Things you have seen in the gym which make you go 'Hmmmmmm' ...

Intermanaut.i was ctually just thinking the same...............

Intermanaut wrote (see)

People go to the gum for two reasons: fitness and/or vanity. I go for both.

I go for a perv and some free towels.

Jindalee wrote (see)

People on the treadmill or cross trainer doing a leisurely pace whilst chatting with a friend on the next machine. Makes me want to ask them if they want coffee and cake. Have a chat after the workout rather than hogging up machines.

Your flat out pace will be someone else's leisurely pace, so someone is probably thinking the same about you.

I used to wonder why an old chap at my track would spend about 20mins warming up, to then go and run a lap at very slow speed, before spending another 10mins walking about.

But he may well have had serious health problems and that regime is a huge exertion.

SO best not to judge eh?

Mr By 'Eck wrote (see)

I want a punchbag.  Actually, I want a full length kick bag.  A mate of mine did Aikido and got pretty good, and taught me a few things.  Its been far too long since I properly kicked the shit out of something, and it would be good to have something inanimate to take it all out on.  Next house maybe.  The only place we have any space to do a roundhouse kick in would be the living room, and I doubt By 'Eck would appreciate me doing that whilst she's trying to watch Greys Anatomy or similar.

Ours is in the garage

Mr By Eck....try a boxercise class...great fun & if you get paired with someone at the same level as you, you can smash the crap out of each other.

Weirdest thing i saw recently was guy in a Usain Bolt style lycra onesie,  that was so old it was a faded mustard yellow colour with holes all around the lunchbox area. One girl nearly fell off the treadmill she was laughing so much. 

PhilPub wrote (see)

I go for a perv and some free towels.

Funnily enough Phil, the girls go there to perv on you as well from what I hear!

Stevie G . wrote (see)

I used to wonder why an old chap at my track would spend about 20mins warming up, to then go and run a lap at very slow speed, before spending another 10mins walking about.

But he may well have had serious health problems and that regime is a huge exertion.

SO best not to judge eh?

Lets be honest, its pretty easy to tell the person who is working out but at a slow pace versus two  nattering women about whether Burger King or McDonalds has better fries.

I could walk into any gym and tell you straight away which people are only there just so they can tell people 'Oh I go to they gym ....' even though it consists of 20 minutes of walking at 3mph, with a 30 minute refuelling session at the local cafe.

Cmon Stevie, deep down, you know which ones are just p....ing about.

McDonalds. Burger King fries are disgusting.

I'm one of those chikas who can't lift anything heavy, which is why I don't go to the gym and run instead

literatin wrote (see)

McDonalds. Burger King fries are disgusting.

Quit horseing around!

Intermanaut wrote (see)

Nothing wrong with doing a leisurely pace and chatting. They may well be following as programme that was geared to help them comes back from illness. If you're so good on a treadmill, run outside like a real runner.

Pretty rare for two people to coincidentally have the same illness they are recovering from which allows them both to plod along on the treadmill making sure they have enough breath the whole time to have a casual conversation about the young tottie at work they both despise ........

Cmon Intermanaut ...... stick that treadmill on at 5mph and go for a spin on it. You might like it

literatin wrote (see)

McDonalds. Burger King fries are disgusting.

That is so true. I have not met anyone who prefers Burger King fries so why dont they change them!!!!

Jindalee wrote (see)

... But if I run outside I can't watch Eastenders

If u do a decent speed \ walking uphill I don't mind but if you just want to do a stroll why not do it outside along the river which is next to the gym?

OMG!!! I usually hate Eastenders - I generally want to kill all the characters in it, but I was watching it on Sunday whilst doing a 5k run, and it was helping me get through it.  Especially a relatively fit girl declaring her love for her uncle to his wife...  I didn't know the BBC did casual incest!!!

kittenkat wrote (see)

Mr By 'Eck wrote (see)

I want a punchbag.  Actually, I want a full length kick bag.  A mate of mine did Aikido and got pretty good, and taught me a few things.  Its been far too long since I properly kicked the shit out of something, and it would be good to have something inanimate to take it all out on.  Next house maybe.  The only place we have any space to do a roundhouse kick in would be the living room, and I doubt By 'Eck would appreciate me doing that whilst she's trying to watch Greys Anatomy or similar.

Ours is in the garage

Sadly, I would need a garage attached to the house to be able to do that - I don't fancy going down my dark dank council garages to kick the shit out of a bag of newspaper.  And I'd have to watch the motorbikes too.

I'm sure a number of people will have been amused on Sunday when I was on a treadmill.  I had read somewhere that you can improve your balance by closing your eyes whilst running.  Sadly I didn't manage to keep my pace up, and nearly went flying off the back of the treadmill!!!