![]() ![]() In the meantime, the workout rooms will be packed with “best intentions” for the next few weeks. “I’m going to get back in shape this year!” can quickly change to “My muscles hurt I’ll just pick things up tomorrow.” By some accounts, that “tomorrow” never comes for as many as four out of five people who buy gym memberships. It's incredibly motivating to see.Now that the holidays are over, you might be determined to lose some of those extra pounds, but here’s a word to the wise: Today’s New Year’s resolution is often tomorrow’s excuse. If anything I always looked up to the really out of shape people who would come in and work out hard. The entire purpose of the place is to build a healthier body. You shouldn't be discouraged by feelings that people are going to judge you for being too fat/thin at the gym. "Nobody cares what you look like at the gym. People could be waiting for you to finish so do your lifts and keep it moving." - JerBear_2008 Don’t waste time on a machine watching TV, talking on the phone or texting excessively. Be prepared for a no and find another machine that is similar or a free weight version. Ask someone if you can work in or how many sets they have left if they are on a machine you want. Don’t do circuit training in the free weight area of taking up 5 machines or 5 sets of dumbbells, that how you make no friends fast. "Don’t be afraid to ask the front desk for a spot if you aren’t confident doing free weights, better safe than sorry. If you are having to interrupt someone’s workout and asking them to remove headphones so you can try to chat them up, it’s probably not going to end well for you." - annie_tits_mcgee "Aimed at guys - please remember that 90% plus of women who go to the gym are there to work out, they aren’t there looking to get picked up. You’re there to work, do that or bounce." - Some1SomeWher3 ![]() Also don’t just sit around on equipment or stand in the way. Oh you need 2 sets of cables, one for triceps one for biceps? FOH. "Don’t be the asshole who uses multiple pieces of equipment at once. DO NOT SCRATCH YOURSELF." - ButtercupAttitude "I'm currently healing from a bacterial infection on my face, so I just want to emphasise: GYMS ARE FILTHY. I hate it when I have to get off of cardio equipment because the person next to me is doused in perfume and I can’t breath." - IveSeenThingsMan ![]() It’s a gym, we’re all supposed to stink a bit when we leave. ![]() Don’t wear an obnoxious amount of perfume or cologne. Just a thin layer will help prevent chaffing. "If you have extra skin or your thighs rub together, Vaseline is your friend. There's nothing worse than dropping your phone and ripping wired ones out of your ears, or getting them caught on equipment and ripping them out of your ears." - NetworkMachineBroke "If you can afford it, get some wireless headphones. most people are friendly and will help." -Neet91 if u are unsure how to do an exercise correctly - for the love of god ask. "Don't lift in front of the dumbell racks. Bicep curling 10kg dumbbells with perfect form is much more useful that wildly swinging a 45kg dumbbell around." - SaintPhoenix_ "For the first year/18 months, don't worry about the numbers, focus on your form. The best gym etiquette tips from Reddit users He got over 9,000 comments in response, so we put together our favorite tips so that you can feel comfortable and empowered at the weight machines, even when you're sandwiched between two sweat-drenched lumberjacks: "Gym goers of Reddit, what is something (protocol, etiquette, tips, etc.) that new year resolution-ers should know about the gym?" asked user FAAAACKUNDO on Friday. The people of Reddit want you to know this, as badly as they want you to behave properly. But it doesn't have to look like that, and it probably doesn't at your local gym. It's a strange time for fitness, what with internet fitness sensations like Kayla Itsines displayed beautifully and constantly on social media feeds, setting unrealistic standards for what working out looks like in the modern-day. These are the people who are joining cyber forces to teach New Years Resolutioners proper gym etiquette, as well as give tips to improve newcomers' gym experience and fitness outcomes. It's FUN for me to share my hobby of (almost now) 20 years." Yes I will help you bench, squat, w/e no matter the weight or your fitness level. "I swear people change sidewalk sides to avoid me. "I AM this guy," said Reddit user Just_A_Henry, in response to a post about intimidating men at the gym. ![]()
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