“Unmasking Gym Etiquette: 7 Shocking Habits You Didn’t Know Were Ruining Your Workout!”
Get in the habit of putting your phone away during your workout. If you use it to use a fitness app or like to listen to music on your phone during your work out, you can try putting your phone in airplane mode to avoid distractions.
Don’t Be Too Social
Having someone to work out with is a great way to keep accountable. Dragging yourself to a 6 a.m. boot camp class is much easier when you have someone to be miserable with! But there’s a point when working out together because less about the workout and more about socializing.
If your gym buddy is more of a distraction, you’re not going to get in an effective workout. If the two of you can’t seem to stop talking, catching up for coffee before a workout might be your best bet.
Don’t Ignore the Sanitation Guidelines
It sounds elementary, but there are lots of people out there who think it okay to completely ignore the sanitation guidelines at the gym. Once you’ve re-racked your weights or finished up at a machine, please, please clean up after yourself. Doing so takes all of 30 seconds and will make sure you’re not the most hated person at the gym.
You wouldn’t want to sit in a puddle of leftover sweat from someone, right? Well, neither would they.
Don’t Take Photos of Other People
It goes without saying, but please don’t take photos of people at the gym. Unfortunately, “funny” pictures of people at the gym wind up on social media all of the time. While a video of a person unknowingly using a machine wrong may be funny for three seconds, remember it’s at the expense of a stranger.
