Like many people across the country, I work out on a daily basis at Planet Fitness. Generally, I love it there. It's the perfect size, the workers are nice, and it's running distance from where I live. But as with all gyms, there are some things that drive me completely crazy!
First off, its motto: "The Judge Free Zone." Okay, it is entirely impossible to not judge people when you're at a gym. That man who's lifting 20 pounds dumbbells and making a face as if he's holding the weight of the world on his shoulders is going to be judged. That lady who walks around the gym, in her little old lady scarf, for exercise will most likely be judged. The buff dude who walks around with arms that don't touch his sides (yes, there are those people there despite the commercials) will, heck yes, be judged. The person who walks on the treadmill at an incline of zero and a speed of 3.2 miles per hour and thinks that's a workout will be judged. And all of the very attractive muscular boys there will be judged- by all of the girls. And the reason there are all of these crazy people there is because of the motto! If a company, especially a gym, has a motto such as "The Judge Free Zone"that is practically an invitation for all of the crazies in the world to come and be crazy in front of other people and think they're not being judged.
Back on track, a typical day at PF. Depending on the weather, I run/walk/drive there. When I get there, the first thing I do is stretch. Stretching makes you taller (in my world anyway). Then, I go do my cardio, which means opening a can of whoop ass on one of the cardio machines. One day, I was showing off a little bit because a certain guy I know was right next to me on the treadmill, and I ended up running so fast that I thought my legs were going to fall off. Not really, I wasn't going my fastest, it was about 9 miles per hour (I think it feels different on actual pavement). Anyway, as I was being a cheetah, the guy next to me kept peering over at me, so in my head I'm thinking, "loser, a girl is going faster than you." Just as I'm slowing down (my hair fell out of my pony tail), he tapped me on the shoulder and said, "you need to slow down, you're making me look bad," which ended up turning into a whole conversation. And don't act like you don't show off at the gym when you can, I know you do.
Next I go do my resistance, or weights. That's my favorite part because I'm strong and it's easy. I don't want to get into my routine, but I do want to share this annoying tidbit. I absolutely am revolted by people who grunt when they lift weights. I never ever want to hear a grunt at the gym. I understand that maybe the weight is a little heavy, but they either need to 1. get a lighter weight or 2. breathe like a normal person. The gym is not a sexual experience. Seriously.
Lastly, one of the things I constantly notice at the gym is that all of the attractive guys are with girlfriends. It's kind of a disappointment (not that I'd ever even think about acting upon it). I think if I owned a gym I would hire attractive men just to go there because I'm convinced that would increase profits (once again, that's just in my world). But think about it all of you gym owners, I could be onto something big here.
Despite all of the negative things I say about the gym, I do spend a good time of my life there. It really is an okay place, I'd recommend it. But don't be fooled by its motto all of you crazy people out there. You will be judged. And I just might be the person judging you.
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