Can someone explain being a member of gym that lacks towel service & showers?

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t sweat usually, if I do it’s minimal. Partially because I’m Asian, partially because I have an autoimmune condition that inhibits my ability to sweat.

I carry body wipes, wash my face, and change everything from head to toe then go straight to work. I could care less what the rest of the people at the gym think. If you’re sweaty and stinky you do what you need to do. But don’t judge everyone because they’re not all like you.

Yep...I'm Asian too, and it takes a lot for me to sweat. I usually wash my hands after a work out before leaving, but prefer to shower at home.

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My work has showers. There's zero way that I'm showering at a gym unless it's an emergency. I just sit on a towel on my way home.

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What do you do if you exercise at a tennis court, ice rink or ski slope? You get in your car and drive home before showering.

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Anonymous wrote:Ahh DCUM. Never change. Your obsession with germs is off the charts.

Seriously. Getting into my car sweaty for a 5 minute drive home is literally the least of my worries.

And no, the car doesn't smell from that. I am not running a marathon at the gym.

People that have smelly or dingy cars don’t realize it because it’s your smell.

The non obese of us do not smell. That's a you problem.

Repeatedly getting into your car with sweaty workout clothes makes your car gross over time. It’s not hygienic.

So what am I supposed to do about transporting kids from sports?

The germaphobes do not have kids. Their heads would explode.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most Women don’t sweat the way guys do. Gym showers are gross. You can put a towel on your car seat pretty easily. Keeps workouts faster and easier for busy people.

In no way is it easier or faster to go home and shower—and later do more laundry with all the extra towels—than it is to simply do it all at the athletic club.

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Anonymous wrote:Most Women don’t sweat the way guys do. Gym showers are gross. You can put a towel on your car seat pretty easily. Keeps workouts faster and easier for busy people.

In no way is it easier or faster to go home and shower—and later do more laundry with all the extra towels—than it is to simply do it all at the athletic club.

Not PP, but...

1. I don't have to transport any toiletries with me.
2. I don't have to pack and transport a change of clothes.
3. I don't have to deal with a locker and a general locker room set up which is not as conducive or pleasant to shower and get ready in than my own home.
4. I don't have to do any extra loads of laundry.
5. It is indeed fast for me to shower and get ready at home where all of my things are exactly where I am used to them being.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t sweat usually, if I do it’s minimal. Partially because I’m Asian, partially because I have an autoimmune condition that inhibits my ability to sweat.

I carry body wipes, wash my face, and change everything from head to toe then go straight to work. I could care less what the rest of the people at the gym think. If you’re sweaty and stinky you do what you need to do. But don’t judge everyone because they’re not all like you.

Yep...I'm Asian too, and it takes a lot for me to sweat. I usually wash my hands after a work out before leaving, but prefer to shower at home.

+3. I'm close to 50 and I've never looked sweaty after a gym workout in my life, no matter how hard it was. I guess if I looked gross I'd need a shower at the gym, but this is one of the great benefits of genetics.

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Anonymous wrote:Most Women don’t sweat the way guys do. Gym showers are gross. You can put a towel on your car seat pretty easily. Keeps workouts faster and easier for busy people.

In no way is it easier or faster to go home and shower—and later do more laundry with all the extra towels—than it is to simply do it all at the athletic club.

Ahh, you're one of those one shower per towel people aren't you? Most normal people go more than one shower before having to wash it.

But you can't argue with crazy so wash away.

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Anonymous wrote:Ahh DCUM. Never change. Your obsession with germs is off the charts.

Seriously. Getting into my car sweaty for a 5 minute drive home is literally the least of my worries.

And no, the car doesn't smell from that. I am not running a marathon at the gym.

People that have smelly or dingy cars don’t realize it because it’s your smell.

The non obese of us do not smell. That's a you problem.

Repeatedly getting into your car with sweaty workout clothes makes your car gross over time. It’s not hygienic.

So what am I supposed to do about transporting kids from sports?

The germaphobes do not have kids. Their heads would explode.

I have kids. We have a family membership at the athletic club.

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Anonymous wrote:What do you do if you exercise at a tennis court, ice rink or ski slope? You get in your car and drive home before showering.

The couple times a year we ski, we stay at a hotel at the base of the mountain.

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Anonymous wrote:Ahh DCUM. Never change. Your obsession with germs is off the charts.

Seriously. Getting into my car sweaty for a 5 minute drive home is literally the least of my worries.

And no, the car doesn't smell from that. I am not running a marathon at the gym.

People that have smelly or dingy cars don’t realize it because it’s your smell.

The non obese of us do not smell. That's a you problem.

Repeatedly getting into your car with sweaty workout clothes makes your car gross over time. It’s not hygienic.

So what am I supposed to do about transporting kids from sports?

The germaphobes do not have kids. Their heads would explode.

I have kids. We have a family membership at the athletic club.

So they don't play team sports. Got it. Get back to us when they do.

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Anonymous wrote:They are cheap.

I honestly wouldn’t use such a gym even if it was free.

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Anonymous wrote:What do you do if you exercise at a tennis court, ice rink or ski slope? You get in your car and drive home before showering.

The couple times a year we ski, we stay at a hotel at the base of the mountain.

What about the other two listed? And ANY sports game? A hike? a horseback ride? A swim at the beach?

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Anonymous wrote:I understand if it’s a hotel you’re staying in or a luxury apartment building you live in with a gym—both allow you to just go to your room and shower. But I don’t get how all of these people get in their cars, metro or walk home gross and sweaty after a workout? Many presumably go onto work right after. Even if you’re not super sweaty, your clothes and hands are gross from being all over the equipment. Being able to steam or sauna after a work out and shower with fresh towels is my fav part of my fitness routine. I wouldn’t want to work out if I didn’t have that access. Yet all these gyms without towels and showers look packed day and night.

This is so dumb. Most of us are extraordinarily busy. You think we have time to "steam and sauna"? Bring wipes, get your pits and bits, and be done with it. This is such a 1%'er problem.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t sweat usually, if I do it’s minimal. Partially because I’m Asian, partially because I have an autoimmune condition that inhibits my ability to sweat.

I carry body wipes, wash my face, and change everything from head to toe then go straight to work. I could care less what the rest of the people at the gym think. If you’re sweaty and stinky you do what you need to do. But don’t judge everyone because they’re not all like you.

Yep...I'm Asian too, and it takes a lot for me to sweat. I usually wash my hands after a work out before leaving, but prefer to shower at home.

I guess my Asian husband didn’t get the Asians don’t sweat memo because he sweats like crazy. He doesn’t smell though.