Workout Peeves
Posted on May 17, 2005 by Ching under Life.
As you know I’ve been spending a lot of time at the local YMCA lately. I was tempted to blog about this annoying lady last Saturday, but restrained myself. Yesterday, however, something happened that is so appalling that I just have to vent. Of course, since I’m venting about it, I figured that I might as well vent about the other stuff. I spent over three hours working out last Saturday. I don’t know if it’s the heat or just way too much working out or what, but I’ve just been in an irritable mood lately. I stayed for step class after muscle pump so I had my spot already secured. Usually, step class gets pretty full but that day it wasn’t particularly crowded. Probably because it was a nice day outside and with the Wichita River Festival and several graduations going on, most of the regulars couldn’t make it. So anyway, I normally try to give others around me as much space as I can.. Or, put another way, I guess I try to give myself as much space from others as I can. Whenever someone sets up behind me or next to me, I try to move over to give them some room. Last Saturday I ended up in the very back row, and this lady directly in front of me (apparently a newbie who doesn’t realize that you want to maximize your space in step class) was too dense to move forward, despite all the vacant space in front of her. I really should have said something to her, but I figured that she would come to her senses eventually and move up on her own. She was also talking to the person on her right, and so I figured that they were probably together and wanted to be in the same row. I thought that it probably wouldn’t too bad. I’ve had to endure crowded fitness classes before, and survived. I just don’t particularly like being crowded when there’s plenty of space available. What’s not too bad in theory is actually horrible in execution. My newbie assessment was right on. The lady was clueless. We typically go all around our step and, if she could follow along, it wouldn’t be too bad, but she was so totally lost. When we go over and back and I have to be on the front side of the step, she is right there next to me so I can’t do my leg extensions fully. It was really awkward. I didn’t want to hit her with my limbs, so my movements were restricted. It was a total pain in the neck! Literally. Thirty minutes into the class she finally realized that no matter how hard she tried, she’d never be able to keep up. And to think the class is the most basic level! It doesn’t get any simpler! So she left. I was really thankful when she did. I felt like a flower that was moved to a bigger pot. I could finally move more freely. I had a much more enjoyable workout after that. I’m whiny, I know. I try not to be antisocial, but people are just annoying sometimes. Ugh. Anyway, that’s nothing compared to what I witnessed yesterday while doing CORE. I worked out for another three hours last night, doing step interval, CORE, muscle pump and cardio jam. CORE class gets really, really full. It’s one of the more popular fitness classes so it’s always jam packed in the studio. Even though I was in the studio already for the previous class, I didn’t get prime workout space. People just swarm inside before the class is even over and before you know it, there aren’t any balls left and there is no room for you to move. I ended up in the very back almost next to the wall. However, I managed to carve myself some workout space for my mat and my ball. But I had very little room at that. Toward the end of the class, we did some back exercises. When we did the standing bird dog move (similar to the move shown below, but with one arm on the ball, one arm raised parallel to the floor, one foot planted on the floor, and the leg opposite the raised arm is raised backwards parallel to the floor) I saw the most horrific thing ever! A hairy coochie! 
The woman in front of me was wearing loose shorts and wasn’t wearing any underwear. I could see everything! At first I couldn’t figure out what I was looking at.. I mean, I guess being bald all the time, I’d forgotten what overgrown pubic hairs look like. Then it dawned on me, and I was just shocked! I mean, people, please.. If you’re going to wear loose shorts, wear a compression short underneath it (like normal people) or at the very least wear some underwear! Is that so much to ask? If you don’t like wearing underwear, then shave! LOL! It seems I’ve had only bad experiences in the back row of late. In the future, I’ll try to secure one of the front spots. Maybe I’ll give them a dose of their own medicine one day, grow out my pubes, and get even? Ha! Ha! Ha! That would be funny, but no.. There will be no hairy coochie for this girl.
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