Gym Etiquette

[kajero]

Another thing that I really hate is when I was attending spin classes at 6:00 a.m. in the morning there would be a lot of "saved" bikes with towels by friends for people who came in around 6:00a.m. It was frustrating because I was always there at 5:45 and sometimes although there were maybe 5 actual people in the room, there would be only one or two bikes left.

Sometimes the bikes that were saved were never used. Many people were often turned away and they shouldn't have been.

I've made numerous suggestions to the management on how this situation could easily be resolved, but nothing ever came of it.

[pll]

Another thing that I really hate is when I was attending spin classes at 6:00 a.m. in the morning there would be a lot of "saved" bikes with towels by friends for people who came in around 6:00a.m.

Oh, that has happened to me one too many times. It drove me crazy. I no longer do spin classes and I no longer belong to a gym. What I miss the most about it is the sauna, though.

[winddance]

Another thing that I really hate is when I was attending spin classes at 6:00 a.m. in the morning there would be a lot of "saved" bikes with towels by friends for people who came in around 6:00a.m. It was frustrating because I was always there at 5:45 and sometimes although there were maybe 5 actual people in the room, there would be only one or two bikes left.

Sometimes the bikes that were saved were never used. Many people were often turned away and they shouldn't have been.

I've made numerous suggestions to the management on how this situation could easily be resolved, but nothing ever came of it.

I just visited a gym while away where you had to register online for 6am spin, which I did. The class was full with people waiting who said they'd registered and the instructor had to go fetch the roster and TAKE ROLL before the people who hadn't registered would leave. Seriously? Like you're not going to get caught?

There were also no fans in that room. I almost floated away in a pool of sweat and was so glad I'd thought to put electrolytes in my water bottle.

I appreciate my gym. It's a very supportive place for people of all ages and levels of fitness. I've been encouraged to try lots of new things, e.g. joining Masters Swim in the slow lane even though I'm not the greatest swimmer. But I've never felt unwelcome, just supported and coached.

And we have fans in our spin room.