Everybody knows what I’m talking about. Guys and girls both understand what it’s like to see a certain girl in the gym and laugh to themselves. These are the 5 types of girls that make going to the gym a little more comical and bearable for others.
You can find them on the treadmill, the stair master, or every girl’s favorite cheat, “the elliptical”. They will come pouring out of those trendy workout dance fusion classes and continue to take up valuable space on your favorite weight machine. So thank you girls, for making my grueling workouts a little more bearable and giving the boys a nice fresh face to look at so they don’t have to stare at the sweat pouring down my face.
The Girl with her Hair Down: This girl is my personal favorite. I’ve never understood how one can workout with their hair down, especially with all the sweat…oh wait, yeah these girls don’t sweat. They hop on the treadmill next to you, face fully made up, hair down, leggings and strappy tank top on. They throw their head phones in and you roll your eyes at them and then she cranks up the speed to an insane pace of 2.0. You will consistently question this girl because she does little to nothing except text her life away on the treadmill. If you get stuck next to her, turn your headphones up and drown out the sound of the tapping of her fake nails on her iPhone screen and get to sweating…because you can.
The Socialite: Two words: Workout. Buddy. This girl is the tag along. She probably belongs to the gym just so she can say she belongs to one...because that’s supposed to get you some sort of bonus points in life, right? I go to the gym, so therefore I’m athletic. Truth is, she purely goes to the gym for the social aspect. She'll be on the elliptical or the recumbent bike chatting her life away with her workout partner. Or worse, if she’s alone, she will try to talk to you while she’s power walking and you're sprinting. She'll be stretching on the mats and talking to trainers that aren’t hers. Every place she goes, she will try to meet people, maybe even that guy she stalks in the weights section. She wants to be seen, just so she has a reason to buy more LuLu Lemon.
The Fitness Class Junkie: You have to give this girl props. Although she may be the non-athletic type and probably has very little sports experience (and no coordination whatsoever)... she still pushes herself through those work out classes because to her, they aren't boring. She’s the girl who actually buys workout gear that makes her look cute. She loves dance fusion classes like Zumba or yoga. The instructor will know her by name, and she will stand in the front of every class. Although she can’t run or lift, she will know every move in sequence. She is the girl you want to watch.
The Mom: Here, I'm not talking about regular moms; I am talking about the “Super Mom”. The one who had a kid less than a month ago and is kicking you butt in your Pilates class. She’s the one who drops off her kid at day care at the gym for two hours everyday so she can go work out. She's the one we all strive to be. The fit mom. The hot mom. Weather she's with her gang of fit moms in a Kick Boxing class or striding it out on the treadmill, she will make you look far less athletic than you thought.
The Girl Who Actually Knows What She’s Doing: Finally, we have the gym rat. The girl who goes to the gym everyday and is not afraid to hop on the weight bench next to a guy. She goes in with a plan everyday, she probably can be found doing some crazy interval training on the bike or the tread mill, or doing her challenging weight sets without looking like she wants to die. She is not afraid to sweat and gets right down to business. She is the only one who knows how to work all the fancy gym contraptions that confuse you. She’s got great form and she is the one whom you should envy the most. She’s got it down.
