Working out is great for you! You know from all the studies and lectures from your fanatical friend that working out has great benefits for both your mind and body. So please, start hitting the gym if you aren’t already. If you are working out, great job! That being said, it’s come to my attention that we need to discuss some basic gym etiquette.
If you look ready for a night on the town after your workout, you’ve done it all wrong. When you’re really working hard at the gym, you’re going to sweat. Sweaty situations require some preparation. First, you need to wear deodorant if you’re going to be at the gym. Your fitness class buddies don’t want to smell you from a few feet away, and neither does your instructor. There’s no reason that you linger at the bench press station long after your gone. If your smell is sticking to the equipment, you’ve got a situation. Please do not confuse deodorant and cologne/perfume. They don’t work the same, and it just makes the problem worse.
After you get your workout on, you clothes are going to smell a little. That’s okay because you’re going to head home and wash them. That is your plan, right? Under no circumstance should you wear dirty clothes from a previous workout to the gym. Aside from being unsanitary, it stinks up the gym. This is tenfold if you’re in a fitness class area that’s more enclosed than the gym as a whole.
Finally, please respect the fitness class goers around you. You and your classmates should be able to count on one another for support through the workout. They shouldn’t be forced to be in your vicinity when you pass gas. It takes a whole minute to step out of the room and spare your instructor and classmates that miserable experience.
When you follow gym etiquette, everyone gets a better workout. If you missed out on some of these rules, you may need to check into a middle school health class for a day or two to straighten it all out.
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