The Characters At The Gym
Ever find yourself scanning the gym and judging the people you see? We’ve all done it at some point or other. Before the pandemic it was probably just out of curiosity or jealousy. Nowadays it might be to make sure that everyone is taking the proper safety measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Let’s be honest, it’s rare that you’re there always to focus on yourself. Anyhow, to get back to what I was saying… at the gym you’ll find a wide variety of characters doing a wide variety of things:
- The middle aged man staring at the cable machine unsure what weight he should use so he doesn’t hurt himself.
- A young woman on the treadmill running at full speed like very survival depends on it.
- The senior citizen struggling to lift a 10 pound dumbbell.
- News mom reluctantly handing their babies over to the childcare center for the first time.
- Some guy drenched in sweat sitting on the bench resting after hitting a new personal record.
- A teenager or twenty-something-year-old just sitting on a bench or machine busy texting and posting selfies to social media instead of actually working out.
Look and you’ll find them all. They are at the gym for one reason or another. For some, the gym might be a place to get away from a stressful home life, a place to socialize with peers, a place to work off some stress, a place to work on a New Years resolution or a general fitness goal, etc. You might relate to one or a combination of those things. Doesn’t matter. What matters is that you are there to focus on yourself.