Stupid Things People Do At The Gym...

All in good fun...please don't be offended.

1. The soccer mom's that come with their friends who have gossip-fests while slowly walking on the treadmills.

2. Those silly girls that wear bows, earings and makeup who attempt to workout but end up "accidentally" walking past the mirrors.

3. Big, bulky guys who make loud noises when lifting weights.

4. People who sing out loud with their i-pods while working out.

5. People who come to the gym, look around at the equipment, get a protein shake...and then call it a day.

6. People who save machines for their friends! (Ahh don't do that)!

7. People who don't clean up the machine when they are done. (GROSS)! Come on now.

8. The ever-popular person who talks on the phone while attempting to work-out.

9. People who walk around naked in the locker-rooms. I know it IS a locker room...but its still a public place and some people don't really want to see that much! Haha

10. People who bring novels to read while they ride their bikes. (Sorry but I just don't get it.)

After reviewing my list...I wonder why I go to the gym sometimes. But I love the machines. I'm a small girl...but I am a hardcore running, stair-climbing, elliptical-ing, sweating freak! I go to the gym to sweat my guts out and I don't talk to anyone. The gym is not a place to mingle in my opinion.

There's my two cents! Please feel free to add to the list! :)

My number one complaint--people (guys) who load up the free weight machines with heavy, heavy plates, then don't re-rack them when they are done.  I can barely drag them back to their racks, and I should not have to! Similarly, people (guys) who don't put back the weights and I have to go around searching for them.

I don't really like naked people in the locker room either, but it doesn't infuriate me the way misuse of the weights does.

I had a new one last night, on the cross trainer - two guys get on the ones either side of me - both of them with serious, serious body odour (or unwashed gym gear).

Blaaaaaaah

I used to go to the gym and saw all of these things happening.  LOL
I got bored with the people.
The one thing that should of been added to the list is guys and gals who do a repetition of weights or walk a couple minutes and then go weigh them self.  LOL
Or watching people walk into things while they are reading there books or mag., that is pretty funny also.
I found it's a lot more fun to run or walk outside then being inside watching morons accomplish nothing,  I can also do aerobic's kick boxing and weights at home, it's all in motivation to move and it doesn't cost me a cent!  :P

this will be my first ever post on this site

anyway, im pretty sure ive been guilty of the going to the gym looking at the equiptment and then leaving (when ive been hung over)

the ipod thing (not loud but ive caught myself humming

and the phone thing but if im gonna be on a cardio machine for 45 min, i cant be expected to never answer my phone, sometimes its important.

as for number 9, ive never just walked around the locker room naked but if you have a problem with naked people you should stay out of locker rooms, personally im envious of people that are comfortable to just walk around naked, they're lucky.. ha.

the THING I HATE at the gym is when some douche bag comes up and tries to flirt with me by telling me how should work out. theres no way in hell they would come up to me and offer their "help" if i wasnt 40yo man, if i wanted some moron telling me how to work out i would get a personal trainer, those people are dumb:)

im sorry that should have said:

"theres no way in hell men would walk up to me and offer their "help" if I was a 40yo man"

teehee

im not a 40yo man,

im a 25yo woman

k enjoy yr days now, i need to get to work,

I love these, and I already posted my peeves... however I have a few comments..

1 - the walking slow/holding rails thing...  I just started working out, and my cardio is walking on the treadmill for 40 minutes.   It's all I can physically do right now, and I HAVE to hold on, because I havent gotten used to balancing perfectly just yet, but I'm working on it.

2 - the sports bra thing, If I was thin, I'd work out in a sports bra top, without a shirt.  I wouldnt have to worry about getting all hot, and its not REALLY underwear, its more like a tight fitted 1/2 tank top.. if you will.  LoL Anyway, if I had the body to do that, I would be doing it!

okay, done with that!  LoL

TOO FUNNY! You guys are killing me! OK, I'll admit it, I am a "Workout Barbie" BUT I do actually work out and get sweaty, I just look good doing it! This morning in Pilates class the lady behind me had her cel phone with her and the thing rang 4 times in the first 20 minutes of class. What the heck was she thinking? It's PILATES class! Sooooo much worse than people talking on the treadmill.

The number one problem and pretty much the only one I have is gym-goers who do not read/follow instructions.  They spray sanitizer directly on the machines (makes me dizzy), leave their bags in the aisles, slam really heavy weights on the floor because they don't have the control to gently lay them down, etc...

I have no problem with naked people, people who have body odor (you're at the gym, you're supposed to sweat) or people who wear the same clothes.  I'm gulty of the latter, actually, but don't understand why it would bother someone.  It's not a fashion show and I'm not about to spend $$$ to have 5 different and exciting workout outfits for others to view.

