Kurt and I made very original resolutions this year. Involving getting in shape. And the gym.
We flock to Planet Fitness a few days per week, where Kurt starts grunting and sweating like a madman, while I half-heartedly try out all the fun machines. And I love it.
This week has been a little more rough, because I have what I fondly call "THE COLD OF DEATH."
It's the kind of head cold where you call your boss to see if they need you to come in for your on-call shift at the baby clothes store, and she says "NO. You sound awful. Don't you dare come near this store with those germs."
In between 18-hour bouts of sleep, I headed out the door with Kurt, because raising your temperature on a treadmill can actually help kill off some of those germs.
Plus I needed a reason to shower. It had been a while.
That's where we were tonight.
I climbed off my treadmill and walked towards the cleaning station. I just wanted to wipe down my machine. Then I felt it- my stuffy nose was about to leak.
I was reaching down to grab my tissue when a big, fat drip of snot splashed onto the floor.
I stared at it for a second in surprise. Then I looked up- into the grossed-out faces in the line of treadmills behind me.
Did they see that it was snot? Or did they think I was drooling? Either way, they were not amused.
Thank goodness half of them won't be here past February.
And Planet Fitness? Just got a little bit classier.
6 comments:
Hi Helena! I loved your gym story! We've all been there in one aspect or another, but you make it fun. Classy indeed!
You are so dang funny.
But you know this fact.
Well that sounds about right for a place called "planet" fitness. Hey, at least you are committed.
I wish I could have been there! I would have laughed so hard. :) I hope the cold of death is getting better -please don't send it to Indiana! :)
*hugs*
ha, that's too funny! But i wouldn't worry about it...my husband's a runner, and real runners (when they are running outside) do gross things like blow snot out of their noses to the side, constantly spit...you name it. Just act like you're a hardcore runner next time :-)
So funny. But I can't believe you exercise when you have a cold. Any excuse to get out of it for me...
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