I’m a gym manager and receive many complaints about faster runners “showing off” on treadmill

Funny how those insta thots who make videos and want as many viewers as possible also ironically complain about others showing off. Talk about delusion and fragile egos.

I am surprised to hear how widespread this issue actually is. I have encountered this recently myself at our local community recreation center. There are about 20 treadmills that rarely get used, ellipticals, stair steppers, and recumbent bikes are usually busy. I was doing repetitions on the treadmill a few weeks back and a worker approached me and said “that isn’t what the treadmill is meant for”, I simply said I disagree and kept on with my workout.
The situation did irritate me and made me wonder what they are used for.

In my gym, there is one treadmill that making clacking noise at every foot strike above walking pace - anyone using it gets stares.

I guess I can calm down on the air guitar. At 8 min pace just warming up, but a progression run that gets me to 6 min pace over 6 miles, means that it's going to be air guitar, drums and pointing at fans on the elliptical. I know the chicks are looking at me, so I just look right at them and whisper this medal is for you.😘

You can do better. 4/10

Did this guy speak about himself in the 3rd person and say something like: "Jimmy likes Elaine"?

Years ago I when I was somewhat reasonable at running, I used to do 3-8min intervals at 11mph (that was treadmill top speed), though the gym was generally nearly-empty when this happened.

I imagine no one really cares about me that much when I'm running reps/tempoing on the mill. But I get really self-conscious about how sweaty I get. Like, it's all over the mill and I'm drenched. I spray and wipe it down every time.

Is this some sort of parody?

I was on a treadmill yesterday, and the guy next to me (wearing a singlet and super shoes) kept hopping on and off every 15 minutes. When I left, I saw he had a half eaten bag of white bread on the floor next to his gym bag.

Since when is 10 mph considered fast? Better use of the equipment than walking on the treadmill for 30 minutes (which could just as well be done mall walking). Especially when your friendly neighborhood community center has only one working treadmill. All treadmills should have a sign: No walking allowed.

We get some iteration of this thread every few months. It's always 10 mph on a treadmill at a commercial gym and the non-existent people supposedly complaining about it.

And I see no motive to complain.

Pics or shens

10 mph is a fairly pedestrian pace. It might seem epic to a gym bro, but guys who didn't even make a college team can run at that pace for over an hour. I'll go up to 12 on the treadmill (the max at my gym) for a bit/few mile.

If its making people uncomfortable, point them to planet fitness. The guy on the treadmill is prob going to maintain a gym membership. The uncomfortable person prob drops hers after january. If it wasn't the treadmill, it would be some guy benching 300. Just tell people you will look into it - but I'd just ignore any gym use that wasn't breaking gym rules or damaging equipment.

Ed Goddard, 2.12 marathoner is a regular at the gym I use in Sydney.

Even when its perfect weather outside, he's on the treadmill.

Mostly middle and old aged clientele, but here's young Ed, flowing blonde locks, sprinting on the 'mill.

Loom at me. Look at me. Look at me.

I don't understand people running on a treadmill, especially good runners. I would much rather run outside and do intervals on a track, even in bad weather and I live in Michigan. I hate running on a treadmill and the look at me gym culture.

No credible runner uses a treadmill, if pavements are icy, run on trail, or grass football pitches.

Literally no excuse to ever have to run on a treadmill.

And gyms are the worst collection of humans there is. None are concerned with fitness. They just want gains and insta likes. Pathetic.