If you’re a gym regular and you also stick to a specific time schedule, chances are, you’ve given all of your gym colleagues (the people you always run into when you’re there) nicknames. You might not be on a first name basis with them but it’s more a personal thing and when you see them you say: “Damn, there’s that chick again with an insane body.” In your head of course. I enjoy a bit of people watching when I’m at the gym, and these are the types you are guaranteed to run into.

The guy who sweats like crazy

He get’s on his bike and sets in what seems like 900 kilometers since he’s always on there for an eternity! Standing, sitting, standing, sitting. It’s like a soul cycle class, but then extra extra long. It’s impossible to find an ounce of fat on this man, he’s always decked out with a sweat band on his head and wears the tiniest pair of gym shorts possible. He’s extremely friendly, always gives a little nod to say hello, but as soon as he get’s off of his bike, he leaves behind a puddle of sweat.

The girl who seriously only works out for about fifteen minutes

A brief few minutes on the steps, then a quick little workout on the cross fit machine to then spend a mere few seconds working on her abs of steel. C’est tout.

The guy who works out in his regular clothes 

I always find this to be very odd. It’s not that he’s walking around in a pair of jeans, but he definitely didn’t change. He’s just not wearing workout clothes. And then I see him on the treadmill. It just looks so uncomfortable. Oh and he’s quite elderly too. Maybe changing into workout clothes is just too much of a hassle for him and the only reason he’s at the gym is because his doctors are telling him to exercise.

The skinny-mini

She spends all her time either on the treadmill or doing crossfit when all you can think of is: girl, go and spend some time lifting weights, you could do with a bit more meat around the bones. Then you’ll be even better looking.

The huge chunk of a guy who would rather spend his time looking at himself in the mirror rather than lifting a couple of weights

Always has his earphones in. Good work of steel though, well okay, maybe a bit too muscular. But then he goes and does about 10 bench presses, stares at the ceiling, and stands up again. Walks over to the next closest bench, sits down, and just stares at himself in the mirror. For at least 5 minutes. And then he’s off to do another 10 bench presses.

The people you know are here everyday

Very impressive. But also a bit boring don’t you think?

The girl who talks to everyone 

She’s the kind of girl who will spend half an hour leaning against the cross trainer chatting away while her interlocutor in question is sweating away on that thing. She’s the kind of woman you hide from as soon as you see her enter the building. Anything to avoid a convo.

People who don’t clean their machines

This literally only takes a few seconds. Just do it. No one wants to work out in someone else’s puddle of sweat.