One of the best perks about college is the use of an on campus gym.

Never again will we be able to walk a few steps into a fully equipped gym and use it for free. (Except it's not, because nothing is "free" in university... Sigh). The gym is not the safest place for people who are chronically awkward or have social anxiety, that's all I'm sayin'. Unless you're a regular body builder who has complete confidence, you may have experienced a few awkward moments in the gym. It's one of the joys of surviving college. I mean hey, it all builds character, right? So in honor of all our awkward moments, here are 5 things that inevitably happen in the gym.

1. Casually scanning the room as soon as you walk in to see if you know anyone.

By "casually," I mean your eyes darting back and forth in a quick panic to check that the coast is clear. No one wants that cute guy to see them struggle with their 10 pound dumbbells, ambushed on the elliptical, or maybe you need to duck and hide from someone like their the plague. The gym is never a safe zone.

2. Never knowing what to look at when you're lifting free weights.

Thank goodness for the brilliant person who came up with the idea to put TV's inside gyms. I've never been as interested or focused on football or HGTV home shows as I am in the gym. (Seriously, pick a happy medium). Or you can just stare at yourself in the mirror, that works too.

3. Making awkward eye contact with literally everyone.

Mostly because you don't know where to look. It's even worse when you're doing squats. And it's eye contact with the same person 253 times. But you both know it. So you try to glance away, but you know they catch you every single time. You might even accidentally do it will your trying to stare at yourself in the mirror. Eye contact through the mirror, you can't escape.

4. Walking on the treadmill watching Netflix and an inappropriate scene comes on.

Umm. Literally no show is safe. It's everything that's wrong with today's modern media. Ross and Rachel, can you not? Even Gossip Girl isn't safe to watch. Better stick with Stranger Things or The Office. Maybe that's the reason why gyms only show sports and HGTV on their TV's..

5. When the machines/dumbbells you want are being used.

"Hey man how many more sets do you have?" "Oh I just started" "Okay no rush" Internally: "Oh my gosh what am I supposed to do now" *Panicking because you don't know where to stand, where to look, what to do in the mean time, what you're even doing with your life*

Whew, better call it a day!