Gyms are not the most spacious of areas.  Usually, the treadmills and ellipticals are practically stacked on each other and the weight machines are so close to the neighbor they barely touch.  Personally, I value my personal bubble.  Yes, I am the girl that will look for an elliptical with one or two open on either side allowing me my personal space.  Unfortunately for me, that bubble is not impenetrable, especially by odor.  The boy in the bubble had the right idea with his own air supply!  Anyway, there I am sweating away at the gym and minding my own business when my Spidey senses go off.  A wisp of onion tinted body odor floats my way.

On the off chance that it was me, I take one of the secret sniffs.  You know the kind, when you bring up the collar of your T-shirt to wipe your face, but you are really checking to see if you are stinky.  It wasn’t me, I was Secret Shower Fresh, so I peer around.  No one to my left but to my right…5 machines down..was a guy with the fan pointed right at him.  And lucky me, I was down wind.  I was 3/4 of the way done so I wasn’t about to change machines. So I became a mouth breather.  For some reason the idea of the icky air going in my mouth was better than having to inhale the man’s stench, at least I could wash it out with some Crystal Light.

Now, I know some people may be allergic to deodorant/anti-perspirant, but there has to be an alternative.  Spray yourself with room spray, Febreeze, or keep dryer sheets in your armpits, do ANYTHING that will take the edge off of your personal fragrance while enhancing the air for the rest of us!  Because if you have ever shared space with a person with BO, you know those scent molecules become superglued to your nostrils and you are stuck with the smell for at least a couple of hours. 

Now I know this is touch to remember but the routine goes deodorant, clothes, gym, shower, deodorant….lather, rinse, repeat.