i hate it when people walk on the treadmill

[kasia]

if you want to take a walk, go outside. treadmills are for running. i hate it when people make us wait while they stroll on the treadmill. especially if they're young. i can understand older people walking on the treadmill, but if you're 20 and in good health - wth??? run or get off!

[Made in China]

yeah! down with fat people!

[mr. x]

haha, i heard some people walk their dogs on them

[kitty]

hahaha... wtf is powerwalking?? why do people think this will help? either jog your lazy ass or get the fuck off the machine :laugh:

[AngryABCGirl]

I really hate treadmills in general. I think there is absolutely no point to them. If you're gonna pay to go to a gym, why are you gonna pay when you can go running anywhere, except if you live some place with really shitty weather, then I kind of understand. I never use the treadmills when I go to the gym because I can just enjoy a nice run outside.

[Rogmok]

werd..
and fat people at gyms should not be allowed to wear spandex..

and wrinkly old men in the locker should not be allowed to strut around naked like they own the place..

[mr. x]

werd..
and fat people at gyms should not be allowed to wear spandex..

and wrinkly old men in the locker should not be allowed to strut around naked like they own the place..

aaaaah

high school memories!

[mr. x]

hahaha... wtf is powerwalking?? why do people think this will help? either jog your lazy ass or get the fuck off the machine :laugh:

powerwalking is not quite a walk not quite a jog. basically for old people who cant run anymore

[teaz0r]

iiiiiiii run on the treadmill.
then i get super tired.

[rice cracker]

werd..
and fat people at gyms should not be allowed to wear spandex..

and wrinkly old men in the locker should not be allowed to strut around naked like they own the place..

Same goes for the skanky male instructor with the mullet and the spandex overalls (with no shirt underneath, btw) and the way he thrusts his bulbous crotch at the women in class, the younger the better.

[ellsworth81]

yeah! down with fat people!

hah, are you serious?

[ellsworth81]

if you want to take a walk, go outside. treadmills are for running. i hate it when people make us wait while they stroll on the treadmill. especially if they're young. i can understand older people walking on the treadmill, but if you're 20 and in good health - wth??? run or get off!

just to be devil's advocate:

-how come *you* can't run outside, since you're so healthy?

- if treadmills were meant to be running only, they wouldn't let you set it at the slow speeds.

- the outside is cold. some ppl like exercising in comfort, for some reason. -

- sometimes ppl want that elevated hill effect that you can't really get anywhere else.

- and maybe he/she has bad knees and can't jog anymore?

[ellsworth81]

Same goes for the skanky male instructor with the mullet and the spandex overalls (with no shirt underneath, btw) and the way he thrusts his bulbous crotch at the women in class, the younger the better.

or the dude wearing ultra tight bicycle shorts. good lord, i don't need to see you or anyone else's nuts when i'm trying to concentrate on lifting a heavy ass bar above my chest.

[rice cracker]

or the dude wearing ultra tight bicycle shorts. good lord, i don't need to see you or anyone else's nuts when i'm trying to concentrate on lifting a heavy ass bar above my chest.

I know! You can't not look at it! *shudders* You should have seen him do lunges... I'm so glad I don't go to that gym any more.

[Fireblade]

My sis and brother in law owns a treadmill.
for them, it's just convient, because you don't have to travel far to hit showers that haven't been frequented by other people.
[aka piss on the shower floor]

Also davis has shitty weather right now.

I bike everyday though.

[ellsworth81]

I know! You can't not look at it! *shudders* You should have seen him do lunges... I'm so glad I don't go to that gym any more.


it's even worse if there's no else except for him to spot you on the bench press. gross :sick:

i'll take my chances and risk getting crushed.

[John0101]

I can't stand fat people that go to the gym and dont push themselves. Do you really think that just because you went to the gym and walk slowly on the threadmills you are burning more calories then walking slowly outside?

Either bust your goddamn ass in the gym or get the fuck out.

[kasia]

just to be devil's advocate:

-how come *you* can't run outside, since you're so healthy?

- if treadmills were meant to be running only, they wouldn't let you set it at the slow speeds.

- the outside is cold. some ppl like exercising in comfort, for some reason. -

- sometimes ppl want that elevated hill effect that you can't really get anywhere else.

