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Bringing your two year old child into the gym and having them sit on a bench and watch television while you work out. If the place was empty, maybe – but when space is limited? Come on… Not to mention this seems like a safety hazard.

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A man making an assumption that just because a gym-goer is female, she must not know how to use any piece of equipment or free weight and must be given a lesson in bro-science.

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Not wiping down your equipment. If you’re walking on the treadmill, I can forgive you. But if you just marinated that bench in sweat, and I’m about to use it next…please, please just wipe it down.

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Swinging in an unnatural motion to create momentum to lift weights. If you can’t keep your form without doing this, there’s too much weight on there.

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Completing all of 4 sets in an hour, while sitting around on that machine and watching the TV for 10-15 minutes in between.

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Using the elliptical while simultaneously drinking a Dunkin light and sweet iced coffee and talking loudly on your cell phone for a half hour.

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Socializing: Using a fitness class as a place to socialize and have long conversations instead of working ou

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Cluttered workouts: Piling lots of items like phones, towels, and jackets around a machine, making it hard to get through.

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Loud phone conversations: Having long phone conversations on speakerphone or during rest periods.

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Excessive noise: Grunting excessively or playing music loudly through phone speakers instead of headphones is annoying.

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Blocking access: Having a group of people standing around a machine, blocking others from using it.

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Oversharing your workout: Spending excessive time on a machine, such as an elliptical, while talking on the phone or watching videos.

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Leaving weights: Not re-racking weights after use is a common frustration.

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Hogging equipment: Sitting on a machine while resting between sets or using it for a different exercise (e.g., a squat rack for bicep curls) is annoying to others waiting.

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Spitting: Spitting on the floor or in water fountains is a major pet peeve.

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Body odor: Not wearing deodorant is a common complaint.

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The “Can I Jump In” Guy when you’re in the middle of training!

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Watching men check out women. It’s really quite amusing actually, but I feel embarrassed for them.

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Spreading chalk dust all over.This is one for Cross-Fit fans, where chalk is rubbed in the hands to help with exercises that require gripping. If people get careless with the chalk, it can spread all over the gym.

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Being oblivious to personal space in classes or workout areas. You don’t need to be two inches away from someone in yoga (close enough to sniff armpits during Downward Dog) when there’s several yards of space on the opposite side. Scoot over!

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Coming late to class and then muscling in on someone else’s space. Everyone shouldn’t have to move their mats, weights, steps, etc. to make room for you 20 minutes after class has started.

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Changing TV channels, movies or background music without consulting members already there.

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Sweating all over a machine and not wiping it down afterward. Ugh.

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Leaving equipment in the cardio cinema strewn around the floor. In the dark, it’s pretty easy for someone to trip over your kettle bells on their way to the bikes or ellipticals.

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Not re-racking weights when you’re finished with them.

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Loudly groaning and grunting and letting your weights clang to the floor.

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Dragging water bottles, towels, jacket, cell phone, gym bag, etc. around the gym, where they can be tripped over.

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Monopolizing a resistance machine as if it’s your personal La-Z-Boy recliner to rest on, text and talk. Some folks may take over two or three machines at once.

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Hoarding all the kettle bells, bars, balls, weights, etc. into your little corner for the next hour or so.

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Talking during movies.

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Sharing other people’s stuff.

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Not holding the door open.

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Borrowing money and not paying it back.

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Being a bad sport.

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Interrupting and talking over people.

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Constant tardiness.

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Cutting the line.

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Acting like a know-it-all.

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Constant talk about diet.

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Workout brags.

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Rude behavior aimed at service professionals.

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Stealing food.

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Busy businesspeople who need others to know their business.

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Overcomplicated check splitting.

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Texting during a meal

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Chewing with an open mouth

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Clapping when a waiter breaks a dish

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Following too closely

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Driving too slow in the fast lane

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Flight attendants who want to be standup comedians

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