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If You Go To A Gym You Should Work Out, Not Just Stand Or Sit Around Talking
I just recently joined a gym and have been working out for a week now. What fascinates me is all the people who will come in, do a few token repetitions on something, and then stand or sit around talking for 20 minutes. Sometimes they're just sitting at the actual workout machines preventing anyone else from using it while all the while they gripe about work or family or whatever. I understand taking breaks but many simply aren't working out at all. What's the deal?
 Grenache  29 Oct 2008 20:21
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Yeah, I hear all the reasons people give for not working out at the gym - the social part, dating, whatever -- but what that still doesn't excuse is taking a workout machine out of circulation because you just want to sit and talk on it. That's at a minimum inconsiderate and at a maximum rude and selfish. And yeah people who pay can use their time how they want but not when it interferes with the rights of others who paid to utilize their own memberships.
 
 Grenache  30 Oct 2008 13:19
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Yes that bothers me so much, its really hard to concentrate when you can only hear a couple of lollygaggers talking like 2 feet away from you. And you just want to smack the people who sit at the machines with chairs, and just talk. But the biggest annoyance is when you see people use your favourite machine, and lift like 10 pounds so it takes them literally half an hour to get tired and take a break, and give another person a chance to use it.
 
 verum  29 Oct 2008 21:55
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 No doubt verum. Like I always say, "The bench press isn't an endurance excercise sally!"
by  Specter87
 29 Oct 2008 22:01
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Hey! Its their money let them do whatever they want to do with it.
 
 Emo_flower  30 Oct 2008 03:40
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 They paid the money to work out, not to sit there?
by  Specter87
 30 Oct 2008 03:43
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They just go there to date.

They do not understand that the mind, also, is a muscle.....and far more attractive to the using.....they haven't got a clem ;-) about love and dames.....
 
 sylverwyld  30 Oct 2008 01:38
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 It's fine if they're there to date, but it's not fine if they take machines out of circulation so they can sit around on them.
by  Grenache
 30 Oct 2008 13:22
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If you paid to get in, feel free to waste your money by not using the equipment.
 
 ur_wrong  30 Oct 2008 00:48
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 Is this a bit about prostitutes?
by  Specter87
 30 Oct 2008 03:43
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Working out is a social event nowadays. They are more friendly than they used to be. I personally just exercise during commercials. I eventually got down to one arm. Just think, commercials...
 
 Specter87  29 Oct 2008 21:42
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 I'm all for friendliness, for social interactions, whatever, but they need to step away from the actual workout machines then and let the people who came to workout use them. It's not fair to take a machine out of circulation because you want to sit on it like you're in the park watching ducks.
by  Grenache
 30 Oct 2008 13:25
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Why does it matter to you so much? Each to himself, to each his own. Do what you need to and stop bothering with what others are doing, their lives not yours.
 
 chow0jason  29 Oct 2008 21:11
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 THEY ARE IN THE WAY TAKING UP THE MACHINE!
by  Specter87
 29 Oct 2008 21:39
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