- and maybe he/she has bad knees and can't jog anymore?


i live in the ghetto. i'd be the perfect target for a drive-by if i run outside. i jog in the gym in my apt complex - and even there, we have these security access cards so that outsiders can't come in and kill us.

if they people want comfort, they can walk in the hallways of our apartment complex. our hallways go forever, and they're warm. we can't run there, though, b/c running is noisier than walking and will disturb my neighbors.

our treadmill doesn't have that elevated hill effect. well, it does, but it's broken. everytime you try to set it, the machine freezes.

if he or she has bad knees, he or she can walk in our hallways.

[kasia]

geez, i didn't start this thread to bash on fat ppl, btw. just people who waste my time by making me wait while they walk on the treadmill. i guess i can use the stairmaster while i wait - but sometimes i'm really pressed for time and don't want to do anything but run.

[ellsworth81]

i didn't realize asian females were a top priority for LA youth gangs.

that's not a bad idea actually, but imagine all those walkers walking all day long in the hallways, creating noise. somehow, it'll get to you.

hmm, no hill effect. that sucks.

perhaps you could institute a 30 min time limit on the machines

i live in the ghetto. i'd be the perfect target for a drive-by if i run outside. i jog in the gym in my apt complex - and even there, we have these security access cards so that outsiders can't come in and kill us.

if they people want comfort, they can walk in the hallways of our apartment complex. our hallways go forever, and they're warm. we can't run there, though, b/c running is noisier than walking and will disturb my neighbors.

our treadmill doesn't have that elevated hill effect. well, it does, but it's broken. everytime you try to set it, the machine freezes.

if he or she has bad knees, he or she can walk in our hallways.

[ellsworth81]

geez, i didn't start this thread to bash on fat ppl, btw. just people who waste my time by making me wait while they walk on the treadmill. i guess i can use the stairmaster while i wait - but sometimes i'm really pressed for time and don't want to do anything but run.


i don't think you've said anything about fat ppl. just the slow ppl who get in your way, who for one reason or another aren't running on the treadmill.

i feel obligated to defend fat ppl because .. well.. i guess because i am fat. :o

[kasia]

i didn't realize asian females were a top priority for LA youth gangs.

actually, when i first moved here, i did run on the streets. it's much more interesting than running in the suburbs - the people you pass by, street vendors selling mangos from mexico, random mexican men shouting things in Spanish at you, Mexican women staring at you and wondering why you are running, Korean men and women in the Lexus' wondering why you don't just join a gym.

then one day my apt manager told me to quit running outside b/c it was making him nervous.

[John0101]

geez, i didn't start this thread to bash on fat ppl, btw. just people who waste my time by making me wait while they walk on the treadmill. i guess i can use the stairmaster while i wait - but sometimes i'm really pressed for time and don't want to do anything but run.

cardio queens pisses me off too not just fat people. Fat people just piss me off more.

[ellsworth81]

then one day my apt manager told me to quit running outside b/c it was making him nervous.

did it threaten his masculinity or something?

[ism]

Less impact on the joints to walk, and the treadmill has a sort of suspension that makes it easier on the body than hitting pavement.

How do you know they're in good health?

You don't know what health conditions they have that might make them unable to run, just because they look healthy. Kidney problems? Diabetes? Disabilities don't always jump out at you.

They're paying members just like you and have an equal right to access the equipment. Is your name on the treadmill? Didn't think so. If you're running or walking on the treadmill for 30 minutes what does it matter how you spend that 30 minutes on the treadmill? Are you dictating how people should exercise now? You're not a doctor. You're not their doctor. You don't know what they need.

Have you ever thought what it would be like to be disabled or have a health problem? One that no one can see?

[missmeow]

I can't stand fat people that go to the gym and dont push themselves. Do you really think that just because you went to the gym and walk slowly on the threadmills you are burning more calories then walking slowly outside?

Either bust your goddamn ass in the gym or get the fuck out.


Uh, you do realize that doing just that could possibly give them a heart attack?

Give the fatties a break, it's hard enough for em to get up the balls to go to the gym, much less to put up with crap from people.


Also, power walking is much better for you than running. It's easier on the knees and joints and you're much more likely to go longer. Stamina is better than a quickie when it comes to working out.

But I prefer biking at the park...

[kimpossible]

I like watching people who speed up the treadmill faster then they can keep up with, they tend to fall and get flung off the belt. Otherwise, I don't care because I use the indoor track to jog.

