Fitness & Health

12th Oct 2016

The 17 absolute worst things people do at the gym

Put your abs away – you can check yourself out at home.

Alex Finnis

Alex Finnis

The 17 absolute worst things people do at the gym

Anyone who goes to the gym pretty regularly knows that etiquette is key – but there are a lot of gym dickheads out there failing to follow some pretty simple rules. Here are 17 of the absolute worst offences we see people committing day after day…

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