to discuss my fellow gym goers....

I have had a gym membership at various gyms across Qld on and off for the last 15 or so years and it has come to my attention that there are certain categories of people that attend gyms...

Now don't get my wrong, I mean this all with love and am not deliberately intending to cause any distress or angst to anyone and I give a big high 5 to any and everyone out there doing something good for their health, fitness and general well being, but here goes....

The 6 P's of gym goers....

1. The Poser

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You know the ones....they have the muscles and they like to look at them! Whilst most of us avoid the floor to ceiling mirrors in the gym, the poser tends to deliberately find any excuse to walk past the mirror and check themselves out...The may claim to be "checking their form" but we all know that's not the only thing they are checking....


2. The Prancer

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this refers mostly to some of the running styles often seen on the treadmill....Generally speaking The Prancer is female dressed head to toe in gorgeous Lorna Jane clothing (hey, no judgement, am pretty sure I own partial shares as well!) prancing away high kneed on the treadmill while everyone else is left wondering how they can possibly run like that and being completely jealous that they manage to make running look so pretty and easy and barely cracking a sweat.....


3. The Plodder

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 Again the plodder is used to describe someone on a treadmill... The flat footed, pounding the treadmill with every step they take that send vibrations around the gym... They resemble what I imagine would be an elephant running through the jungle....and I can say that because I feel that I am indeed a plodder!


4. The Princess

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The princess is the full version of the prancer. This is the girl who just looks gorgeous not matter what exercise she is doing. Dressed in complete co-ordinated outfit, she often has her hair done perfectly and a full face of makeup (which I will never really understand). Often when you see the princess, through the sweat dripping over your eyeballs, you secretly wish that you were her but then think that if you were you wouldn't be at the gym! Lol.... (The green-eyed monster may or may not be rearing its head whilst typing this part of the post!)


5. The Picker
 

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another thing I will never understand is g-strings at the gym..... hmmmmm, if anyone out there can explain that to me I am more than happy to listen! I have from time to time worn the incorrect undergarments to various events (there was the deb ball sucky innys that needed to be removed mid ball but that's a different story) but to the gym I am sure to wear the comfy ones, not quite Bridget Jones granny undies but pretty close. The other day I was at the gym and the girl (aka The Prancer) on the treadmill smack bang in front of me quite obviously had a g-string on and proceeded to pick and pick and pick it out while she ran. At one point she even put her whole hand down....anyway, you get the picture!


6. The Panter

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More commonly known as The Grunter, but that doesn't start with P! These are the peeps who like everyone in the gym to know that they are lifting heavy, hard core weights by grunting and panting enough to put a pregnant woman entering her 10th hour of labour to shame.

What do you think? Have you seen any of these at your gym? Or perhaps you have others?


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