Gym Sins

I have experienced all of the following from my fellow patrons of the gym that I use....Sitting bare butt on the benches in the locker room. Claiming multiple pieces of equipment with water bottles, bags, towels, etc. Hanging out in the locker room completely nude for lengthy periods of time. Treating the locker room as your home bathroom for personal grooming tasks such as shaving of head, chest, and bum. Hogging locker room mirrors to do Mr. Universe style flexing for extended periods of time.

Sorry, but my biggest pet peeve is other guys shaving in the steam room. I really dont like the thought of steaming while possibly sitting on someone else's face [stubble].

The Gym I go to allows people to use the hot tubs naked. Talk about health violation. They tell us to throw out any towels that have blood or any body fluids on them but hey go sit naked in the hot tub. They can keep the hot tub I will not use it due to health reasons and had I know this before joining I would have looked else where. The hot tubs are in the locker rooms area and are same sex only.

My personal pet peeve is gentlemen shaving in the steam room. Sorry, guys, but I dont really want to steam with the thought I may be sitting on someone's face [stubble].

Farting, peeing in the shower, cruising in the locker and steam rooms.... Can't a guy get a work out without getting wizzed on or looked at as a hot piece of meat?

Some of the issues are the result of cultural differences. Club managers and staff need to curtail rude behavior.
For ex. using the toilet and not taking a shower before sitting in the steam room is the worst I've seen.

novotna I totally agree with you on this one. Sometimes I have to take 8 - 45 pounds weights off the machines before I can use. One day I am going to go the way of Christopher Carter as well. I think these gyms should take one of there fat lazy employees who do nothing but chat with each other to walk around and remind all rude people that they need to re-rack your weights. Maybe they???ll get embarrassed enough they will do it automatically

Obnoxious is the person who hogs a one and only piece of equipment well past the time limit specificaly placed for that purpose. Come at another time you say! Did that and the ***tch was there also.

using the toilet to drop a duce and then not showering before using the steam room is the worst I've ever seen.

Puposefully hoging the gym equipment when specific time limits are set.

Most of these idiotic behaviors would be avoided if gym-goers would simply read and heed the signs posted around the gym -- such as, "always use the barbell safety clamps." I've seen people hit by weight plates dropped by a tilting bench-presser -- causing bad injuries.

However, how can one foresee and warn against such stupid crap as the 'grilled-cheese' lady? Geez!

Most of these idiotic behaviors would be avoided if gym-goers would simply read and heed the signs posted around the gym -- such as, "always use the barbell safety clamps." I've seen people hit by weight plates dropped by a tilting bench-presser -- causing bad injuries.

However, how can one foresee and warn against such stupid crap as the 'grilled-cheese' lady? Geez!

Equinox, Union Sq... The men???s sauna is not a singles bar in Chelsea: Keep to yourself.. I am now a proud member of LA, Sports Club. Thank You...

Oh no...the WORST, the absolute worst offense is FARTING in the aerobics area (treadmill or otherwise)...people are working the lungs hard so they have no option but to breathe in the noxious effluvia exiting you ***hole! Never never never do it, and for all you other sufferers, find loud and creative ways to embarrass them when they do!

Equinox, Union Sq (NYC)... The men's sauna is not a singles bar in Chelsea: Keep to yourself.. I am now a proud member of LA, Sports Club. Thank You...

My husband came home from his "schvitz" yesterday irate that two men were using the "Soap Rub" table to shave each other's privates, chest and legs. This was so out of the blue that, after 53 years of going to this spa he never saw such outrageous behavior. The two men didn't think they were doing any wrong.... can you believe this?

Being close to my work, I tried the 24hr Fitness in the Hillcrest area of San Diego, and although I try to be tolerant of alternative lifestyles, this place should just rename itself, "24 Hour Gay Meat Market". The few times I went there, I witnessed things that would embarass even the most liberal queens...

I would like to add to those sins people who think the sauna is the perfect place to dry their wet sweaty clothes including underwear while they take a long relaxing post-workout shower. Nasty!