The Most Puzzling Gym Behavior In History

More than once, I, as well as others, have written about the characters you'll see at any gym, no matter where you go. The old guy who is naked too much in the locker room. The guy who reads the paper while he lifts weights. The woman who gets all dolled up, puts on tons of makeup, then walks on the treadmill for 20 minutes while talking on her cell phone. The guy who does cardio every day but is still fat.

The list goes on and on...

Then there's the blog about the "no no's" at the gym. The guy who sweats and doesn't clean up after himself. The guy who uses 3 weight benches at once. The guy who hits on every girl and has to make friends with every dude.

There is a no one. I would venture to say, that in any gym in history, this has never happened until now. Bold, I know, but gyms aren't hard places to figure out. I've been a member of I think 7 in the last 7 years, in different towns and cities, expensive and cheap, neighborhood gyms and large chains gyms, and nothing is really all that different. It's all the same people, just with different faces and names. Still, all the same people.

At my gym, a couple brings THEIR BABY to the gym. In a stroller. Every time.

Now you must be saying, "Spike, they must have a daycare center that they're bringing the baby to." No, in fact, they do not. There is no daycare center at my gym. I go to a great gym, but it's a small, family owned gym. There is no daycare. They bring this baby in as they lift weights. As they use the cables. They do a set, then push the stroller back and forth for a minute.

Now you must be saying, "well, maybe they can't get a baby sitter at 5:30am on a Tuesday." Fair point. They bring the baby in on Saturday at noon as well. Also, THERE ARE TWO OF THEM. There is a mother and a father. They come together. So regardless of whether there's a babysitter, one could stay home while the other one goes to the gym. Aside from the puzzling logic, it seems like a blatant disregard for the baby's safety.

Mind you, this is not just awkward and puzzling like the guy who works out in jeans.



























No no no. This is not the stupid and annoying like the 8 year old at the gym trying to use the treadmill even though he can't reach the controls.






























No sir. This is an actual baby, at the gym. A baby that can't be more than 3 months old, at the gym. Where meatheads lift heavy weights and women cheat on their husbands with their trainer.

In all of my years on this earth, I will never figure people out. Ever.