My Rant: People who wear too much cologne/perfume at the gym

I get angry at people who wear too much perfume/cologne PERIOD.

Hahahahaha. Yeah, that's pretty bad too.

Roma, I agree. Perfume/cologne is meant to be an intimate thing. I should not be able to smell it unless I'm in hugging distance.

It's so much worse at the gym though. I had 12 mins left of cardio and this guy next me was wearing what must have been half a bottles worth. When I'm breathing that hard from exercising, I do not to breathe in your foul air, thank you very much! And then they get all sweaty and hot and it smells even stronger... UGH!!!

The worst was a lady that just smoked before our kickboxing class which was overcrowded enough as it was- I had the unlucky pleasure of breathing in ash for the hour

And it's ALWAYS the machine next to you when there are about 10 others open.

Yeah I get what you mean... sweat makes is a billion times worse.

AGREED! When I'm two miles in and already struggling to breathe, I do not want to hold my breath because of your perfume. You're not hiding anything! Thanks for posting, I feel much better.

@Nicole, that probably would have made me flip out.

@Katie, exactly! There were soooo many open machines. Why right next to me???

SmallWonders, you forgot elevators. ELEVATORS!!!

Oh believe me- I almost "accidentally" kickboxed her in the head... should have. Oh well.

Can I add the make up thing? Like, really, you're gonna get all sweaty with your heavy mascara, fake eyelashes and blush on your cheeks like you're a Raggedy Ann doll?

What grosses me out is when someone is sloppy sweaty, works out, and then just walks away from the machine. Like dude, do you not see that waterfall cascading down from the handle bars and back rest, forming a puddle turned lake around the base!?!??!

I feel you. A girl was running next to me on the treadmill and was wearing so much Victoria Secret perfume, I was gagging. Made for a long run where I felt the need to puke every step.

@PurpleSun, YYYEEEEESSSSSS!!!! Dude!

Reenski, i do not get the need to "dress up" to go work out either. If I am wearing makeup, I was my face before going to the gym!

And PurpleSun, that's another huge pet peeve at mine. It seems to be less of an issue at the gym I go to now though.

It makes no sense to me when people work out with cologne/perfume and make up. like are you not planning on sweating? who cares what you look like! you are there to work muscles not find a one-night-stand!

It annoys me, too, but perfume and cologne smell stronger when the body gets hot. So they might think they put on a normal amount and then it gets way stronger. I say, stick with deodorant.

OMG I hate that! I've actually had to switch machines before because someone was wearing sooo much that I could barely breathe! My FH doesn't wipe down his machines. I get so mad if we workout together and he tries to walk away. I make him wipe them down.

I barely can stand a small amount of perfume on myself let along someone who bathed in it, swam several laps in it, and then showered themselves in it. Unfortunately my FMIL is one of these people.....

My problem is very often the locker room because people will realize that they stink and drown themselves in "smell good". And then the locker room smells like fifty shades of flowers. Just take a shower.