This is way too funny cause it is all true.

I used to belong to a gym and I seen all of these and more.  I used to go with my Bestfriend, she was one of those people that would do something for 5 min then go off and talk to the employees for the next hour that i was working out and every 10 mins or so would come over and ask me if i was done yet.  I stopped going with her cause i couldn't handle it anymore.

I AM A GUM CHEWER!!! I have to chew gum while i workout if i don't no matter how much water i drink i still get dry mouth.  I don't chew wads of it just one piece of trident or something like that and i don't chomp.

First of all I have been around gyms for 15 years and have observed the people that can actually read while on the eliptical machine and let me tell you, they may be sweating some but they are not serious about working out and I mean really working out.

Those loud grunters are lifting more weight than you can imagine because they are pushing themselves past the point where it becomes uncomfortable as most women do not have a clue.

I am old school where a gym was a gym where you didn't care what you looked like. It was not social hour and we didn't need all the luxuries of technology to keep us from being "bored". You are there to "Work Out".

So to all you people that get offended by these silly distractions....get over it and concentrate on what you are really there for.

tking1, though I agree with you on everything else...

"Those loud grunters are lifting more weight than you can imagine because they are pushing themselves past the point where it becomes uncomfortable as most women do not have a clue."

Wow...thanks for the steretype.  Maybe most guys should get a clue and figure out that pain doesn't always equal gain?

OMG!  You prima donnas need to get over yourselves.  Nudity in a locker room?  Really?  Come on!  Common courtesy (and hygiene)  dictate that if you're buck naked and gonna sit on something, put a towel down.   Other than that it's a frickin' locker room for Pete's sake!  If a naked butt grosses you out then don't look (and maybe get some therapy to find out why naked bodies in a locker room causes you so much angst!) Geez.

tking, some people may not enjoy working out very much and need various forms of entertainment -- be it mp3 player or book or chat with a friend -- to make the workout endurable. I mean, these habits certainly are not impacting you negatively.

As for the grunting, if weights are so heavy that you cannot lift without moaning orgasmically, then you need to use a lighter weight. You should lift a weight that is light enough to do 8-12 reps. If 12 is too easy, then lift a heavier amount of weight, if 8 is too hard, then lift less. If lifting ONCE causes you to moan uncontrollably, then are lifitng WAY too much and are not really benefitting your body in any way.

You may be entertaining the other gym patrons, however :)

About the reading novels... If you are THAT bored when you are working out then why are you working out??? I don't believe in the 'killing two birds with one stone theory' when it comes to exercising. The reason why most people do cardio is to raise their heart rate which results in burning fat. How can you be sweating up a storm and be engulfed in a book at the same time? I just don't get it!

By the way...People should wear clothes in a public place. It's common courtesy AND common sense! That's all I'm gonna say about that.

I LOVE THIS LIST!!  Seriously!!!  The half naked thing has gotta GO!!  We're not in YOUR LIVING ROOM :-)

going to teh gym does not have to equal "sweating up a storm"! people have different reasons for going to the gym be it for weight loss, strenght training, toning, enjoyment, rehabilitation, etc. just because they are not doing the same thing you are doesn't mean they don't have right to be there. eveyroen pays the fees and deserves their time on the machines.

I know this isn't at the gym...but in my cardio kickboxing class these two girls are pretty overweight and wear clothing that is wayyy too tight, and when they sit down they show their crack to everyone....nice. Also, they constantly complain on how much they hate the class because it's very intense and vigorous...and they don't do the entire routine, they try to catch up with everyone by only doing one lap of lunges instead of two or something....I don't get it....they're only cheating themselves, NO ONE is actually caring how much they do...everyone has their own pace.

I used to have YMCA (old people place) membership and I constantly saw naked people walking around, and they would go in the sauna together...there would be like 3 nude people in there and a couple would go in the COMMUNAL locker room jacuzzi....umm yeah I'm not going to go in there now!

This passed Monday night there was a couple hanging out in the  aerobics room. When classes aren't going on, members can use the area to do lunges, squats or work on the exercise balls. Well this couple was having a workout all of their own and were just short of getting naked and just doing the deed. Honestly!! I do not want to see that!

chrysteas - I RESENT THAT!  LOL  :0)   the YMCA is NOT for old people!!  I'm 25 and I LOVE my YMCA!!!   I mean, dont get me wrong, there are SOME older people, but Im just glad to see them in the gym. It means they want to live longer, and be healthier and I commend them for that.  I'd rather work out with a bunch of older aged people than with a bunch of teenagers that are "barbie dolls" and just want to flirt with the cute gym attendant, or lifeguard.