As I walked
up the stairs I could feel the soreness of legs moving to my ass the higher I
stepped. The pain didn’t stop and either did the steps. All I could think was
how long before it would end. This infinite staircase was my worst enemy but
yet I still found myself forcing my tired body interact with it on a daily
because mentally it was the right thing to do.
But was it really? After my allotted time was over I thankfully jumped
off that damn stair stepper and moved quickly down the real stairs where my car
was parked right outside of the 24 Hour Fitness Gym.
The gym is
an interesting place, my interesting place. What is much more interesting about
it than most places, even Wal-Mart, are the people. At Wal-Mart we know
everyone there is for the same reason, they need to buy something they don’t
have. I mean, take one look around the gym. Ranging from punk teenagers that
lift almost heavier than their own weight to the sweet brittle men wearing
their Levi’s all while trying to stretch out those hamstrings. A classic
favorite are the guys who make sure that they are seen at the gym everyday. It
is easy to tell them apart from everyone else because usually their veins are
about to burst from their arms just as a balloon filled with too much air.
There are sub categories to these “guys.” The athletic male who runs extra
sprints on the treadmill to increase his speed for the big race. The older but
let’s not forget single men who slowly creep their way around the gym always
coincidently working out adjacently next to the married cougar who doesn’t need
to be told twice that she looks good for being forty. But, my ultimate favorite
would be the guys who lift strictly weights. Firstly, why do some of these guys
wear beanies? It is cold in the gym? I’ll just go ahead and answer that for
you. No, it’s not cold, especially at 24 Hour Fitness because the air conditioning
finds a way to break every few months. So men, can we please stop with the
beanies.
BY THE WAY::: I keep posting on time, I posted this on Saturday and it never appeared. I came on this morning to comment on other students and saw that this never posted. Please Help Me If You Can.
This is awesome haha I loved reading this. You set the scene beautifully and if anyone has ever been to the gym, you describe these types of people perfectly. Very entertaining.
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