Attn: new years gym resolutioners (and everyone, to be honest)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you're in the gym and the smell of BO bothers you, then you're in the wrong gym.

See also: chalk, grunting, dropping weights.

The smell of sweat is to be expected. The odor of armpit stench is a different story entirely. Use deodorant.

+100

BO has no place in life, except perhaps the confines of your own home.

Sweat at the gym is one thing. Body funk is another. Wear deodorant every day. Then reapply.

AND DO NOT COMPENSATE WITH COLOGNE OR PERFUME. THESE ARE NOT SUBSTITUTES FOR DEODORANT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you're in the gym and the smell of BO bothers you, then you're in the wrong gym.

See also: chalk, grunting, dropping weights.

The smell of sweat is to be expected. The odor of armpit stench is a different story entirely. Use deodorant.

I’m a trainer who works in a gym all day. Sweat smell is expected. Armpit smell is never, ever acceptable. The worst are the yoga moms who insist deodorant prevents toxins from leaving their precious bodies. It doesn’t work that way. Wear deodorant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wipe down the machines, ffs.

Also, when a yoga room is only half full, don’t put your mat down so close to mine.

Firmly disagree with this one. It’s just extra waste for no reason. If you’re a germaphobe you can wipe it down before for your own piece of mind. But I’m not sick, so it’s just a needless landfill addition.

But i’ll add: do not go to the gym if you are sick!! Wait it out. Or workout at home or outside if you really need to do something.

Use a reusable organic cloth hand woven by virgins if you prefer, but you're not just wiping your germs off of equipment. You're wiping sweat and dirt and skin cells and oil and anything else that sloughs off your all-natural essentially oiled body.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wipe down the machines, ffs.

Also, when a yoga room is only half full, don’t put your mat down so close to mine.

Firmly disagree with this one. It’s just extra waste for no reason. If you’re a germaphobe you can wipe it down before for your own piece of mind. But I’m not sick, so it’s just a needless landfill addition.

But i’ll add: do not go to the gym if you are sick!! Wait it out. Or workout at home or outside if you really need to do something.

Use a reusable organic cloth hand woven by virgins if you prefer, but you're not just wiping your germs off of equipment. You're wiping sweat and dirt and skin cells and oil and anything else that sloughs off your all-natural essentially oiled body.

Definitely wipe the equipment down. I don't care if you left visible sweat all over it or not. Nobody wants your cold germs and stomach bug. Always wipe down communal equipment, especially if you've been working out on it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wipe down the machines, ffs.

Also, when a yoga room is only half full, don’t put your mat down so close to mine.

Firmly disagree with this one. It’s just extra waste for no reason. If you’re a germaphobe you can wipe it down before for your own piece of mind. But I’m not sick, so it’s just a needless landfill addition.

But i’ll add: do not go to the gym if you are sick!! Wait it out. Or workout at home or outside if you really need to do something.

Use a reusable organic cloth hand woven by virgins if you prefer, but you're not just wiping your germs off of equipment. You're wiping sweat and dirt and skin cells and oil and anything else that sloughs off your all-natural essentially oiled body.

... only to have it wiped again by someone going on the machine 20 minutes later?

Stupid and wasteful. It's one thing to wipe up if you leave a sopping wet mess. But otherwise, this is on the next user to wipe up a machine. There's no need for it to be wiped twice for "sweat and dirt and skin cells and oil and anything else" that bothers germophobes.

[Anonymous]

Wiping down a machine after you use it has been basic gym etiquette for decades. Regardless of whether you think it's a waste of not, that is the appropriate behavior at a gym. Stop arguing the point and accept that you have been acting poorly.

[Anonymous]

Those wipes gym s provide don’t work. For one, they are not wet enough. Secondly, they have to leave the equipment wet with the disinfectant for several minutes (up to 10 for norovirus and couple others) to kill the germs effectively. That never happens. So wipe if it gives you peace of mind. But you are better off Just not touching your face or mouth and washing your hands well when you finish working out. My gym has hand sanitizer throughout and I use that intermittently too.


As for gym etiquette. Stay home if you have diarrhea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wiping down a machine after you use it has been basic gym etiquette for decades. Regardless of whether you think it's a waste of not, that is the appropriate behavior at a gym. Stop arguing the point and accept that you have been acting poorly.

Sorry, they don't do anything. The wipes are pointless. Take your phobias into your own hands or stay home.

[Anonymous]

Do what you want with the deodorant and the wipes. Don't curl in the squat rack. That's my only request.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wiping down a machine after you use it has been basic gym etiquette for decades. Regardless of whether you think it's a waste of not, that is the appropriate behavior at a gym. Stop arguing the point and accept that you have been acting poorly.

Sorry, they don't do anything. The wipes are pointless. Take your phobias into your own hands or stay home.

Only gross slobs don't wipe the machine down after they use it. Totally agree that it is very basic gym etiquette. Work out at home all by yourself if you don't want to be bothered with wiping down the equipment for others.

[Anonymous]

The focus of a class should be the instructor, not you. If you need attention so badly that you feel the need to come into group fitness making loud bizarre noises and sound effects, miming your feelings, trying to constantly tell stories between songs, etc please leave to go seek help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wiping down a machine after you use it has been basic gym etiquette for decades. Regardless of whether you think it's a waste of not, that is the appropriate behavior at a gym. Stop arguing the point and accept that you have been acting poorly.

Sorry, they don't do anything. The wipes are pointless. Take your phobias into your own hands or stay home.

Only gross slobs don't wipe the machine down after they use it. Totally agree that it is very basic gym etiquette. Work out at home all by yourself if you don't want to be bothered with wiping down the equipment for others.

Do you wipe down door knobs after you use them too?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wiping down a machine after you use it has been basic gym etiquette for decades. Regardless of whether you think it's a waste of not, that is the appropriate behavior at a gym. Stop arguing the point and accept that you have been acting poorly.

Sorry, they don't do anything. The wipes are pointless. Take your phobias into your own hands or stay home.

Only gross slobs don't wipe the machine down after they use it. Totally agree that it is very basic gym etiquette. Work out at home all by yourself if you don't want to be bothered with wiping down the equipment for others.

Do you wipe down door knobs after you use them too?

No. But I'm not sweating on them, either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wiping down a machine after you use it has been basic gym etiquette for decades. Regardless of whether you think it's a waste of not, that is the appropriate behavior at a gym. Stop arguing the point and accept that you have been acting poorly.

Sorry, they don't do anything. The wipes are pointless. Take your phobias into your own hands or stay home.

Only gross slobs don't wipe the machine down after they use it. Totally agree that it is very basic gym etiquette. Work out at home all by yourself if you don't want to be bothered with wiping down the equipment for others.

Do you wipe down door knobs after you use them too?

No. But I'm not sweating on them, either.

If I held onto it for 30 minutes while sweating all over, then yes, I would. It would be a courtesy for the next person.

[Anonymous]

And remember to hit on women at the gym. It’s a great place to meet them.