[kimpossible]

i feel obligated to defend fat ppl because .. well.. i guess because i am fat. :o

are your cheeks chubby and pinchable?

[ism]

I like chub.

holla.

[John0101]

Uh, you do realize that doing just that could possibly give them a heart attack?

Give the fatties a break, it's hard enough for em to get up the balls to go to the gym, much less to put up with crap from people.


Also, power walking is much better for you than running. It's easier on the knees and joints and you're much more likely to go longer. Stamina is better than a quickie when it comes to working out.

But I prefer biking at the park...

ok, fine. It is hard for fat people to go to the gym. They must feel really arkward and out of place when everybody else is in shape. But thats no excuse to not work hard.

[missmeow]

ok, fine. It is hard for fat people to go to the gym. They must feel really arkward and out of place when everybody else is in shape. But thats no excuse to not work hard.


That's my point! What you perceive as going slow may be working *very* hard for them.

[nonamerasian]

I love walking on treadmills.

I love running on treadmills. Unlike on other surfaces, I feel like I can run forever on a treadmill so long as I have somethings to drink.

Running elsewhere, I can be one of the first people to bail out with knee or lower back pain.

On the treadmill, I'm one of those annoying people who don't want to get off.

[Green_Circle]

In addition to the treadmill, I hate it when smelly guys ask to work in on a nautilus machine with you. Only unless it's a good looking female.

[kasia]

did it threaten his masculinity or something?

no, he'd just have to answer to my parents and he didn't want that.

[John0101]

That's my point! What you perceive as going slow may be working *very* hard for them.

Hahahha, maybe, but I think fat people are afraid of pushing themselves in the gym. Mad respect if he or she is dripping with sweat and pushed him or herself to their last ounce of energy.

Intense workouts burns fat (and muscle too I believe) like nobody's business.

[ellsworth81]

are your cheeks chubby and pinchable?

i wasn't really referring to my face. but now that you mention it... yes.

thanks a bunch :cry:

[ellsworth81]

ok, fine. It is hard for fat people to go to the gym. They must feel really arkward and out of place when everybody else is in shape. But thats no excuse to not work hard.

on the contrary, i'd say half of ppl i've seen in gyms are not "in shape".

[John0101]

on the contrary, i'd say half of ppl i've seen in gyms are not "in shape".

ok, it really depends what "in shape" means, but what i ment is that it's hard for fat people to go to the gym. But if I see a fat guy or girl busting his or her ass hard, they deserve more props then other people in there.

[Deadpool]

You know what makes me shake my head? When ladies or out of shape people come in and do curls with 2lbs weights. They don't seem to be exerting any energy lifting those measly weights so whats the point? You aren't going to get any exercise doing that so why come in and take up space? 2lbs? How did you even open the door to the building in the first place??

[Chester]

You know what makes me shake my head? When ladies or out of shape people come in and do curls with 2lbs weights.
I've always assumed that they're women who want to get toned arms but who are paranoid about bulking up their arms. Like...paranoid about it, as I have to imagine they could curl 5, 8, or even 10-pound dumbbells without turning into Nicole Bass.

[Deadpool]

I've always assumed that they're women who want to get toned arms but who are paranoid about bulking up their arms. Like...paranoid about it, as I have to imagine they could curl 5, 8, or even 10-pound dumbbells without turning into Nicole Bass.
See thats silly. First of all, for men, its extremely hard to gain extra muscle mass even lifting weights regularly. For women its even harder due to the fact that they don't produce as much testosterone as men.

[Hanuman]

I wanted to buy a treadmill for my apartment, but I just don't have the room. I injured my leg from too much running a while back with a stress fracture. The treadmill would have been perfect for me to rehab it, it's a lot softer on the joints and bones and I can support myself with the railing if I need too. I'm nearly back though, I walked/ran for about a mile and a half today, didn't want to push it too hard, just wanted to see if I can take the pounding. So far so good, except it's like 20 degrees out there, brrrrrrr!

[Emperor_Mike]

I go on the treadmill for a run after I do my weight routine. Sometimes I need to walk because of a knee injury I sustained a few years ago. Fat people don't bother me, but the smelly ones do. In fact, all smelly people bother me, as I'm sure they do everyone else.

