I'd like to know why dirty old men like to chit chat when I'm trying to get a work out in! I love that gym, but the men to women ratio is way off! (when I'm there, it's maybe 15 men, 5 women). Of course, there is some nice eye candy to look at sometimes. Looks like several marines/army guys in there. My husband was a marine, and I have an armed forces fetish.
I guess the good thing about there mostly being men is that you don't have compare yourself to a lot of other women. I'm the only woman under 40 in there anyway! Everyone else looks like they use Depends. It must be the time of day I go. I've been there at night and it seems like younger people are there. I don't care. I like old people. I just do my thing and leave anyway. It's just annoying when people go there just to socialize. They don't even break a sweat.
we go to a gym in fuquay. yesterday there was a very young girl maybe middle school on the treadmill beside me farting around. going super fast, almost fell off, then super slow gawkin at everyone! i was getting ticked! there are folks there to workout and she's takin up space! my 13 yo goes and he is right beside me or dh and he does workout!
My pet peeve at the gym is when people wear perfume. This lady next to me on the treadmill had on way too much perfume one day. I seriously thought I was going to throw up! The whole locker room smelled like it too. I mean, do they really think sweat and perfume are a good mix?! (maybe on a hot date, but not in the gym!)
I try to go before lunch time or around 2, nobody is in the gym, sometimes some college kids or lunch crowd leftovers but usually I can just get in work out and go.
I go there, am under 40, don't wear too much perfume, and no one has ever hit on me! You must be really hot!!! :jester: Seriously, I do go there, and you're right, there aren't many women, but I don't even notice really. Most people there are older, I always wondered why that was. But I'm usually reading a magazine or listening to my ipod or both, so maybe that's why no one talks to me. Oh, and sometimes I'm with my hubby, that might help too! But I love that gym, it's great, don't you think?
I always have my ipod on too! I think because I smile a lot people take as a flirting?! I don't know. I'm not a snobby girl. I'm not hot either with my T-shirt and shorts and sweatin' like a pig! I wish I had some more stylish gym clothes. By the way, what songs get yall pumped up to work out? I need some new stuff on my i-pod. I'm about "poker faced" out. Pa pa pa pa poker face...
music: Micheal Jackson Prince Earth Wind and Fire LA Guns Loverboy Stevie Nicks Madonna REO Speedwagon Little River Band Toto Soundgarden (jesus christ pose is outstanding to run to) Metallica that's not even a tenth of what I have on my iPod, but all I can think of for now.
Songs? Hmmm...I do a lot of 80s songs, they're my favorites. Also Pink, Christina Aquillera (sp?) Fighter is a great song to workout to. I listen to Lady Gaga as well, but sounds like you've got that already!!! Kelly Clarkson, who else? Well, NKOTB songs from THE BLOCK, of course, but with them you either love em or hate em (although if you haven't heard their new album, I bet you'd love it, even if you don't like them, even my husband listens to it when he takes my car!)
Thanks for the help. I'm going to add some new songs tonight. My ipod is hilarious. I have all these slow songs mixed in so I'll be running and all of the sudden "The Look of Love" will come on or "Crazy" from Patsy Cline.
