Gym Etiquette

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'Do' points:

• Do wipe down the equipment you’ve used with a towel/tissue.

• Do be mindful of the space around

• Do ensure you maintain your personal hygiene

• Do ask to work with others between their sets on equipment you may have been waiting for

• Do allow others to work with you between your sets if they are waiting for your equipment

• Do ask if people are finished with equipment once they have got up. Try not to assume they have

• Do ask people to move if they are crowding you or restricting your access to other equipment

• Do be polite as much as possible

• Do train in the right areas when the gym is busy

• Do use common sense and sensible judgement with most situations

Do try and be flexible with others who may not know better

'Do not' points:

• Do not sit on equipment you are not using (especially if it's busy)

• Do not hog equipment

• Do not train too close to other equipment you are not using or block others access to equipment or walkways

• Do not interrupt people mid-set

• Do not move too near people when they are lifting

• Do not ignore other's request to share equipment you are using while you are resting between sets

• Do not leave weights or plates littered around the gym floor

• Do not just move equipment that has just been left alone for a moment. Check to see if it's finished with

• Do not, if not needed, have your mobile phone on

As you can see, this is not rocket science but basic common sense and respect for others. At the end of the day, it's very easy to pay our fee and take the gym for granted. We just need to remember that it is not only ourselves that train there.