pet peeve(s)

can someone please tell me the purpose of doing cardio machines if you are putting 95% of your weight on the handle bars?  the worst is the stair stepper....when what i like to call "new years resolution exercisers" grip onto the handle bars for dear life and move their feet really fast.  most of the time these people look like goldfish trying to run a marathon, twittering around on the asphalt in desperation to get somewhere wet.  i've worked at various gyms for almost five years and i swear i don't have the patience for it.  

when i lived in hawaii, there was one "avid fitness enthusiast" who i watched get ready in the locker room for thirty minutes.  i was mega early for my evening spin class that i taught, and pretended i was returning some emails on my pda because i was so fascinated with this woman's routine.  she changed into her tiny little matching nike gear, brushed her teeth, brushed her hair, fixed her hair into a neat little ponytail, applied make-up (yes it's true), fixed her hair again, and finally left.  on my way into the cycling studio, i passed her in the cardio room standing next to a machine chatting away with a man on the elliptical.  the very next week, i saw her at the 24 hour fitness in hawaii kai, blabbering away to some poor guy trying to watch the ohio state game.  i had to lol.

people kill me.

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