I really try to not look at people when I'm exercising. First of all, there is a tv directly in front of my face, so I'm mostly watching whatever Bravo rerun is on at the time (what can I say...I'm easily entertained). Second, one of the things that scares me about the gym is that people will look at me and think, "she's so sweaty!" or "she's kind of fat!" or "why is that 30 year old wearing a D.A.R.E shirt"? Anyway, my point is that I try to respect other people by not gawking at their sweaty-ness, fatness or thinness, or fashion choices. But today...well, I just have to comment and see if I'm off base here.
About halfway through my tenure on the treadmill, this lady came in and got on the elliptical. Not weird. The fact that she hung her Mary-Kate-sized-purse off of one of the handles and was wearing flip flops and a button-down shirt was weird. And she was going like gang-busters in those flip flops. Is that allowed at the Y, wearing flip flops on the machinery? In my limited legal expertise, I would think that's an unnecessary lawsuit waiting to happen. Am I crazy?
Flip flops? My palms are sweating just thinking about it! Flip flops really aren't good for feet anyway, but to exercise in them? At least it was the elliptical and not the treadmill.
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