To The Experienced Exerciser

Welcome and thanks for being a member.  If you’ve been exercising for any length of time, you know most of the rules that come with working out in a gym. Nevertheless, I expect that you have been to a variety of facilities and recognize that the some of the rules vary from gym to gym. I want to stress to you that I expect everyone to follow the typical etiquette and safety rules here but my standards are higher than most gyms.  I expect everyone to do the normal stuff that includes picking up their weights, not dropping or slamming weights, and wiping off equipment after they are done using it. But I am going to be more intolerant of not doing these things than other gyms and I expect everyone to act like a nice person – even if they have to fake it some days.  Life is too short to be mean by choice.

I also want to remind you of what it was like the first time you stepped into a gym.  I expect you were nervous – most of us were.  My goal is to offer facilities that are clean enough, comfortable enough, friendly enough, and helpful enough that first-time users feel welcome.  If that happens, then I expect you will feel comfortable, too.  If you treat everyone with the same respect that you would like to be treated with, you will probably get along well here.  I ask that you treat new exercisers with extra consideration so they stick with the program long enough to realize the benefits.   Your kindness and encouragement just may save someone’s life.