![]() ![]() If the influx of new members keep at it and become engaged in the facility purchasing extras (training, Pilates, group ex, etc.), then the financial gain of the gym helps their bottom line. We know January 1st brings tons of new paying members to your gym, more members mean more money. Not only is that a more respectful way to deal with other human beings in general, this may benefit you in the long run. Here’s a novel idea, instead of bashing the gym newbie with insults, maybe a better route to take would be showing them proper form or teaching them the unwritten rules of gym etiquette. It takes time, consistency and in most cases a helping hand from a veteran. Remember when you were a new lifter, back when you were supersetting bench press and bicep curls 5 days per week and doing crunches and cardio as “finishers”? When most of your back training was the lower back arch you were getting on standing curls and leg day was jogging 1 mile? Everyone starts somewhere, nobody brand new is going to be totally polished as far as the intricacies of how to handle themselves in the gym. Or maybe just don’t be an asshole, whatever works for you. By Spring, some rooftop happy hour or garden brunch will be the first of many reasons they claim they cannot workout that day, and I’ll have my gym back for the rest of the year.While the inner meathead may react in this fashion, every so often it pays off to take a step back and look at the bigger picture before you let your surging testosterone hijack the interaction with the gym newbies in your way. All of these resolutioners need to stop wasting their money or time signing up for trial periods. And let’s be honest, your fantasy of sparking up a conversation even when the cutie’s call ends is not likely since he will seamless switch from talking to texting with his head down so you won’t even be able to enjoy the view from the mirror in front of you for too long. The content of the discussion you overhear further confirms your wise choice not to engage the gym-goer and just enjoy the reflection of the eye candy in the mirror as you run a quarter marathon. He is so engulfed in his phone conversation…loudly talking…using the speaker…that any attraction that caught your attention dissolves as quickly as your futile attempt to add ice cubes to your plastic water bottle. The third person that shows up almost gives you hope for humanity, but you then notice that they are only at the gym to sit on machines and weight benches. She didn’t listen to the suggestion of using a key lock and so spends most of her time helpless and muttering curses seemingly to herself, however loud just enough to garner an audience that attempts to come to her rescue. The second person is The Silly Woman or damsel in distress. ![]() And I’m not against PDA–it’s disgusting, unnecessary, and unproductive (especially since your hands should be gripping the arms of an elliptical or twenty pound free weights). They’re the two holding hands as they parade around the gym. You’ll know them because at least two items they’re wearing match whether it’s their baseball caps, tee shirts, sneakers, color scheme, something will definitely be the same. First type of person at the gym comes as a pair: the couple. So the downside to a new year: the resolutioners are at the gym again for their annual two months of “it’s going to be different this year” weight loss plan. ![]()
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