Gym etiquette - AITA?

[Anonymous]

Setting: cardio area of the gym, with various rows of machines. I'm on the seated elliptical (thanks, torn meniscus) doing intervals of low and high resistance. The seated elliptical has arms that swing whether you use them or not (I'm not, just 100% legs) Sometimes people like to shimmy between machines to cut through.

Someone attempts to cut through my machine and another, instead of walking around another 10-15 feet to the end of the "row" of machines.

I made no attempt to stop or slow down, and person was trying to not get hit by the swinging arms on my machine. I refused to acknowledge them because in my opinion, WTF? Just walk around a few extra feet, which would take about 8 seconds. I don't care if the arms of my machine hit you, to be honest. I think it's rude to expect someone to slow down or stop their workout because you're lazy. By all means cut through if no one's there, but if someone's on a machine, just go around.

[Anonymous]

You both seem fine to me - you keep doing what you’re doing, the other person plays frogger. Why, did they then call you out or complain?

[Anonymous]

I don't think either of you are a-holes. It seems silly to me, just like when someone parks right next to my car when the entire row is empty. Would I do it? Is it really a big deal? No. Unless the person was hit by your machine and interrupted your workout, I think you should try not to let it bother you so much.

[Anonymous]

As long as you didn't say anything, you are fine, even if you hit them.

Nothing worse than doing an intense work out and someone invades your space. The person was TA. But, again, I wouldn't say anything.

[Anonymous]

No one sucks here. Not sure what the problem is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You both seem fine to me - you keep doing what you’re doing, the other person plays frogger. Why, did they then call you out or complain?

They didn't say anything, but I could tell by their body language that they were like "um, are you going to slow down? I don't want to get hit."

Even if I hit them, I would have focused on my workout. Because it would have been entirely avoidable by walking an extra few feet.

[Anonymous]

That's the modern human condition, similar to what the other poster said about taking forever to park a few spaces closer, or people who have to pass someone to get 2 car lengths further ahead.
Or perhaps they just wanted to get close to you and liked your smell.

[Anonymous]

They are the A if they got too close. If I’m jamming on the bike and someone gets too close, they risk destroying my knee. It’s not okay. Same with people getting too close to people mid-set weightlifting. It’s dangerous.

[Anonymous]

They’re the AH. You don’t interfere with somebody else’s workout for your own convenience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one sucks here. Not sure what the problem is.

+1.

[Anonymous]

You just want to complain you suck