Stinky Man at the Gym

My favorite piece of gym equipment is the elliptical machine. I love it for a number of reasons:
  1. I can feel the difference in my body already.
  2. I can push myself to go much faster than on the treadmill.
  3. I get my heart rate up quickly.
  4. I sweat a ton.
  5. It feels like running, but isn't as hard so I can do it a lot longer.
I'm sure if I thought longer I would have many more reasons, but these are the top. At the gym I am a member of there are only two elliptical machines, so you  can imagine that at times it can be a challenge to get "a spot."

Today I walked into the gym, and yay one elliptical was open. I noticed the man on the other machine and really didn't give him much though...until about 40 seconds into my 1 hour workout. Yep, you got it right, there was an aroma coming from his direction every time he exhaled. I don't know if he didn't brush his teeth or if his breath just naturally smells like a sewer, but let me tell you-it made it quite hard to concentrate (yes, it really was that bad.) I brought a book to read and I tried very hard not to breath through my nose, but it's tough when you are doing cardio. I really wanted to switch machines, but then I looked at myself in that wonderful mirror (the one that daily reminds me, I am still fat) and told myself- I am NOT going to allow myself to use this guy as my excuse! Fortunately, he was only there for about 15 minutes and then in came a wonderful smelling guy that made me kind of wonder if now I was the stinky one at the gym!

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