It is surprising how rude people can be. Fitness centers are taken care of by caring staff and are full of expensive equipment and other items. Yet, members can be really boorish in their manners to each other.

Over the course of the day there is going to be at least a few times where someone leaves sweat dripping all over the equipment and does nothing about it. You do not want to be the person behind that person.

Etiquette demands that you have a towel with you to wipe off the equipment once you have used it. People need to think of those who follow them. Pay attention to the areas you know you perspired on and wipe them down.

People take their bad habits of not picking up after themselves at home straight to the gym. Loose weights are commonly found in the free weight room.

Do not put the burden on the gym staff to keep up with the mess. Do your part and clean up.

Working together really counts at peak time for the facility. This is often in the early evening. It may frustrate you but you just can’t have cardio equipment for over thirty minutes when someone else is waiting. You would not want to be the one waiting for hours. No one has the time to wait that long or should they have to do so.

Weight machines can be shared with the “working in” method. This means you taking turns between your sets. This is an efficient use of the equipment and maybe a way to make a new friend who also likes to lift weights.

Every member can be part of improving the atmosphere at the facility. Not everyone will but it is important that you do. You might just influence someone by your good example.

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