As a regular exerciser at our local YMCA, I've picked up on the many unspoken rules that orchestrate the social decorum at the gym. For example, always remember to wipe down the machine after you have finished using it. It's just a nice thing to do; after all, you don't want to sit in someone else's sweat, right? Next, don't hover over the person using the machine that you want to use. Instead, pick something else and pretend to use it until said person is finished.
And finally the most important rule of all: if you are a female over the age of 50 and parts of you are no longer stationed where they used to be, please refrain from wearing tight shorts and a sports bra, sans a t-shirt. While we 20-somethings know that one day in the not too distant future our parts will shift as well, we do not like to be reminded of this fact while jumping around in Step-Class.
And finally the most important rule of all: if you are a female over the age of 50 and parts of you are no longer stationed where they used to be, please refrain from wearing tight shorts and a sports bra, sans a t-shirt. While we 20-somethings know that one day in the not too distant future our parts will shift as well, we do not like to be reminded of this fact while jumping around in Step-Class.
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