The Two Gyms

Something struck me when I was in the gym the other day. I use two different gyms. One is near my home frequented by mostly the middle aged to elderly crowd. The other gym is near my work mostly used by young twenty year-olds. In the later gym, girls walk in cute tight gym outfits that accentuate their bodies and reveal their bare midriffs and cleavage. In a way the gym is another place for them to flaunt their fashion sense and appear more attractive (I've even seen girls exercising with make up on!). The way the girls dress really doesn't bother me, if you have a nice body why not show it off? The women at the gym near my house, on the other hand, often wear long oversized t-shirts and cover up their legs with tacky leggings. However, here's what I find a bit funny and ironic. Whenever I go to the locker room at my work- gym the girls hurriedly cover themselves up, afraid to reveal any part of their body while changing. When entering the sauna they wear their shirts, pants, and (the most annoying item) socks (seriously, why would one ever wear sox to the sauna?). In contrast the women at the other gym walk around naked, stand without bras on, and take just a towel with them to the sauna. With all their imperfections - wrinkled skin a protruding stomachs. So you have to ponder the question - who is really comfortable with their bodies? On the surface it would seem that the young girls with their tiny revealing outfits have a better body images than the women all covered up. However in reality it's those women who's body weathered birth, disease, and age who are at peace with their bodies imperfections. (OK, probably not in complete peace, but enough not to give a rats ass who sees the derriere).