Work It Out

Since starting to go to the gym this summer, I’ve come to appreciate that people go to the gym for many different reasons. Some people are trying to lose weight, some are training for a sport of some kind, others are just trying to keep active and healthy. Then there is the rare breed of gym patron: the T.V. watchers. Yes, I’m talking of course of those who use the treadmill or whatever other cardio machine, it would seem, in order to watch television. Don’t you have a t.v. at home? Wouldn’t it waste less time and resources if you had stayed home on your couch as you would have gotten the same amount of exercise as you are at the gym? I suppose there is the possibility that said individuals don’t have television sets and are just trying to catch up on current events. There’s also the need to get out and about rather than become a shut-in. There is one woman, though, whom I’ve seen on several occasions actually engaging with the show that she’s watching, getting angry at chefs for giving poor instructions or disagreeing with talk show hosts. To her I would say, if you’re going to get combative about it, just stay home. She has some serious issues to work out.