In most of the places we frequent each day, the code of conduct is well-known.
Know your order before you get to the coffee-shop counter. Merge every other car during your commute. Don’t hit on people at the office.
But there are other places where the rules seem … Unsettled? Forgotten? Null and void?
At the top of the list: the loud, sweaty, animalistic twilight zone we call the gym.
In service of making sure you’re not the resident a-hole at your studio of choice, we spoke with 11 fitness pros about what is (and isn’t) acceptable behavior.
The final word on gym pickups included.
1. Inverting? Make sure you’re covered up.
2. Do not hit on people, and definitely do not stalk them
3. Be proactive in offering a chance to work in
4. Don’t be the stinky guy
5. If you’re sick, stay home or sanitize
6. “Beasting out” is no excuse to act like an animal
7. Know when (and when not) to ask for a spot
8. Ditch the “alpha male” charade (or face the consequences)
9. Keep the grunting to a minimum
10. If you’re out of control, you need less weight or a spotter
11. Spend less (or no) time on your phone
12. Remember, slamming weights doesn’t impress anyone
13. Clean up your equipment (and perspiration)
14. Double-check before taking over a machine, apparatus or area
15. Don’t make people tell you to use your indoor voice
16. Don’t dole out advice, even to friends (unless you’re a professional)
17. Never rewear clothes that have been sitting in your gym bag
18. Treat everyone equally and forget the hierarchy
19. Don’t assume people need help
20. Don’t assume people don’t know what they’re doing
21. Looking to pick up women? Go somewhere else.
22. That said, acquaintances can be made — so long as it happens naturally
Referencehttp://www.realclearlife.com/health/11-fitness-pros-on-gym-etiquette/
Know your order before you get to the coffee-shop counter. Merge every other car during your commute. Don’t hit on people at the office.
But there are other places where the rules seem … Unsettled? Forgotten? Null and void?
At the top of the list: the loud, sweaty, animalistic twilight zone we call the gym.
In service of making sure you’re not the resident a-hole at your studio of choice, we spoke with 11 fitness pros about what is (and isn’t) acceptable behavior.
The final word on gym pickups included.
1. Inverting? Make sure you’re covered up.
2. Do not hit on people, and definitely do not stalk them
3. Be proactive in offering a chance to work in
4. Don’t be the stinky guy
5. If you’re sick, stay home or sanitize
6. “Beasting out” is no excuse to act like an animal
7. Know when (and when not) to ask for a spot
8. Ditch the “alpha male” charade (or face the consequences)
9. Keep the grunting to a minimum
10. If you’re out of control, you need less weight or a spotter
11. Spend less (or no) time on your phone
12. Remember, slamming weights doesn’t impress anyone
13. Clean up your equipment (and perspiration)
14. Double-check before taking over a machine, apparatus or area
15. Don’t make people tell you to use your indoor voice
16. Don’t dole out advice, even to friends (unless you’re a professional)
17. Never rewear clothes that have been sitting in your gym bag
18. Treat everyone equally and forget the hierarchy
19. Don’t assume people need help
20. Don’t assume people don’t know what they’re doing
21. Looking to pick up women? Go somewhere else.
22. That said, acquaintances can be made — so long as it happens naturally
Referencehttp://www.realclearlife.com/health/11-fitness-pros-on-gym-etiquette/
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