Worst week of the year to be at the gym

[Anonymous]

The selfie people make me roll my eyes, but I don't mind them that much. I mind the people who are "resting between sets" on the machines for 20 minutes while they check their social media because it's inconsiderate to other users. I wish people would just stick to listening to music on their phones at the gym and stop using them for other things until they leave.

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Wow, some people need to be more welcoming and understanding. You guys are very prejudiced and selfish. Model good behavior and inform others of the rules courteously.

You clearly do not work out regularly in a gym nor have ever worked at one. The sudden influx of gym goers in January is obnoxious and just a huge pain in the ass to those of us who have better lifestyles all 12 months of the year

I am curious - how is it obnoxious?

Not pp or OP, but think of it this way... do you commute to work on the road? Or metro/public transportation?

Let's say on January 1st, a rather arbitrary day, a HUGE amount of people decided to change their commute to the exact mode you were using. It causes a whole bunch of new congestion, all at once, for no real reason. And because these people haven't been doing it before (hitting the highway, using Metro, whatever you use), they have really terrible etiquette. They don't signal, they don't know how to merge, they drive slow in the left lane, they stand on the wrong side of the escalator, they rush in when you're trying to get out. They put their bags everywhere.

It's different than a few newbies at a steady pace throughout the year. The new, huge, sudden influx of people who don't know what they're doing clogging up everything (machines, classes, etc) while also having terrible etiquette... that's annoying as hell.

It's not like you think those people should quit their jobs, and it's not like people think you shouldn't work out. It's the rapid congestion & massive cluelessness.

Dude. I bike commute a couple of days a week. Through the winter. Come to any popular trail on the first really nice day in Spring.

We live with it. Many of us are even glad of it.

[Anonymous]

When will it die down? I'm planning to go to make life difficult for the regulars, but I hate crowds so I can wait.

[Anonymous]

My gym is always good OP. I go to a dedicated weightlifting gym...and it's the same all year around. We all know each other and all support one another.

Such a different atmosphere than your local globo gym.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone's gotta start somewhere, OP.

This. I hate when I'm trying something new, and doing the best I can, and people complain about it. They're trying, OP. Give 'em a break.

[Anonymous]

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Wow, some people need to be more welcoming and understanding. You guys are very prejudiced and selfish. Model good behavior and inform others of the rules courteously.

You clearly do not work out regularly in a gym nor have ever worked at one. The sudden influx of gym goers in January is obnoxious and just a huge pain in the ass to those of us who have better lifestyles all 12 months of the year

I am curious - how is it obnoxious?

Not pp or OP, but think of it this way... do you commute to work on the road? Or metro/public transportation?

Let's say on January 1st, a rather arbitrary day, a HUGE amount of people decided to change their commute to the exact mode you were using. It causes a whole bunch of new congestion, all at once, for no real reason. And because these people haven't been doing it before (hitting the highway, using Metro, whatever you use), they have really terrible etiquette. They don't signal, they don't know how to merge, they drive slow in the left lane, they stand on the wrong side of the escalator, they rush in when you're trying to get out. They put their bags everywhere.

It's different than a few newbies at a steady pace throughout the year. The new, huge, sudden influx of people who don't know what they're doing clogging up everything (machines, classes, etc) while also having terrible etiquette... that's annoying as hell.

It's not like you think those people should quit their jobs, and it's not like people think you shouldn't work out. It's the rapid congestion & massive cluelessness.

Dude. I bike commute a couple of days a week. Through the winter. Come to any popular trail on the first really nice day in Spring.

We live with it. Many of us are even glad of it.

Dudette. I run outside on paved trails a couple days a weeks. Through the winter (and pouring rain, wind, all temperatures/weather, etc). I know what trails are like on the first really nice day in Spring.

I live with it. Many of us still find massive sudden congestion annoying - gym, trail, road, metro, whatever.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
Wow, some people need to be more welcoming and understanding. You guys are very prejudiced and selfish. Model good behavior and inform others of the rules courteously.

You clearly do not work out regularly in a gym nor have ever worked at one. The sudden influx of gym goers in January is obnoxious and just a huge pain in the ass to those of us who have better lifestyles all 12 months of the year

I am curious - how is it obnoxious?

Not pp or OP, but think of it this way... do you commute to work on the road? Or metro/public transportation?

Let's say on January 1st, a rather arbitrary day, a HUGE amount of people decided to change their commute to the exact mode you were using. It causes a whole bunch of new congestion, all at once, for no real reason. And because these people haven't been doing it before (hitting the highway, using Metro, whatever you use), they have really terrible etiquette. They don't signal, they don't know how to merge, they drive slow in the left lane, they stand on the wrong side of the escalator, they rush in when you're trying to get out. They put their bags everywhere.

It's different than a few newbies at a steady pace throughout the year. The new, huge, sudden influx of people who don't know what they're doing clogging up everything (machines, classes, etc) while also having terrible etiquette... that's annoying as hell.

It's not like you think those people should quit their jobs, and it's not like people think you shouldn't work out. It's the rapid congestion & massive cluelessness.

Dude. I bike commute a couple of days a week. Through the winter. Come to any popular trail on the first really nice day in Spring.

We live with it. Many of us are even glad of it.

Dudette. I run outside on paved trails a couple days a weeks. Through the winter (and pouring rain, wind, all temperatures/weather, etc). I know what trails are like on the first really nice day in Spring.

