Workout Etiquette

Happy 2011!
We are one week into the New Year. If your goal this year is to tone-up - JUST DO IT! Keep it going all year long - WORK IT BABY!


If you are working out in a gym then you already know when lots of people gather together in the same facility to workout, many basic courtesies are overlooked.
Here's what NOT to do ....
Faux Pas

• Monopolizing the equipment. Be mindful of people waiting to use the equipment you are using. 
• Do not use more than one piece of equipment at a time, and do not sit on the weight machine between sets if others are waiting to use it. 
• Also, limit length of time on cardio equipment if there are people waiting. 
• Leaving weights on equipment. 
• Be sure to put your weights up after you use a machine, and put away all equipment you used in a class (steps, bands, weights, or towels, for example). 
• Saving equipment for others. Reserving equipment (such as treadmills or bikes in spin class) for friends is a definite faux pas! First come, first served! 
• Going the wrong way or in the wrong lane on the track. Walkers should take the inside lane and runners should stay to the out- side. Always pay attention to direction signs on the track, or if no signs are posted, go in the same direction as the rest of the people on the track. 
• Doing the “cell yell” while working out. No matter where you are—restaurant, bus, or gym—talking loudly into your cell phone is rude and disturbing to people around you.

Do tell - what tips would you like to give the person working out next to you?

More tips to come!

xoJoy