NBR- Gym Question.

jessica6283 · January 2012

So I go to the gym in the morning, like around 9-9:30. And I always shower in the morning before I go.(and then oviously again when I am done) Am I nuts? Mike said that it's silly, and maybe hes right. I'm basically showering just to sweat. Does anyone else do this?

EDITED b/c of typo. Silly toddler that wants to help all.the.time.

NikCole · January 2012

no way... when I go to the gym in the morning I roll out of bed, throw on some deodorant and brush my teeth. I sometimes even sleep in my sports bra and gym clothes so I have to do even less work! But, if I go in the morning it's usually around 6am, before work.

Even when I wasn't working and would go to the gym later in the morning (9-10) I never showered first. I would even run into Target or the grocery store before or after in my gross unshowered-ness!

goosh24 · January 2012

I agree with him, no sense in showering before. Especially in the winter, my skin would get way more dried out.

meryltheresa · January 2012

i agree with Mike. i dont feel like i got a good workout unless i'm sweating like a pig, so no sense in getting clean right before.

TinaL99 · January 2012

Sorry Jess, you're crazy

I kid, I kid! I hate showering as it is, if I was going to work up a sweat at the gym I wouldn't shower beforehand.

missyjg · January 2012

I've showered before going to the gym but not all the time. The reason is b/c a shower wakes me up and I feel like I get a better workout not being sluggish in the beginning. But that was when I was waking up at 5am to go to the gym, that is no longer possible.

jnk062602 · January 2012

I think you are nuts. But dh does this too.

TinyPinkBug · January 2012

Back in another lifetime when I went to aerobics in the morning, I wouldn't take a full shower but sometimes when I felt the need I would hop in the shower and just spray myself with the nozzle without soap or getting my hair wet. Just enough to feel refreshed.

ArcticFox · January 2012

Seems kind of pointless. It would probably make me extra itchy between the showering, sweating, dry skin. Do you wash your hair 2x too? If I wash my hair too often, it speeds up damage. I would rather save the time for something else (and utilities).

kevinandmonica2011 · January 2012

Eh... sometimes I do, sometimes I don't.

Personally, I am not awake without a shower. If I am running outside, I definitely don't need a shower first. As soon as I hit the road, I feel energized. However, the gym is a different story... I just don't get the same rush from it and there are days where I could practically sleep through my workout (obviously not working hard enough, right?)... so a shower before is a good idea for me sometimes. Not necessarily to get clean... but definitely to wake myself up for a more productive workout.