Uh, yeah, I work out

You do? Cause, seriously, I wonder about some of the people I see at the gym. Don't get me wrong; the majority really is serious about working out, but there are the few exceptions that just make me laugh.

Exception #1: The Cell Phone Talker

I smiled to myself as I saw a mid-30s to early-40 year-old-man "working out"; course, he wasn't really working out the muscles I would expect someone to be working at the gym. No, he was working out his vocal cords. Really. He'd finish a rep (not a very long one of whatever exercise he was completing at the time), and then call someone (well, it looked that way since he'd flip open the phone, press a couple buttons, and then hold the phone to his ear). Now, I could understand doing so (well, only to an extent. I mean, really, if you're there to workout, then workout. Call people later.) if he only did so once, but this was after every rep! My goodness! Is it that important that you can't even wait till after your workout?!

Exception #2: The Never Let 'em See You Sweat Athlete

I guess the rest of that title might be "That's Why I Wear Street Clothes." When I'm at the gym working my muscles and sweating it out, I prefer athletic gear, whether I'm wearing shorts or leggings, long-sleeves or short-sleeves. Basically, athletic wear allows my body to breathe, and it's much looser, thus easier to move in. So why oh why do I see some who work out in jeans or Timberlines? Like above, I just laugh when I see gym members working out in not-so-appropriate attire. I mean, I love wearing jeans (and they are comfortable), but they certainly aren't the first piece of clothing I grab when I'm heading to the gym. But, I guess I have to give the street-clothes jocks a break; after all, those I've seen don't really seem to be exercising. It's more like they are going through the motions. For instance, the woman I saw today seemed to drift aimlessly from one piece of equipment to another, pausing long enough to fly through one rep at a light weight. She certainly didn't look like she was working; it looked more like she was lifting a couple of five pound weights.

Technically, I suppose that at the end of the day, both exceptions can say they went to the gym. As for working out... well, let's just say if I worked out the way they did, I certainly wouldn't be in the shape that I'm in now.