I live with it. Many of us still find massive sudden congestion annoying - gym, trail, road, metro, whatever.

Yuck...cardio.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
Wow, some people need to be more welcoming and understanding. You guys are very prejudiced and selfish. Model good behavior and inform others of the rules courteously.

You clearly do not work out regularly in a gym nor have ever worked at one. The sudden influx of gym goers in January is obnoxious and just a huge pain in the ass to those of us who have better lifestyles all 12 months of the year

I am curious - how is it obnoxious?

Not pp or OP, but think of it this way... do you commute to work on the road? Or metro/public transportation?

Let's say on January 1st, a rather arbitrary day, a HUGE amount of people decided to change their commute to the exact mode you were using. It causes a whole bunch of new congestion, all at once, for no real reason. And because these people haven't been doing it before (hitting the highway, using Metro, whatever you use), they have really terrible etiquette. They don't signal, they don't know how to merge, they drive slow in the left lane, they stand on the wrong side of the escalator, they rush in when you're trying to get out. They put their bags everywhere.

It's different than a few newbies at a steady pace throughout the year. The new, huge, sudden influx of people who don't know what they're doing clogging up everything (machines, classes, etc) while also having terrible etiquette... that's annoying as hell.

It's not like you think those people should quit their jobs, and it's not like people think you shouldn't work out. It's the rapid congestion & massive cluelessness.

Dude. I bike commute a couple of days a week. Through the winter. Come to any popular trail on the first really nice day in Spring.

We live with it. Many of us are even glad of it.

Dudette. I run outside on paved trails a couple days a weeks. Through the winter (and pouring rain, wind, all temperatures/weather, etc). I know what trails are like on the first really nice day in Spring.

I live with it. Many of us still find massive sudden congestion annoying - gym, trail, road, metro, whatever.

Yuck...cardio.

Your heart will thank you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
Wow, some people need to be more welcoming and understanding. You guys are very prejudiced and selfish. Model good behavior and inform others of the rules courteously.

You clearly do not work out regularly in a gym nor have ever worked at one. The sudden influx of gym goers in January is obnoxious and just a huge pain in the ass to those of us who have better lifestyles all 12 months of the year

I am curious - how is it obnoxious?

Not pp or OP, but think of it this way... do you commute to work on the road? Or metro/public transportation?

Let's say on January 1st, a rather arbitrary day, a HUGE amount of people decided to change their commute to the exact mode you were using. It causes a whole bunch of new congestion, all at once, for no real reason. And because these people haven't been doing it before (hitting the highway, using Metro, whatever you use), they have really terrible etiquette. They don't signal, they don't know how to merge, they drive slow in the left lane, they stand on the wrong side of the escalator, they rush in when you're trying to get out. They put their bags everywhere.

It's different than a few newbies at a steady pace throughout the year. The new, huge, sudden influx of people who don't know what they're doing clogging up everything (machines, classes, etc) while also having terrible etiquette... that's annoying as hell.

It's not like you think those people should quit their jobs, and it's not like people think you shouldn't work out. It's the rapid congestion & massive cluelessness.

Dude. I bike commute a couple of days a week. Through the winter. Come to any popular trail on the first really nice day in Spring.

We live with it. Many of us are even glad of it.

Dudette. I run outside on paved trails a couple days a weeks. Through the winter (and pouring rain, wind, all temperatures/weather, etc). I know what trails are like on the first really nice day in Spring.

I live with it. Many of us still find massive sudden congestion annoying - gym, trail, road, metro, whatever.

Yuck...cardio.

Your heart will thank you.

I lift heavy things...and my diet is on point. Body is great...I'll pass on the cardio.

[Anonymous]

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Wow, some people need to be more welcoming and understanding. You guys are very prejudiced and selfish. Model good behavior and inform others of the rules courteously.

You clearly do not work out regularly in a gym nor have ever worked at one. The sudden influx of gym goers in January is obnoxious and just a huge pain in the ass to those of us who have better lifestyles all 12 months of the year

I am curious - how is it obnoxious?

Not pp or OP, but think of it this way... do you commute to work on the road? Or metro/public transportation?

Let's say on January 1st, a rather arbitrary day, a HUGE amount of people decided to change their commute to the exact mode you were using. It causes a whole bunch of new congestion, all at once, for no real reason. And because these people haven't been doing it before (hitting the highway, using Metro, whatever you use), they have really terrible etiquette. They don't signal, they don't know how to merge, they drive slow in the left lane, they stand on the wrong side of the escalator, they rush in when you're trying to get out. They put their bags everywhere.

It's different than a few newbies at a steady pace throughout the year. The new, huge, sudden influx of people who don't know what they're doing clogging up everything (machines, classes, etc) while also having terrible etiquette... that's annoying as hell.

It's not like you think those people should quit their jobs, and it's not like people think you shouldn't work out. It's the rapid congestion & massive cluelessness.

Dude. I bike commute a couple of days a week. Through the winter. Come to any popular trail on the first really nice day in Spring.

We live with it. Many of us are even glad of it.

Dudette. I run outside on paved trails a couple days a weeks. Through the winter (and pouring rain, wind, all temperatures/weather, etc). I know what trails are like on the first really nice day in Spring.

I live with it. Many of us still find massive sudden congestion annoying - gym, trail, road, metro, whatever.

Yuck...cardio.

Your heart will thank you.

I lift heavy things...and my diet is on point. Body is great...I'll pass on the cardio.

But you probably have to huff and puff to simply run around the block.