An Outsiders View of the Gym

So my partner and I won a double two week pass to a leading gym last week and we were very excited! He wanted to loose his tummy and I've been unwell lately so I wanted to get in shape too. We looked over the passes to make sure there were not catches etc because with the price of fuel at the moment we just couldn't afford a subscription. Luckily the passes even stated 'No credit card, no midnight phone calls begging you to buy useless gym equipment and no obligations!'

We were psyched! So we turned up and they assigned us a personal trainer, even better we thought! We filled out the forms and got a guided tour, about 2 steps into the tour they started trying to pressure us into a subscription. I made it very clear that I just wasn't interested at this point and I would reconsider at the end of the 2 weeks.

That didn't stop him though! My partner and I started working out on the treadmills, we were there no more than 10 minutes before he was back over showing us membership options. What the hell? Again we said no but he wouldn't leave!

Why can't sales people just take no for an answer! I get that they are working on commission but for the love of god, no means no! The experience has completely soured my view of this particular gym so we will be using our 2 week trial because we damn well earned it but I'll be damned if they ever see a cent of my money!

Ok so I've noticed there are certain types of people at the gym, I'm not too sure which category I fit into yet but I'm sure in time I'll sink into it. Lucky I'll only be there for two weeks!

1. The buff guy on the weight lifting equipment. This is the guy who spends like 6 hours a day at the gym on that damn equipment, he's the one that's going to tell you when you're using the machine wrong. He's also the guy that doesn't wipe down his machine and probably thinks that his sweat is so great that you're lucky to enjoy the privilege of swimming in it.

2. The hot chick who wears tiny shorts and a singlet. Now here's an interesting case. This is the girl who is an AU size 6 and clearly doesn't need to be at the gym in the first place. She's the girl that has a smashing hot body but insists on working out for an hour a day anyway, she eats a garden salad for lunch and come to burn it off afterwards. Lets face it, she's not there because she wants to exercise she's there to grab the attention of case number 1!

3. The pick up artist. Here we see the guy who is only here to meet hot chicks, he is usually fairly trim and knows his way around the machines, he has to if he wants to be able to help out the damsel in distress who is new to the gym and needs help. Unfortunately a lot of the time he's pretty successful.

4. The bigger guys and girls who are actually there to work out. Yes, shock horror, there are actually people who go to the gym to work out and get in shape. Who would have thought? Leave these guys alone and they'll leave you alone. That said they are usually the nicest people in the whole place so maybe you'd rather talk to them!

To conclude my little rant, I don't think we'll be taking out a membership any time soon. Gym is not for me, next time I feel the urge to get in shape I'll take a walk down the beach that's 2 min away from my house. Fresh air is better than sweat and some jerk hitting on me.