[Chester]

i hate it when people walk on the treadmill
Shit, I hate it when I'm on the treadmill. I detest cardio work, though I've resigned myself to it as a necessity at this point.

I never get around to it, but I really want to go get a TV/DVD combo and stick it on a high stand in front of the treadmill...with movies and a Playstation hooked up, I'd use the treadmill all fucking day long, happy as a clam.

[applehead]

i never run a treadmill.
if i wanted to jog. i'd do it outside.
i always thought treadmills were good
for powerwalking.
because when you powerwalk
you look stupid.

[purezero]

Less impact on the joints to walk, and the treadmill has a sort of suspension that makes it easier on the body than hitting pavement.
My knees KILL me when I pound the pavement. I'm getting old. Haha. I like the biking.

[Faithless]

if you want to take a walk, go outside. treadmills are for running. i hate it when people make us wait while they stroll on the treadmill. especially if they're young. i can understand older people walking on the treadmill, but if you're 20 and in good health - wth??? run or get off!

What about 30's or 40's? Can we walk, please?

It's probably already been said, but running is not necessarily good for the leg joints. Walking is supposed to be a good alternative.

Sounds like you need to get to the gym, earlier, so you don't have to wait for the fat asses. :confused:

[kasia]

What about 30's or 40's? Can we walk, please?

It's probably already been said, but running is not necessarily good for the leg joints. Walking is supposed to be a good alternative.

Sounds like you need to get to the gym, earlier, so you don't have to wait for the fat asses. :confused:


i never called anyone fat!

[Faithless]

i never called anyone fat!

That's okay. My personal comment.

I like to run on the treadmills -- only when it's been bad weather for a long stretch. I run on an incline of about 3 to 5 and see if I can do 4 miles in 30 minutes.

I never pay attention to other people doing the treadmills.

[yangbahn50]

if you want to take a walk, go outside. treadmills are for running. i hate it when people make us wait while they stroll on the treadmill. especially if they're young. i can understand older people walking on the treadmill, but if you're 20 and in good health - wth??? run or get off!

What the heck does this have to do with Asian-American rant issues?

Walking on treadmills is good for certain people who want to read their newspaper or read a book while exercising.

There are also places where it's too dangerous to go walking outside (esp. at night) to exercise. In addition, I would NEVER excercise outdoors in Lost Angeles, due to the HORRIBLE air quality. Jogging, running, having sex..whatever...outdoors in lost Angeles is like smoking a pack of cigarette.

If this treadmill-waiting thingy is happening at a gym, and you have membership at 24-hour fitness or Goldgym,...then go to another location where there are hardly any people (though during the Christmas holiday...plenty of people are sheding fat).

[applehead]

this is called a "Rant Room"
not "Rant Room for ONLY Asian-American Issues"
calm down buddy.

[hapakristina]

kasia, i don't see anywhere where you bashed people that are fat.. however, that's what eventually resulted in this thread. some people have been making such insensitive comments about fat people and it's appalling. no fuckin wonder i feel so damn self-conscious around asians. geezus.

anyhow, i am chubby. i sure as hell hope that when i walk on a treadmill or i'm in the gym, some other moron isn't sitting there judging me. hell, mother fucker.. i'm 100 steps ahead of the obese person sitting on their couch doing nothing. who is anyone to sit there and tell someone they're not pushing themselves and if they can't push themselves, they need to get the fuck out.

as for the walking on treadmills, treadmills are call TREADmills for that reason. you can walk, powerjog, run, or sprint on them. 20 minutes of sprinting is the same as an hour of walking. maybe for someone, like me with messed up knees from playing basketball would rather walk for an hour than risk the chance of damaging my knees further from jogging. i actually heard that jogging was the worse thing for your knees. that either powerwalking or sprinting in short spurts was the best. *shrug*

also, using the excuse that they should walk outside while you get to run/jog on the treadmills inside because you may get shot.. makes no sense. they could get shot too and hell, they're walking.. even easier targets. if it's seriously a problem, talk to the management at the gym and have them make a 20 minutes max or something on treadmills when others are in line to use it.

i understand your post wasn't to diss fat people, but for some people.. that's what it's become. it's really sad because i seriously wonder if any one of you have actually lived a day in the life of a fat person. an overweight person in the gym is by far more commendable than the other large amount of the population that needs to be in the gym working on their bodies but don't.

