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petronius

(26,604 posts)
Fri Jan 6, 2012, 12:13 PM Jan 2012

The 27 Rules of Conquering the Gym (WSJ)

1. A gym is not designed to make you feel instantly better about yourself. If a gym wanted to make you feel instantly better about yourself, it would be a bar.

4. No one in the history of gyms has ever lost a pound while reading "The New Yorker" and slowly pedaling a recumbent bicycle. No one.

12. Nope, that's not a "recovery energy bar with antioxidant dark chocolate." That's a chocolate bar.

18. Be cautious about any class with the words "sunrise," "hell," or "Moby."


http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203471004577140900388728374.html

This cracked me up this morning, so I thought I'd share. (I also recognized a teeny bit of myself in a few of them...)
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The 27 Rules of Conquering the Gym (WSJ) (Original Post) petronius Jan 2012 OP
#8 is talking about me. ZenLefty Jan 2012 #1
Aww, that guy's all right, once you get used to him... petronius Jan 2012 #3
Funny! n/t wildeyed Jan 2012 #2
Excellent! hedgehog Jan 2012 #4
love 25! I'm thinking about making it my sig line maddezmom Jan 2012 #5
lol! Raffi Ella Feb 2012 #6
energy bar Happy2323 Feb 2012 #7
Re:The 27 Rules of Conquering the Gym... jackalan996 Mar 2012 #8

maddezmom

(135,060 posts)
5. love 25! I'm thinking about making it my sig line
Sat Jan 14, 2012, 11:29 AM
Jan 2012

to remind me everyday when I'm DU'ing that I should have exercised first.

Raffi Ella

(4,465 posts)
6. lol!
Wed Feb 1, 2012, 10:42 PM
Feb 2012
"You can take 10 Minute Abs, 20 Minute Abs, and 30 Minute Abs. There is also Stop Eating Pizza and Eating Sheet Cake Abs—but that's super tough!"

These are great. T4p!

jackalan996

(4 posts)
8. Re:The 27 Rules of Conquering the Gym...
Thu Mar 22, 2012, 12:43 AM
Mar 2012

Sorry, I'm not agree with you because gym is a place where we can maintain our body figure and loss over weights. It provide a place to meet with other and get advises for good health...

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