Everyone you’ll meet in the Armitage centre gym

For some the armitage is a place to thrive, a place to exercise, socialise and get that summer body we all crave. For others, it’s merely a prime location to observe the strange range of people you come across inside.

Whether your aim is to get fit or to participate in sports, most Manc gym goers will be able relate to these stereotypes you might come across during a workout in our beloved armitage.

The fashionista

They always make sure their outfit is coordinated and in many cases they spend more time perfecting their look than actually working out. As for those that wear fake eyelashes and lipstick in the gym, say no more.

The sponsored athlete

They wouldn’t dream of stepping through the doors without wearing a designer sports label. These are the ones who rock up thinking they look swag dressed head to toe in Adidas and Nike, when in reality they could’ve got the same thing from primark for a tenth of the price. I thought looking poor was cool in Manchester?

The grunter

These people are usually heard before they are seen. These lads push themselves to the extreme, making loud animalistic noises after each rep.  This can be hysterically funny, or in some cases pretty terrifying. These are probably the lads loudly discussing their gains when you’re trying to concentrate in your lecture.

The rugby lads

Hair on fleek

They always seem to travel in packs. You will never see a solitary rugby lad in the gym. And how do they always manage to look good even when they’re working out? Just hope they don’t notice you as you try to leave discretely.

The sweater

Okay, we’ve all been there. Getting a sweat on in the gym inevitable. It means you’ve worked hard and calories have been sufficiently burnt. However, this person takes it to a whole new level.

Sweat particles fly off of them in all directions and hit every exposed part of your body. You should probably forget about using the treadmill after them as well, because it looks more like a water slide than a piece of exercise equipment now. If only they knew the blue tork roll is there for reason.

The motor mouth

It’s obvious to most of us that the purpose of going to the gym is to do some form of exercise. However there is a unique breed of gym-goers who just don’t get it. They merely use the armitage to have their weekly mothers meeting. Their flatmates in OP probably signed up so they followed suit.

They’ll be chatting away for hours on end, perhaps leisurely lifting a dumbbell every 10 minutes. You’ll usually find them sitting on the equipment you want to use.

The offensive odour

Getting yourself to the gym can be hard enough. But when you get stuck next to the one who hasn’t grasped the concept of deodorant, an hour can feel like a day. I know we’re all students but deodorant is NOT an optional luxury. The struggle is definitely real.

The Snapchatter

Everyone knows the lighting is better in the gym, especially the Snapchatter who likes to let their loyal followers know their whereabouts at all times.

The Show Off

Now it might just be that this person is more advanced fitness-wise but there’s no need to brag about it. You can’t help but envy the way they work out with ease; you could imagine them working out all day long without even breaking a sweat or getting even slightly flushed in the face. So you just run at the speed of light to feel better about yourself, whilst getting progressively redder and out of breath.