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Monday, November 21, 2011

Geriatric Unit? No, noon at the gym.

I almost always work out at my gym in the late afternoon or early evening.  I can count on one hand the number of times I was at the gym before 10 AM in the past 3 years.  Given the fact that I go to the gym at the same time (more or less) every single day, I see the same people.  They include:

  • Ultra bike guy that ran the Chicago Marathon last year who always comments on me running it this year.
  • Girl who is on the elliptical for over 2 hours every single day.  One word for her: why?
  • Stinky man who only walks on the treadmill and wears Nike shorts from the 1980s.
  • Young guy who can't figure out what college he likes, as I've seem him wear Stanford, South Carolina, Cincinnati, and Florida State gear.
  • My friend's mom who always says hi
  • Man that bikes and wears black spandex and a neon pink shirt
  • My favorite guy who ran his first half marathon this year and always runs the Shamrock Shuffle
I honestly wonder if people think about what they wear before they go to the gym. 

Today, though, I went to the gym at noon.  We had early out at school and then conferences late afternoon through the evening, so I knew if I was going to run, it had to be around noon.  What did I notice today?

  • It felt like I was in the geriatric unit.
  • I was the youngest by about 50 years.
  • I've never seen so many people working out in bedazzled sweaters and black stretchy pants in my life.
  • 99% of the people had white hair.
  • I was the only person running on the treadmill.  Everyone else was walking.
Although the differences were evident, it was good to see different people.  I saw a cute old guy that I sometimes see at school at the gym.  He addresses me always as "here's that wonderful 5th grade teacher" even though he has never seen me teach.  He's just a genuinely nice man. 

It was nice for a change, but I think I think my normal group of people better.

What is the weirdest outfit you've seen someone working out in before?  The bedazzled holiday sweater takes the cake for me. 

3 comments:

  1. What? Somebody was working out in that? Obviously, they weren't working very hard.

    I use my university gym - there is probably not quite as good of a variety although the girl running on the treadmill in denim cutoffs was amusing............

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  2. This post made me laugh!
    I think the worst and most common clothing choice is the women I see who manage to squeeze themselves into shorts that are way too small. Too short and too small = bunched up in all the wrong places and exploding at the seams.
    The worst part about the gym is that you're left with little else to look at.

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  3. I am kinda jealous that your gym has that kind of atmosphere, my gym is full of snobs

    The craziest was a woman, wearing a one piece swimsuit OVER spandex!!! You cant make that up even if you tried

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