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Gym Pet Peeve #18: dirty jacuzzi’s

Posted by Maria Kang on October 8th, 2008

I personally don’t use it. ESPECIALLY not now, but David swims at the gym all the time and complains OFTEN about a couple things regarding gym pools.
- TOO much Chlorine.
- Dirty Jacuzzi’s
This is a result of possibly too much usage AND BECAUSE people don’t take showers BEFORE they get into the water.
Gyms should clean their […]

Gym Pet Peeve #17: Really BAD instructors

Posted by Maria Kang on May 9th, 2008

Bad coordination is not cool.
I haven’t done a post like this in a while - but I felt sooo inspired after going to my gym late last night. I usually take a Zumba class on Thursday and was surprised to find a substitute for the class. NOW, usually, I don’t care and give everyone a […]

My Aerobics Instructor Left….so I gained 5 pounds.

Posted by Maria Kang on March 4th, 2008

That’s what I heard from a woman today when I was training at the gym tonight and decided to pop into the last half hour of a kickboxing class. It was fun, it was semi-hard, but it was not as fantastic as the last instructor’s class…and she retired from the class a month ago!
Aerobic Instructor’s […]

Maria’s Fitness Pet Peeve #9: steroids

Posted by Maria Kang on August 10th, 2007

Obviously, I’m huge on the sport of fitness. The pageant girl in me will always enjoy watching subjective sports such as bodybuilding and figure competitions - however, I do have to say that when I read competitor interviews, listen to podcasts and watch the shows…it annoys me when they talk about ALL the supplements they […]

Fitness Pet Peeve #8: Online Fitness Haters

Posted by Maria Kang on July 7th, 2007

People who talk behind the computer screen are annoying.
I’ve been part of forums in the past, but it has been usually to post my fitness recipes. However, there are some conversations online (mostly in the high-testosterone angry men section) of bodybuilding forums. While the computer has allowed greater freedom in identity secrecy and ability to […]