Gym Observations

This isn't a rant ... More a list of the people who are the gym everyday. It really is a peculiar bunch. And I'm sure every gym has their certain types of people. These are just the people I have the pleasure of working out with everyday.

1. Smelly Guy: This guy is at the gym every morning. He does the same exact work out and wears the same exact thing everyday. Maybe he has 5 pairs of the same exact navy t-shirt and shorts, or maybe he does his wash everyday. But I'm thinking that he just wears the clothes over and over again. And that isn't even the grossest part. Instead of wearing tennis shoes, he wears these nasty, black, 10-year-old slippers (at least they look that old) sans socks. Can you imagine how bad his feet must smell after working out?!? And it can't be comfortable if you're trying to do cardio. I don't know what's worse - slippers or the stripper heels ... Hmmm.

2. "I Really Love Myself" Guy: This guy looks in the mirror more in one hour than I do in an entire week. He also makes sure that everyone notices how much weight he's lifting. He always wears one of those t-shirts - at least, it used to be a t-shirt - where the arms are cut off, as well as most of the side of the shirt. It would be kind of weird to walk around the gym shirtless, but this guy still wants to show off his body. Which is why he wears the shirt, because it basically shows off his whole body anyway, but he's still kind of wearing a shirt.

3. 80's Girl: There are actually 3 different women at my gym who are stuck in the 80's. And by this I mean they wear those slouch socks and those cutoff sweatshirts that go over one shoulder. But what I love most is their hair - it is that scrunchy perm look which was popular when I was in junior high and they WEAR IT UP IN BANANA CLIPS! Seriously. I didn't even know they sold banana clips anymore. I always thought they were useless because my hair would always fall out of them right away. Why anyone would wear them to the gym is beyond me. 

4. Steelers Fan Guy: Look, I realize that the Steelers won the Super Bowl and you are excited about it. But that doesn't mean you have to wear a Roethlisberger jersey to the gym every single day. And since those authentic jerseys are about $80 a pop, I highly doubt you have a different one for every day of the week. Which means you wear the same shirt to work out in every day, and that makes you almost as bad as Smelly Guy.