WOOHOO I am so excited because a few of my friends have decided to sign up to Les Mills and want to give the classes a go. I know I have mentioned this before but for me having people to go to classes with or even just seeing friendly faces around the gym makes a HUGE difference. I don’t think I had ever considered that the gym could be a social occasion but it really can! Have a look at my plan for the week and see how many friends I can manage to squeeze in!
Thursday- Muscles feeling fatigued this morning so changed plan to: Evening SWIM with Jessy ( Forget how much I LOVE to swim!)
Friday-
Saturday- REST DAY
Sunday- BALANCE and CX WORX
In my limited time as a ‘gym goer’ I have used my highly advanced imagination and people watching/cataloguing skills to identify some of my favourite gym personalities (read. Stereotypes).
The Cougar- The older gym junkie woman complete with breast implants and/or collagen ‘enhancements’. These women are here for one reason and one reason alone- to stake out their latest prey in the form of young male PT’s. Often found feigning ignorance on a weights machine in order to get help from good looking gym staff or front and centre in the group fitness classes taught by, you guessed it, young men.
The Midlife Crisis Guy- The older guy at the weights racks trying to keep up his younger and fitter counterparts. He arrives outrageously early for every class and is seldom seen without his protein shaker. This guy seem to think that he is god’s gift to women (why?!) Desperate to be perceived as young and hip he may be heard singing tunelessly to the pop music his teenage daughter listens to. And a word to the wise- watch out for the unnecessary stretching in shorts two sizes too small.
The Lurker- Creep alert! This guy stands out more than anyone despite spending most of the time with his back to the gym wall or scrolling furiously on his ipod. An expert at shoe lace tying and water fountain operation, no matter how long you watch him you will not be able to discern what he is actually doing at the gym.
The Treadmill Socialite- This girl is so popular she cannot avoid the barrage of calls and hilarious texts she receives at the gym. She will conveniently plonk herself on a cardio machine in the very middle of the bunch so as many people as possible can get the deets on the weekend goss. Her obnoxiously loud and nasal voice is the reason other gym goers may develop hearing loss from turning their music up full noise and/or skimp on their cardio that day.
What are your favourite/least favourite gym personalities?
See you later alligators,
Chloe x
Luv tht u r swimming again! :) x Bex
ReplyDeleteI'm appalled with your article. Very hilarious coz I don't go to the avant-garde gyms so I missed out on all personalities you mentioned above.
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