Several years ago I did a very wise thing, I joined a local gym. It has taken a few years to get myself into a regular routine, but I've gotten pretty good about going at least 3-5 times a week. My goal is simple-just maintain my body; I don't have any desire to bulk up & take a bunch of pills and powders, I just want to fend off the immortal beer belly and keep things from sagging as I age.There are a couple things about the gym experience that both annoy and quite frankly perplex me. First; why is it that the more out of shape/sagging, hairy or later in years you are-the more likely you are to hang out in the locker room completely and utterly naked? Every single day I enter the locker room there is at least one or more unsightly exhibitionists going about there entire locker room routine sans towel and completely naked. Shaving, brushing their teeth, drying their hair...they prance around without a care in the world. Now, I'll give 'em credit for being so utterly comfortable with their appearance-they don't worry about what anyone else thinks, but what about everyone else? Shouldn't they care about our comfort level? It's very disconcerting and uncomfortable, VERY!
Keep in mind our gym also clearly posts, in several places throughout the locker room, signs that say "all members must wear at least a towel at all times while in the locker room area." Yet I have never seen anyone enforcing that rule-and I'm sure as hell not comfortable in confronting the exhibitionists! All I can do is look away and hope the image is soon burned from my memory.
The second thing that just drives me CRAZY in the locker room-are these guys who use these "body sprays." Let me preface this by saying that yes, I am very sensitive/allergic to heavy perfumes and colognes-including the "body sprays." Regardless, why is it OK to spray these things with wild abandon in this type of setting, with other people sharing the same space?! First of all, I have yet to smell one of these sprays that actually accentuates a persons odor-they all smell like aerosol deodorant; like some sort of aluminum based chemical or even a household cleaning product. Yet these guys obviously buy into those marketing campaigns that claim it will drive women wild-that they will take one wiff and immediately pounce on you. It's complete and utter nonsense!
You most certainly can identify anyone using a body spray, they reek of the stuff and I mean smell BAD! I seriously would love to talk with anyone who finds this attractive in any way. How about perhaps, I don't know, using SOAP and WATER?! Please, stop the madness!
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