![]() ![]() People not wiping off their machines or benches: Like seriously, don’t be lazy. Well, after he was done, he proceeded to stay on the machine searching for videos on YouTube! I finally had to go up and ask him if he was done using the machine.Ģ. I’m sure we all have them – the gym is full of all different kinds of people and I’ve seen some crazy ish happen.ġ. People hogging a machine while doing stuff on their phone: This one time I was waiting for the Leg Press machine and was standing behind it waiting for the guy to finish his reps. But this also got me thinking about other instances in the gym where something has annoyed me. I guess unless I’m doing something where I could really potentially injure myself, then I’d appreciate just being left alone. For some reason, receiving unsolicited criticism really irked my nerves. I think the difference between that and the trainer randomly critiquing my form was that, in a group exercise class, I sign up for the instruction, so I expect it and find it helpful when it comes. I, by no means, think I know everything when it comes to the proper movements and it’s their job to do this. If I’m in a group exercise class, such as yoga or Bodypump, then I typically have no problem with instructors correcting my form and welcome it. This got me thinking about why I felt this way. Not to mention, I felt self conscious for the duration of my workout because I kept feeling like he was watching my movements. I’m someone who likes to zone out during my workouts and just focus on what I’m doing, and it totally threw off my mindset and concentration for the rest of my workout. But I also couldn’t help but think how annoying it was to have my workout interrupted to be given unsolicited criticism. I know it’s his job to do and it’s probably instinctive if he sees someone doing an exercise wrong. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate him doing this to an extent. I thanked him for the advice, but immediately after he left I couldn’t help but feel annoyed. He then came around to the front of the machine and explained why he told me to do that and why it could ruin the results of my exercise. Just as I was finishing up my 19th and 20th rep, one of the trainers came behind me and corrected me on my form telling me to pull my shoulders back. Towards the end of my set of 20 hanging leg raises, my shoulders started to slouch a bit forward since I was tired and my arms were shaking. This past Thursday I went into work early like usual to complete a Chest, Back, and Abs workout. I love going into the gym early in the morning because there’s usually hardly anyone else there and I have my pick of the machines/weights for the most part, which is usually unheard of with all of the New Year’s Resolutioners in the gym during January and February. Recently, I’ve been heading into work an hour or so before I’m scheduled to start in order to get in a workout (I shower there before I get going on my work day). ![]() The best perk of working at a gym would have to be that I get to use the facilities for free! Gyms in San Diego can be crazy expensive, so that is totally awesome. Not as an instructor or anything, but I do marketing and social media stuff for them. If you’ve read my blog before, then you probably know that I work at a gym. ![]()
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