People watching at the gym
ninja dog
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Do other people enjoy this as much as I do?
Of course there are the oddballs and the perfectionists who invite stares, but there's also the sheer fascination of watching how bodies of all types move: the tall, the short, the muscular, the heavy-set, the differently formed. And of course the young versus the old.
I love seeing how bodies of all types work.No matter their construction, everyone seems able to accomplish something.
It's inspiring.
(Note to self: don't wear big underpants, ever. Especially when over 60 years old.)
Of course there are the oddballs and the perfectionists who invite stares, but there's also the sheer fascination of watching how bodies of all types move: the tall, the short, the muscular, the heavy-set, the differently formed. And of course the young versus the old.
I love seeing how bodies of all types work.No matter their construction, everyone seems able to accomplish something.
It's inspiring.
(Note to self: don't wear big underpants, ever. Especially when over 60 years old.)
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I have to say I put on my MP3 and barely notice anyone else in the gym. Except the odd time that another girl ventures into the freeweight room and knows what she's doing. I do notice that and am usually somewhat envious of her form, strength, etc.
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If anyone is looking at me, it's due to my peculiarity. So I hope they're not.:rambo:
I'm bob my head to music while I'm stretching and I'm reasonably sure I sing out loud sometimes too. :laughing9:
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It's really hard not to. I don't think it's worth it to hold it in. Someone has to provide the entertainment, right?
And I ALWAYS turn green with envy at the women in the freeweights. (well sometimes I'm not envious, I'm just admiring... :oops:
Ah... The gym. I should sign up again.
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What is this? I'm always looking for new podcasts (aka new ways to embarrass myself in public).
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They crack me up. Im always laughing inappropriately in public.
It gives me Sazon! Hehe...
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Ninja said "underpants."
Yeah, I am sure I am getting some laughs when I bust out with some Backstreet Boys tunes :oops:
I love to people watch...period... :alien:
BIG underpants. :laughing6:
Then there is an older woman I've seen on numerous occasions, wearing nothing but a sports bra and leggings like this thread - nothing more. :pukeleft: :puker: It's very obvious that she wants to put on a show because she hangs out in male-dominated areas and does numerous straight-leg-bending-at-the-waist "exercises".
Whereas I enjoy people watching, I dare not give my fellow gym-goers the attention they crave so I zone out w/ my iPod (and occasionally read).
Reading and doing any sort of physical activity is difficult for me.
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Then there is the endless talking. My idea of hell on earth is being stuck on a treadmill between two yentas who talk endlessly. Oy. Just because talking while exercising is a measure of where you are cardiovascularly, it doesn't mean you HAVE to talk continuously. Take a breath occasionally.
The pool, just 20 feet and a closed door removed from the treadmill madness, is a totally different experience. It's so peaceful and zenlike. There's hardly any talking, and even less people-watching. I can just swim and breathe and count and meditate.
There --- I said it again.
I find it more objective and less narcissistic than what you describe. Yesterday, for example, there was the pretty gazelle lady, who runs so gracefully, next to the older man who runs at a pace and with a facial expression like he's on the Bataan Death March.
It's like a happy parade of physicality.
I'll stick to bike riding & walking TYVM.
^^^ *LOL* My gym has one too! He still wears a full-blown mullet.
Every time I see him "Achey Breaky Heart" gets stuck in my head. :toothy3:
"Don't break my heart, my achey-breaky heart......":toothy3:
it was bliss!
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Groan! I did that stupid line dance! :oops:
But no, it's more like he thinks PJ material M.C. Hammer look pants are OK with "wife beater" shirts. :laughing1:
It was an "oy" moment.
Ok, I did watch these two older people at the gym last weekend. A husband and wife were doing weights and I thought it was so sweet how the husband lifted first to show his wife how to and to make sure they weren't too heavy. They came up and introduced themselves - he was 82 and she was 79. Good for them. :thumbleft:
This guy wears that stuff too. Looks like he just stepped off the set of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". I wonder if he thinks I'm trying to flirt with him because he's caught me staring a couple of times.
But what he doesn't know is that I can't keep my eyes off of him in a bad-train-wreck-I-know-I-shouldn't-look kind of way.
Ninja, this is for you. :toothy10:
Secondly, ARGH! The hair! The short jackets! The silver-tipped cowboy boots!
I'm.......blind. Help me........I.....I'm blind.
Exfreakingactly!!! You know you shouldn't stare, but damn! :toothy10:
I think you could sneeze half a block away from some men, and they'll think, "She wants me."