Gym etiquette

Some great tips from MSNBC.com, and my own 2 cents....

— Smell nice, but not too nice. Wash your workout clothes every time, and wear deodorant. Avoid heavy perfume and cologne.
Yes, please please please do not come in the gym at 5:30 in the morning smelling like you are goin clubbing, it's suffocating and I have difficulty running.

— Don’t hog the equipment. Follow time limits on the cardio machines, and allow others to work in on the weight machines between your sets.
Yes, especially the walkway, trainers...you do not own the gym, we all need to share..stop running your peeps down the thoroughfare..we can't get by!

— Get to class on time. If you’re late, enter quietly and take a spot at the back of class.
This is for your own benefit....max it out!

— Practice weight control. Don’t drop the weights. When you’re done, put them away.
People are not your maids.

— Keep it quiet. No blasting your music, singing, grunting, screaming or talking loudly on your cell phone.
Guys, no sexy moans please, it's not a turn on at alllll!

— Don’t ogle. It’s rude, and not everyone is looking to make a love connection at the gym.
Yes, you are together, and no, I'm not interested....

— Clean up after yourself. In a perfect world, you would wipe off anything you touch with sanitizer. At the very least, clean up that swamp you left on the exercise bike.
I deal with enough bodily fluids at work thank you!

— Don’t be a diva. You don’t own any particular spot in class. So be flexible, follow instructions and respect those around you.
Nor do you own a particular machine.....

oh, and I love this quote:

oftentimes, the way people behave at the gym is similar to their behavior outside of the gym, says Gottsman.  So the person who's rude at the gym is likely to be the one of the people cutting in line at the coffee shop or screaming at a kid's soccer coach.