!0
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I read War & Peace between sets.
The entire book.
And no, you can't "work in."0 -
I DON'T remove my outdoor shoes to carry them through the locker room. (gasp) i wear them in, i ain't stepping on that floor! Nasty...0
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Embarassing but funny I suppose...
Since losing weight my shorts have become a little loose on me
especially in the thigh area...
I didnt realize just how bad it was until my trainer asked me to do my situps and crunches facing the wall...
I now wear Spandex shorts underneath my shorts :P
I too also blast my music in my ears and lip sync and air drum or bang my head.
Another funny story just yesterday I was with my trainer and one of the other gym members told me "you dont make enough noise when you work out..." I kind of looked at her like o_O??? Im sorry I seriously can't stand when people moan or grunt really loudly haha0 -
I'm a space hog...I hog the free weights, the space in the front (by the mirror
) of my Zumba class, the stretching area etc....and I get PISSED when someone does that to me or step in my space...lol...
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When I'm on a treadmill and a song I *really* like comes on, I do this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXuK08CdhaI
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Hey I do that too! hahahaWhen I'm on a treadmill and a song I *really* like comes on, I do this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXuK08CdhaI
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