Nine People I Could Live Without At The Gym

I don't think I will ever really love going to the gym. I've gotten back into a good groove of going regularly, and I always feel better having gone to get a work out in. And it helps immensely that A.J. actually likes going with me now. All of that being said, there are certainly people and types of people at the gym that I have no need or desire to come across. I bet a few of these are familiar to everyone. So, here they are: NINE PEOPLE I COULD LIVE WITHOUT AT THE GYM 1. Moaning and groaning in the shower guy. Yikes. I'm sure you just had an awesome workout, and that warm water coursing over your taxed body now feels really invigorating. But you're not at home, dude. You're in a fairly small, somewhat confined space with other naked strangers. Let's keep any clearly audible, guttural noises to a minimum, okay? 2. Weird interval treadmill guy. There's a guy I've seen more than once who seems to spend more time dangling from the sides of the machine, not walking or running, than doing anything else. For some reason this really bugs me when I'm next to him. Or perhaps just hanging from a moving treadmill by your arms is a great cardio exercise that I should try. 3. Guy lifting weights while wearing jeans. Just...no. 4. The weight machine hoverer-stalker. Look, I know you want to jump in and knock out a few sets. So do I. That's why I'm on the damn thing. And I'll be done as quickly as possible, I promise. 5. Not really getting any exercise on the exercise bike guy. This was an actual, singular person I spotted in front of me last week: kid in his 20s, in shape, wearing a backpack and sipping a cup of hot coffee while pedaling at a pace so slow the speedometer barely registered any movement. Warm up? Cool down? Odd way to pass time? Not sure, but he was playing hoops later. I can almost let the backpack go, but who doesn't just put that in a locker or toss it beside the machine? And hot coffee...really? Weird. 6. The oddly proportioned middle aged lady I always see jogging on the track who looks like Zorak from Space Ghost. She just creeps me out. 7. Old dudes way too psyched to be walking around the locker room nude. I understand it's a locker room. I'm not going to giggle like a third grader. But some guys seem like they are outright enjoying this time, strutting around like runway models on the cat walk. This just doesn't do much for me. 8. Guys that leave lockers full of their wet, smelly, sweaty gear and then close the locker and leave the key in it, leading one to believe that said locker is empty. Come on, man. I have no need to get a quick peek at your dirty drawers dry hanging on the hook. Just lock it up and take your key. It even has a little band so you can wear it on your wrist. 9. Smelly old man on the elliptical machine. It's just one dude in particular, but man, does he smell like pee.