If you look up the word gym (or gymnasium) in the dictionary, you will find that it is a location where you can perform physical exercise. No where in the modern day definition does it mention mass socialization or meet-up (the Ancient Greeks may have philosophized, but there is no one at my gym that even closely represents the Greeks!). Which is why I get so irritated at the mass groups of women that stand around in the locker room, crowding the lockers and get in my way. Or the overly muscled men that don't lift a single weight while I'm running, since it would get in the way of their "deep" conversations with other overly muscled guys.
This evening I was a particular burden on 2 girls that spent a whopping 15 minutes on the treadmills on either side of me. Apparently, me being on a treadmill in the middle of them and their conversation was a huge inconvenience. And they made it very clear by trying to talk through me, loudly. I did my best to get in their way, which I'm sure pissed them off!
My point is, the gym is a place for hard work. You only get out of it what you put into it. Spending the short amount of time I have there chatting it up is a huge waste. I just wonder why others don't feel this way as well.
Miles logged: 3.5
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