Do you shower at the gym?

papa3x
papa3x Posts: 286
edited November 12 in Fitness and Exercise
I don't.... I can barely even get changed at the gym, not so much from modesty, but because I'm still so darn fat...... but maybe when I lose another 50 pounds I might.
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  • Marley112586
    Marley112586 Posts: 168 Member
    I don't. Mostly cause I have a thing with being naked in a public place...It freaks me out.
  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
    Nope. But I really don't have reason to. I change at home, go to the gym, go straight back home and shower there. I hate showering immediately after working out anyway, I like to let my body sweat out a bit before I shower anyway. If I shower right after I'm done workin out I just keep feeling sticky and damp again after drying off after the shower.
  • Radcliffe83
    Radcliffe83 Posts: 82
    yes, otherwise I smell.
  • fatboypup
    fatboypup Posts: 1,873 Member
    hell ya, they have the nice shampoo, conditioner and body wash. Also I'll shave there too cause razors arent cheap and use up the qtips and mouthwash they supply
  • Phoenix59
    Phoenix59 Posts: 364 Member
    No, but not because of a sense of modesty. My gym is a three-minute walk from where I live, so I use that short walk as a cool down, plus I have better soap and towels at home. :wink:
  • raven56706
    raven56706 Posts: 918 Member
    i dont.... i shower at home. i let myself cool off a bit... plus im only 10 minutes from my home...
  • bethrs
    bethrs Posts: 664 Member
    hell ya, they have the nice shampoo, conditioner and body wash. Also I'll shave there too cause razors arent cheap and use up the qtips and mouthwash they supply

    Okay, I'm definitely a member at the WRONG gym. I have to bring all my own crap....

    but back to the point, I was hesitant at first, but then I realized that it sometimes allows me to go to the gym directly before class or work when I would have put the whole thing off if I'd had to come back home before heading out for the day. so I gave it a shot. I've gotten more and more comfortable over time. Now I put on my make up and dry my hair and the whole nine.

    I do still get dressed in the shower stall tho (at least to underpants and camisole level-), which has caused some wet clothing from time to time, but I just cant step out with just a towel on or nothing....I'll never get there.
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    Nope, but only because I live 30 seconds from my gym.
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    No, because every gym has this guy:

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  • Tybalt71
    Tybalt71 Posts: 1,064 Member
    No, its dirty and disgusting and im not talking about the facilty
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    Only in my own sweat.


    The actual cleansing shower happens in the privacy of my own home. Girly parts gross me out, and I don't want to look at others or have them look at mine.
  • grapenutSF
    grapenutSF Posts: 648 Member
    Yes. I consider it a very pleasant part of belonging to my gym, almost spa like. It's spotless and filled with warm fluffy towels, lotion everywhere, vanities I can leisurely dry my hair at (as in no child pulling at me). It doesn't bother me that everyone's naked. Except that lady with the goggles, but it's still absolutely worth it.
  • Tybalt71
    Tybalt71 Posts: 1,064 Member
    Only in my own sweat.


    The actual cleansing shower happens in the privacy of my own home. Girly parts gross me out, and I don't want to look at others or have them look at mine.
    Are you stalking me Cory? lol
  • Hernandeak11
    Hernandeak11 Posts: 351 Member
    No, but not because of a sense of modesty. My gym is a three-minute walk from where I live, so I use that short walk as a cool down, plus I have better soap and towels at home. :wink:

    This.
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    Only in my own sweat.


    The actual cleansing shower happens in the privacy of my own home. Girly parts gross me out, and I don't want to look at others or have them look at mine.
    Are you stalking me Cory? lol
    No. Ignore that movement you thought you saw behind the potted palm. That isn't me.
  • MelissaE27
    MelissaE27 Posts: 682 Member
    No just because everyone would be so jealous of my FAT tabulous bod...lol
  • cgrout78
    cgrout78 Posts: 1,628 Member
    hell no, because I don't want to haul all my stuff there, I shower when I get home. and communal shower floors scare me.
  • Tybalt71
    Tybalt71 Posts: 1,064 Member
    Only in my own sweat.


