{"id":9171,"date":"2011-02-14T12:41:34","date_gmt":"2011-02-14T18:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/?p=9171"},"modified":"2011-02-23T12:03:59","modified_gmt":"2011-02-23T18:03:59","slug":"gym-etiquette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/2011\/02\/14\/gym-etiquette\/","title":{"rendered":"He threw the first punch, I swear… and other gym etiquette rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“He threw the first punch, I swear!”\u00a0is not the outcome you want after your afternoon workout session!<\/span><\/h2>\n

However, that being said, many people do in fact deserve being punched at the gym! The guy that looks you up and down when you’re at the water fountain, the guy that talks really loud about how much weight he can bench and then grunts as he lifts, the girl on the elliptical on the phone gossiping about Friday night, the super sweaty guy that must roll ALL OVER the mat as he does abs and stretches and then doesn’t wipe up after himself… you get the idea. All that being said, can you believe that I actually enjoy going to the gym?! Anyway, here are some simple gym etiquette rules to help ease some of that tension when it comes to sharing equipment or keeping to yourself…<\/p>\n

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If there’s a line for a machine (or the 1 set of 12 lb. dumbbells the gym owns), work a rotation so your downtime doesn’t create a line.<\/p>\n