It is surprising how rude people can be. Fitness centers are taken care of by caring staff and are full of expensive equipment and other items. Yet, members can be really boorish in their manners to each other.

Odds are if you have been to a gym and used a popular piece of equipment you have found it covered with sweat at least once. This is very unpleasant. This equipment must be shared by many people and they all need to take care of it and some do not.

Etiquette demands that you have a towel with you to wipe off the equipment once you have used it. People need to think of those who follow them. Pay attention to the areas you know you perspired on and wipe them down.

Pick up after yourself. This is a special concern in a free weight area. Too many times I have found equipment left out and not put back.

Do not put the burden on the gym staff to keep up with the mess. Do your part and clean up.

At every gym there is a rush hour. This is usually in the early evening after most people get off of work. This is when everyone wants a cardio machine. Be conscientious enough to not use the machine for over thirty minutes before handing off to the next person if there is a line. If you are there at peak time there will be a line.

Weight machines can be shared with the “working in” method. This means you taking turns between your sets. This is an efficient use of the equipment and maybe a way to make a new friend who also likes to lift weights.

Your gym would benefit from better etiquette. We can all do our part. Not everyone will change but for everyone who does a difference is made in the atmosphere of the gym.

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