A smelly dilemma
Here's my hypothetical
smellemma:
Let's say there are two people at your work who emit, as
Charles Barkley once said in an
Old Spice commercial, malodorous emanations. The emanations are different - one is a pungent body odor, and the other is an amazingly powerful bad breath. You can smell either of the odors as soon as you enter the office (it's a big office), and the smells remain long after each offender leaves. Thankfully these people aren't actually in the same office as you, so you only have to deal with this every so often, but each time it happens you wonder whether you should pull the fire alarm so everyone can go outside and get some fresh air.
What would you do? Do you quietly ask the person with the bad breath if they would like a piece of gum? Do you ask the person with really bad b.o. if they would like a bar of soap?
Labels: etiquette, social commentary
Gym etiquette
Although I've previously posted about the
phone addiction afflicting some of the members of my gym, I think it's time to put together a more comprehensive list of things (call them rules if you like) that people should keep in mind when trying to achieve
mens sana in corpore sano.
1) Wear clean clothes to the gym.Everyone sweats when they work out, but if you smell
before you go to the gym, you should see a doctor. Or at least do your laundry.
2) Let people work in.If you are in between sets, please let someone else work in. If someone asks you how many more sets you have, and your reply is more than '1', you should ask if they would like to work in. If someone asks to work in and you have more than one set left, move and let them join you.
3) Don't grunt or make other noises.Everyone knows you're a big, strong guy, but there's no need to draw attention to yourself while lifting weights by sounding like you're sitting on the toilet and haven't been able to go for a week.
4) When using the exercise mats, make room for other people.There is a limited amount of space available for stretching or exercising on the mats scattered around the gym, so please move over if someone would like to use the space next to you. It doesn't matter what kind of
yoga position you're in, there should be room for others to use the mat next to you.
I'm sure this list could be much longer, but even following these 4 simple guidelines will improve the environment at your gym.
Labels: etiquette, Fitness, social commentary