    The actual cleansing shower happens in the privacy of my own home. Girly parts gross me out, and I don't want to look at others or have them look at mine.
    Are you stalking me Cory? lol
    No. Ignore that movement you thought you saw behind the potted palm. That isn't me.
    BUSTED!!!!!!
  • BAMFMeredith
    BAMFMeredith Posts: 2,810 Member
    I do when I have time. I usually have my son with me at the gym, and the children's play center has a 2 hour time limit, so often I don't have time to get him dropped off, work out, and get showered all in time to pick him up within the 2 hours.

    But if I'm just taking like an hour long class or doing a short work out (or if my son's not with me), I do. My gym (like one of the other posters) is really really nice. Lots of towels, blow dryers at each mirror, a steam room, nice individual showers, etc. So if I have the time, I definitely enjoy the perks of the steam room and shower. I don't pay too much attention to the nakeds, and I don't really care if other women see me naked (although I am relatively modest, I make sure I'm always covered below the waist).
  • fisaac814
    fisaac814 Posts: 1
    Yep. I go to the gym after work. I used the family shower for extra privacy. This saves time so when I get home, I have more time for me. Plus for all the money I'm paying, ya darnn skippy I take a shower there!
  • samf36
    samf36 Posts: 369 Member
    Some days. When I use the ladies locker room there is seldom anyone there and i use the shower stall for wheel chairs so there is lots of room to dress. I don't do that because I am fat i do it because I am very modest .
  • beccci91
    beccci91 Posts: 213 Member
    hell ya, they have the nice shampoo, conditioner and body wash. Also I'll shave there too cause razors arent cheap and use up the qtips and mouthwash they supply

    I would LOVE to know what gym you go to!!! lol

    Nope, my gym only has the hand soap kind of dispensers with god knows what in them! and I also like to be able to take the shower head off the wall and properly rinse all the soap off me...
  • redmichelle67
    redmichelle67 Posts: 49 Member
    No way ......I take a shower before I go and one when I get home.........damn I take 2 to 3 a day .... At least I smell good ...Giggles

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  • BeckyAnneGreenGables
    BeckyAnneGreenGables Posts: 40
    Yup, because I go to work right from the gym. No luxurious anything, I haul all my own stuff in and out, but...I'm more likely to exercise at the start of my day than at the end of my day.
  • Tree72
    Tree72 Posts: 942 Member
    I work out a lunch, so always shower before heading back to work. I'd say my gym has sort of average facilities. I have to supply my own toiletries. But we do have individual shower stalls with frosted doors. I'm at the gym to work out and then get on with the rest of my day. If you don't want to see naked people, you shouldn't be in a gym locker room. Fortunately pretty much everyone there during the middle of the day just seems to be focused on getting their thing done; no creepy lurkers.
  • Tmrice721
    Tmrice721 Posts: 86 Member
    Yep, I go to work 2 hours early just to workout and take a long shower, it's free so I take full advantage.... so yep I'm that chick riding on the subway with a weekender rolling bag tripping people up on my way to work...lol
  • cotso
    cotso Posts: 86
    hellz no! I kinda have a rule against being naked around other dudes, I'm weird like that! lol besides I live close to the gym so I shower at home
  • ToBeSmaller
    ToBeSmaller Posts: 46
    No, cause my get cute ritual is entirely too long AND i won't even put my bare feet on the changing room floor. I can't imagine my tootsies touching a shower floor used by others...ewwww...
  • papa3x
    papa3x Posts: 286
    I kind of miss the extras that some gyms provide now that I work out only at the YMCA or at home. But I don't know why I would haul my stuff to the gym for a shower unless I was working out and then rushing to get somewhere.
  • jody664
    jody664 Posts: 397 Member
    On certain days I do. Somedays the only day I can get a workout in is to go at lunchtime. I sweat a LOT,so I do a quick cool shower before redressing and fixing my hair and make-up. However, I live within walking distance of my gym, so when I workout before or after work, I just head home to shower. I suppose in theory I *could* do that during my lunchtime workout, but then I'd feel like I had to take the dog out, and check my messages, get the mail, start a load of laundry.........you get the picture.
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