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10 Awkward Things That Happen To Us All At the Gym

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Fairfield chapter.

Going to the gym doesn’t just mean getting a work out in, it means preparing yourself for at least one awkward encounter or malfunction. But it is okay because we’ve all been there!

1. You always see the one person you are trying to avoid… 

2. Achieving the perfect ‘gym pony’ is incredibly difficult

3. When there are no open machines and waiting is not an option

4. Trying to act like you belong at the gym and then tripping over loose equipment

5. Running on the treadmill and feeling like 1000 lbs

6. Dropping your phone underneath the machine

7. Wishing your water bottle was a wine glass

8. Sweating on your way to the gym          

9. Realizing that you’re actually starving and could really go for some fries

10. Trying to push through Spotify ads when your motivation is depleting 

Gabriella is currently a junior at Fairfield University, where she is majoring in Marketing and minoring in Communications. She is Co-Campus Correspondent of Her Campus Fairfield with her roomie/best friend Pamela Grant! Gab can most likely be found with a Venti Starbs in hand, while wearing obnoxiously large sunnies (no shame), reading the most recent issue of Glamour Mag.