[ellsworth81]

don't worry. ppl are judging you as i type this as well as when you are walking down the street or strolling on the treadmill or doing squats. that's society for ya.

[ChinaLama]

i understand your post wasn't to diss fat people, but for some people.. that's what it's become. it's really sad because i seriously wonder if any one of you have actually lived a day in the life of a fat person. an overweight person in the gym is by far more commendable than the other large amount of the population that needs to be in the gym working on their bodies but don't.

whoa calm down kris. it seems like you're wayyyy too easy to offend even when posts aren't directed toward you. :)

anyways i'm overweight and i make fun of fat people all the time. most of the time those fat ppl are more fit than i am. :(

[hapakristina]

whoa calm down kris. it seems like you're wayyyy too easy to offend even when posts aren't directed toward you. :)

anyways i'm overweight and i make fun of fat people all the time. most of the time those fat ppl are more fit than i am. :(

i agree with you, but you never know where people soft spots are. weight and how overweight people are treated by people happen to be a soft spot for me, having been judged and hated against because of this very issue. i was simply making a point that some were making some very insensitive comments and while it may not easily offend you, but it doesn't mean that you can or should expect that on other people. i mean, you say that you're overweight and you diss overweight people all the time. because you're overweight doesn't make your jokes and "fun" something that won't hurt or offend others, ya know?

[kasia]

interestingly enough, none of the people who were walking on the treadmill while i waited were fat. some were skinny. my gripe is only with people who walk on the treadmill.

and btw, i was joking about the risk of being shot. playing on people's perception of the ghetto.

i still think my argument is valid b/c it looks a lot less stupid walking around a large complex than running.

[hapakristina]

interestingly enough, none of the people who were walking on the treadmill while i waited were fat. some were skinny. my gripe is only with people who walk on the treadmill.

and btw, i was joking about the risk of being shot. playing on people's perception of the ghetto.

i still think my argument is valid b/c it looks a lot less stupid walking around a large complex than running.

oh, i was defending your previous statement about how the thread wasn't about anything to do with "fat people." i just commented that for some it had become an open opportunity to make very insensitive comments.

and i still think that they have just as much right to use the machines how they so please. does your gym have any kind of policy if someone's waiting? and if not, why not suggest one?

[Faithless]

I like watching people who speed up the treadmill faster then they can keep up with, they tend to fall and get flung off the belt. Otherwise, I don't care because I use the indoor track to jog.

I have never seen that. Where do they land -- on the guys reading newspapers on those sitting bicycles?

[kasia]

they do have a 20-minute limit policy. i just hate waiting.

[Napoleon Chynamite]

When I was younger I was stupid and I put the treadmill setting to higher than I could handle, and I literally got flung off my feet backward as my legs kicked up in the air behind me and my chin hit the belt at the very edge as the rest of my body hit the floor. It coulda been worse...but I walked away with only a bruised ego. Thankfully no hotties in the gym that day.

[BeTheReds]

When I was younger I was stupid and I put the treadmill setting to higher than I could handle, and I literally got flung off my feet backward as my legs kicked up in the air behind me and my chin hit the belt at the very edge as the rest of my body hit the floor. It coulda been worse...but I walked away with only a bruised ego. Thankfully no hotties in the gym that day.

HAHAHAHA!

Now they have the safety key in some treadmills to prevent that from happening.

[Faithless]

they do have a 20-minute limit policy. i just hate waiting.

Then you need to get to your gym way early.

I used to go to mine just as it opened, when only a few people were in the cardio-room, and I'd go to the treadmills that would run an hour and not worry about anyone waiting.

It's also good to go early, so you don't have to have people tapping their foot (and shiii') waiting for you.

[ellsworth81]

HAHAHAHA!

Now they have the safety key in some treadmills to prevent that from happening.

hahahha. a treadmill users worst nightmare. well, actually, getting crushed and consumed in the belt is a la nightmare on elm street.

[Emperor_Mike]

hahahha. a treadmill users worst nightmare. well, actually, getting crushed and consumed in the belt is a la nightmare on elm street.

Like Stephen King's "The Mangler"

[Napoleon Chynamite]

HAHAHAHA!

Now they have the safety key in some treadmills to prevent that from happening.

Pssh safety key?? I like to live life dangerously since it makes me feel more manly. Running on the treadmill with a safety function is like going bowling with gutter blocks.