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Why does this guy have one curl of hair on his chest?\u00a0 Also, he has skipped leg day
Prawny<\/a> \/ Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen people talking about how they’re embarrassed to go to the gym because they don’t have the typical “gym-goer” body.\u00a0 Umm…<\/p>\n

How do you think those people got those bodies?\u00a0 By going to the gym!<\/p>\n

But I get it.\u00a0 No one wants to go to the gym and feel like they’re the fat person on the treadmill that everyone’s looking at.\u00a0 I have to tell you though, no one’s looking at you with any negativity in their minds.\u00a0 They probably don’t even register anything about you.\u00a0 And there might even be someone looking at you and thinking “Hey, that was me a year ago – I hope they keep it up too.”<\/p>\n

No one is thinking “Why is that fat person here?”\u00a0 So don’t worry about it.<\/p>\n

From my experience, the only people who get judged at the gym are the annoying ones.\u00a0 The guy who yells as he throws his weights on the floor, then doesn’t put them away.\u00a0 The woman who won’t wipe down the machines after using them because she is a lady and ladies don’t sweat (spoiler alert: ladies sweat).\u00a0 And don’t be that person who walks on the treadmill while gossiping on their phone.\u00a0 So annoying.\u00a0 But if you’re there minding your own business, no one will bat an eye.<\/p>\n

And in general, people at the gym are pretty nice.\u00a0 We’re all there for the same reason – to get in shape or stay in shape. Everyone had to start somewhere.\u00a0 Sure, there are people who have been fit since they were kids and who have managed to stay in shape.\u00a0 But they do that by working at it.\u00a0 Otherwise, they wouldn’t be at the gym in the first place.<\/p>\n

So don’t let how you look keep you from going to the gym.\u00a0 Just show up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen people talking about how they’re embarrassed to go to the gym because they don’t have the typical “gym-goer” body.\u00a0 Umm… How do you think those people got those bodies?\u00a0 By going to the gym! 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