The Gym

The gym is a funny place to be. Most people there have a serious love/hate relationship with their time there. There are only a select few that actually love going and working out. The rest of us simply do it because it is something that we should be doing.

David and I go to The Rush here in Greenville. It is a big gym with a wide range of members. Basically, it is a people watcher's dream. I'm 100% sure that other people there watch, laugh at, and make fun of me too, and that's ok. It's a give and take relationship. My all time favorite people watching spot is from one of the cardio machines - treadmill, elliptical, stair stepper, etc. Those machines face the entire gym, and it is so easy to watch from there. Plus, doing that makes my time on those cursed machines seem to go by a little bit easier.

Like I said, there is a wide variety of people at our gym. Some are young, some are not. Some are fit, some are not. Some wear enough clothing, some do not. Some know what they are doing, some do not. Some are on steroids, some are not.

One of my favorite people to watch is one of the new trainers. There are a lot of things I could say about this poor girl. Most are very, well, just not nice, but this one is really hilarious! She was working with a guy the other day and made him run stairs. Unlike the other trainers who tell you what to do and make sure you do it correctly, she took off running with him. This was funny for two reasons. One, she was yelling for him to pick it up, but she herself was dying and out of breath. He was barely winded!! Two, which is by far my favorite, when she ran by, I noticed immediately that she is a "Boobs to Knees". What in the world is that, you may ask. Well, this is a phrase that my dear BFFF Tara and I coined during our days at NGC. (Maybe we'll have time later for some other stories. Let me tell you, those don't disappoint! Some good times were had back then!) Anywho...there was a certain girl on campus that earned this name first. Actually, I have no idea what her real name was because that is all we called her. She liked to jog on the trail around campus. You could also frequently see her jogging through campus...on the way to the caf, class, or elsewhere. This girl was the weirdest runner ever! Her back always remained in a perfectly straight line. She never hunkered over, even slightly. She definitely worked her arms though...out and back with BIG motions. Oh, and her pony tail constantly swung out and back. Quite literally, like a horse's tail. The upper body was odd, but it was the lower body that got us every time! Instead of jogging like most, with her legs kicked out behind her, she lifted her legs right up to her chest. Literally almost knocking her boobs with her knees (hence the name!!) It truly was an odd sight. Tara and I got the biggest kick out of seeing her run. There were many days that I got random texts involving "Boobs to Knees" sightings. Although there are a ton of things that seem to only be funny to me and Tara, this was not. You could hear people all the time talking about it. Not necessarily her. Definitely not the fact that she jogged on campus. It was the odd way in which she ran.

Ok, seriously, have any of you ever seen someone run like that?!? Do you know what I'm talking about?!? If there happens to be any of you reading this blog who were at NGC in the early 2000s, I'm betting you know exactly who I am talking about!! Now that I have seen this new girl do it, I know it wasn't just the original "Boobs to Knees" that does it!! Who would have thought there would be more than one in this world?!? Not me, but I'm so glad I've had the opportunity to witness them both!! Although not a pleasant sight, it brings a smile to my face and memories to my mind.

Good times. Good times.