Gym Secrets

Here’s an interesting scenario: it’s Tuesday afternoon, you’re tired from working hard all day but since you’re determined to get that hot summer body you’ve always wanted, you decide to head over to the gym.

You greet your trainer with a hesitant smile because he has that look in his eyes – the one where he’s incredibly happy to see you because he can’t wait to make you sweat until your limbs go numb.

After the tough workout that’s almost got you dropping to your knees and begging for mercy, you’re surprised to have enough strength to reach the sauna. This is the life, you think, until you open your eyes and lo and behold – a naked man is practically somersaulting in front of you.

This is a clear-cut example of an uncomfortable situation that plagues gym goers every day. As much as you might feel like 100 bucks when you’re in the nude and you’re extra confident about your assets – please… observe the necessary protocol!

According to fitness instructor and model, David Vilho, a lot of strange activities take place in the gym.

“Gyms are all about sex these days. Although people want to be fit and sexy, including the guys, the way people look at each other…”

Kinky and exciting as it might sound, having sex in the gym is an absolute no-no. Picture stained toilet seats, shaved hair on the floor and a very strange odour in the air that smells like a nauseating combination of ‘Wild Rose’ and eau de cologne gone sour. And no, the gym is not always a great place to encounter ‘the one’.

Gotlieb Katjihingua, a regular at the gym, says that he doesn’t appreciate it when random people start flirting with him. “All I want to do is gym, so leave me alone.”

“The other thing is that people fear being tortured. Guys argue a lot with me but they still feel the need to be fit. Girls too, even if their aim is to look like Beyoncé or J-Lo,” David remarks.

Word of advice: do not argue with your gym instructor! Yes, you might nickname him ‘The Demon Sent From Hades Himself’, but it’s his/her job to be cruel and uncaring. That way, things get done.

Your trainer knows and understands what your body is capable of and even if you don’t agree with his/her tactics – don’t scream at them and start a fight (because you might end up losing anyway).

A traumatised workout fan, Nelson Naholo, couldn’t hold in his disgust at the behaviour of some in the sauna. “I hate the sauna. I once saw a butt-naked old man there and it got weird. I know it’s good for excretion of sweat, but seriously.”

Point taken. So, ladies and gentlemen, do behave!