Am I overeacting?

[sar]

Ick, I would have been pretty grossed out too!

Does you gym not have the rule that you must carry a towel and wipe down equipment after use? All the gyms I've been to have enforced this and I think it's great! (especially as I used to use many of the 'manly' upper body equipment! Ew!)

 

[fwan]

Im slowly building my own gym!!
I have a stepper (which is now hidden somewhere and broken

)
and yesterday i got my Home bike and ive been using it whoo!

 

[lisasha3]

Originally Posted by Pombina

Don't feel bad about not going! Your daughters social disaster was much more important!
We actually got a note in the newsletter about not dropping weights as 'no matter what anybody says, it does not look good and does not enhance your performance'

Social Disaster over! (and much better). I know it was more important to stay with her. She's 12 - that age is sooooooooo emotional and tough.

As for not dropping weights - our gym actually has signs hung up all over that say in big letters "DO NOT DROP THE WEIGHTS!

Think that's clear enough? Not always. We should also have huge signs that say "CLEAN THE MACHINES" I think

 

[lunasmom]

LOL...I probably would've said something like that as well! Either that or forced a piece of gum down his throat!!!

Great, I WAS thinking about joining the gym, but with all your horror stories I'm not sure I want to now!

 

[gailc]

The gym I used to go to had bottles of disinfectant and towels that we were to use after getting done with any of the equipment!!!
That guy must have been gross!!

 

[pombina]

Originally Posted by GailC

The gym I used to go to had bottles of disinfectant and towels that we were to use after getting done with any of the equipment!!!
That guy must have been gross!!

So does our gym! Some people just don't use them...

 

[momof3rugratz]

Originally Posted by Hydroaxe

That's pretty gross. Fortunately, I have my own home gym and free weights as well, which gives me everything I need, so I don't have to go to a gym.

I have the AbLoungeXL does that count.

(now to take it out of the box

 

[babyharley]

Originally Posted by GailC

The gym I used to go to had bottles of disinfectant and towels that we were to use after getting done with any of the equipment!!!
That guy must have been gross!!

The YMCA here has that too - some people just neglect the fact that they are there for that reason!

 

[menagerie mama]

Knowing me, I would have been to shy to say anything but I would have just gotten up and left. Yuck!