You could call me a gym rat. I have been a member of the YMCA for almost a year. Over the last few months I have picked up a few tips and courtesies that are necessary for surviving in a gym. I don't mean surviving the machines or track. I mean surviving the angry gym rats who get extremely annoyed with inexperienced members.
New stress brought on while inside the gym just defeats the whole purpose of going at all.
So here are a few rules that I like to follow and will hopefully make everyone's gym experience a lot more enjoyable and productive. There are sign-up sheets for a reason. If no one signed up then there would just be complete gym anarchy. The YMCA has a sign that says limit your use of the cardiovascular machines to 30 minutes. If you want more time, than get off your machine after 30 minutes and sign up for another machine.