Things people do at the gym that you hate

People who come ALL THE WAY to the gym, to walk at 3.0mph for the next 45 minutes, not challenging themselves and hogging the damn treadmill!

People who come in SLIPPERS and proceed to go barefoot while using the stationary bike. Uh, ew? Nobody wants to use the bike with your sweaty footprints on it.

i try really hard not to judge others at the gym. you never know what someones fitness level and comfort zone is.



but if you are one of those people that show up with a starbucks frappaccino with extra whipped cream, or have two iced teas in front of you on the treadmill, then i'm soooooooo judging you.

I ignore everyone while at the gym. But there is a creepy guy there, he spooks me.

This is exactly why I prefer to work out from the privacy of my own HOME..

Giggling girls who are there just to oggle the blokes and haven't got a clue about how to use the machines

and also those who try and muscle in on when having a PT session Get yr bLoody own !! though mine is fab

and poilety tells them to go away

I don't really pay much attention to other people when I'm working out. I try to focus on what I'm doing, get it done and get outta there. I'm only really bothered by the people who don't re-rack the weights and by the guys who drop the dumb bells when they're finished. Scares the crap out of me every time!! lol

lol I can be grumpy too.

I agree with Juliene. I would rather someone just ask me how many sets I have left instead of if Im done. If I was done, I wouldnt be using the thing, now would I?


Actually, in many cases, that is false. At my gym, there is a 30 minute circuit and a 12 minute abs circuit. There are signs posted by both saying that the machinery is ONLY for those who wish to do the circuit. Now, I don't mind if someone wants to jump on a particular machine for a bit even though all of those pieces of equiptment are available throughout the gym, but if you see someone doing the circuit and you're not, wouldn't you yield to them as a courtesy? No...people will jump right in front of you and hog up the machine for 5 minutes. I have also had to politely ask (when I really just want to kick them in the head)people who were clearly resting to move so I can finish the circuit.
That's my pet peeve!

PEOPLE WHO WEAR PERFUME!!!!

The stinky guy who has the same gym clothes on everyday!

The guy who grunts so loud I can hear him over my ipod. There is no need to grunt every rep of every set.

For me the peanuts that take the one spray bottle walk to the machine and spray and proceed to wipe HELLO!!! spray the paper towel leave the bottle for everyone else and piss off!

The people don't that believe in a buffer zone in the locker room or shower!

If there are 10 lockers in a row free DONT USE THE ONE NEXT TO ME BUFFER ZONE!!!!!

If there are 5 showers in a row free DONT USE THE ONE NEXT TO ME BUFFER ZONE!!!!!

just a couple of things that tick me off

I just had that this morning; I was showering, one empty shower stall to my right, two empty to my left and a whole other row of stalls on the other side and the guy takes the one empty stall to my right. Dude! "DON'T USE THE ONE NEXT TO ME BUFFER ZONE!!!!!" Absolutely.

If your worrying about other people in the gym are you really focused on your work out . I don't think so

Disagree...some things can be distracting to your workout. Like I just stated, overly smelly people and people grunting so loud, all the time, that you can hear them over your music is kind of hard to tune out.

I hate (HATE) when people are talking on their cell phones while on the treadmill or elliptical right next to me. If it's that important go out into the lobby or locker room or something. Jesus.

Yes absolutely; I get having an "important" phone call but otherwise leave it in your car or locker. Some people argue, 'well I use my phone as my i-pod/mp3 player' ok fine but don't talk on it constantly or text when you're supposedly working out.

Girls who come to scope men
Girls who come to sit on machines and talk to their friends (your def not using that so get the F off)
Girls who come to be "cute"

Men who think they own the gym
Men who think that because I am a female I don't need to use the big boy machines
Men who lean on machines and flex like I give a **** about how big their muscle are. Mine are better

Anyone who tries to correct someone elses form.... in the wrong way.

Just saying.

Also. Big on the buffer zone. Please do not stand naked directly infront of me and chat to me... I don't know you as it is. I want to know you less when your naked and I am trying to get ready for work.

Many of the complaints I'm reading here is the exact reason I love Planet Fitness. They have a lot of rules, but honestly they are rules that I think should be common sense and help guard against these horribly annoying people.

1) They don't allow slamming weights down, dropping them, yelling out when you lift to show how big and brawny you are.

2) They zip-tie the cleaning bottles to the garbage can, so you have no choice but to spray the paper towel and leave the bottle. I used to HATE when 4 of the 5 bottles were gone at one station because some people think their *kitten* don't stink and are allowed to hog them for themselves.

3) They have signs all over requesting patrons to use their cell phones outside or in the lobby.

4) They have a big sign stating that the 30 minute express circuit training is for just that or you're subject to having your membership revoked. I love this....it used to make my blood boil to be in there and see people jumping around from machine to machine, going the wrong way or coming in to use one or two machines and leaving. If you don't want to start and stop according to the traffic light, go in a counter-clockwise rotation or use ALL or almost all of the machines, go use the IDENTICAL ONES out on the main floor that don't come with rules.

Of course there are still the people with the overpowering perfume or people who get on the machine/locker/shower right next to yours when there are tons of others available, and the people who do nothing but walk around the gym trolling for the opposit sex, but seriously Planet Fitness really does a good job of cutting down on the annoyances.

(Today was my first day in the gym after ten years.... so not sure if my point of view is skewed as to what is acceptable or not)

Entire row of elliptical trainers empty (15 or so) this guy has to use the one right next to me... and proceeds to blow his nose on the outside of his t-shirt (multiple times through out his time on the machine) :huh: