Fitness Center Conversation Starters

• “Do you think these leg warmers are too 80’s?”
• “So, are you trying to lose weight or are you just a sado-masochist?”
• “Whew, I really shouldn’t have had that fourth burrito…”
• “Does this sweatband make me look fat?”
• “I heard this gym is haunted by a Civil War-era weightlifter ghost.”
• “How come nobody ever brings donuts up here?”
• “I can bench press a Mazda.”
• “My gluteusis is feeling rather maximus today.”
• “Are you using that machine you’re working out on?”
• “How many points are in a bottle of Gatorade?”
• “Isn’t it weird how taco shells and tortilla chips taste so much alike?”
• “My iPod is filled with nothing but Spanish lullabyes and Rush Limbaugh podcasts.”
• “I’m feeling all exercisy!”
• “Every time I do a push-up, I think about those orange sherbet treats with the sticks. What were those called?”
• “Is that personal trainer a man or a woman?”
• “Do they have anything lighter than 2 lb. dumbbells?”
• “Which one is the lucky treadmill?”
• “Will you spot me… five bucks?”
• “Is that one of those cellular telephones?”
• “I usually do my workouts in the Play Area at McDonald’s.”
• “I’ve got some mental instability issues, and my psychiatrist says I need to make new friends. Hi!”
• “So, have you read my blog?”