Health Clubs: Things that annoy me 14 Articles

by Jennifer Williamson

I belong to a local gym, and I guess I could be considered a "regular". As a result, I'm privy to all sorts of gym-related pet peeves. And they are as plentiful as spandex in an aerobics class. Cell Phones Cell pho...read more

by John Foyer

When you walk into a health club people are there for two reasons and two reasons only to work out or to act like your working out. There are a lot of things that are troublesome to many gym goers but there are a few that...read more

by Blake Butler

Here is a topic in which I could fill a novel with personal annoyances I am a member of the over-priced Golds Gym. There is not a single visit to this gym, which doesn't leave me resisting the urge to rip handfuls of ha...read more

by Richard Boehmcke

My first instinct on reading this title was to just type "everything." But I imagined that a more elaborate explanation was required to truly convey the rage and ridiculousness the Gym or "Health Club" and all its patrons ...read more

by Dr. Jay

I mistakenly signed on the proverbial dotted line. I was then trapped in a gym membership for three years at $100 a pop (per month)! But the costs could have been easily forgiven had it not been for the following annoya...read more

by Rob Dickson

Rules of the gym. I work in a health club and most gyms and fitness facilities have a list of rules that must be followed; these rules are very simple and are for the most part just common courtesy. There are also s...read more

by Matthew Paulson

A lot of people who make a decision to get fit go out to the nearest health club and sign up for a membership. They go there a couple of times, but after that the money is wasted. They go back into their old habits and rem...read more

by Sol Rayos

From personal experience and the mentionings of others in this thread here is a brief list of things that annoy people at the gym. 1) Grunting 2) Cell Phones 3) Music and TV Programing 4) Unclothed People in the ...read more

by Sammy Stein

Keep healthy, work that body, flex those pecks! These sayings have annoyed me already - and I have not started yet! The major cause of annoyance in health clubs is that most of the people going to them look as if a health ...read more

by B. B. James

My Top Five Health Club Pet Peeves. 1. People on cell phones. Get off the phone, and use the damn machine. Or step out of the room, and finish your call. 2. People singing along with their iPods. I don't want to hear...read more

by writer 'd'

I remember wanting to just enjoy myself at the health club. I just want to learn in my own time, at my own pace. I tried this boxing aerobics workout. The instructor drove me insane. He kept picking on me,"no, you are doin...read more

by Santi Meintjes

People's behaviour in a gym is as much a reflection of their values as their behaviour anywhere else. In other words, people are just as rude, selfish, arrogant, inconsiderate, egotistical and plain obnoxious in the gym a...read more

by Kristin Barnes

For the "average" women out there, you'll understand exactly where I'm coming from. You have finally made the decision to join a gym. You've been talking about it forever, and now you've done it. You're eating right, doing...read more

by Carl Lewis

There are many things that annoy me about healthclubs being a big guy 6'2 260 @ 15%, I have spent my fair share in a gym. The most annoying thing in the gym is the smug know it all mesomorph wih the genetics that most ...read more