Gym Selfies

It’s the era of the gym selfie or gelfie – some love them and some loathe them.

If you know me well enough you would know I am definitely not opposed to a selfie. You only have to scroll through my instagram to see that much is true. But I draw the line at taking a selfie mid workout (a video of doing something good has been excluded). This could also be because no one wants to see a selfie of me mid-workout. I practically roll out of bed in the morning, half asleep, my hair is in a messy bun (it’s a good day if I do re-do the messy bun after I wake up), I am makeup free and once I start sweating I can’t say I look pretty. Let’s just say I probably won’t pick up at the gym. I’m also too busy doing some punishing exercise to think about taking a shot of my guns (or lack thereof).

The most shocking thing I’ve found whilst going to the gym is the majority of the people who are taking the selfies are the guys. And it’s generally the same type of guy. You know the one, you can spot them as soon as they enter the gym, the ones who lift significantly more weight than they should, grunting like something crazy and spending too much time admiring their bulging biceps. It’s usually the ones who have been pumping the juice not pumping the weights. Perhaps instead of spending time finding the perfect angle for your selfie you should be working on your legs to even yourself up because we all know you didn’t get that top heavy from doing a few bench presses. I’d also like you to know that whilst you think you’re being really sneaky we can actually see you taking the photo.

After asking a few friends what they thought general consensus was that they are pretty lame unless you're are a super hottie like Ellie Gonsalves or Sheridyn Fisher. Progress photos aside sweaty mess shots are not overly attractive and watching them take a photo in the mirror of the gym in front of the squat rack is really awkward. Maybe save the selfies for at home when you’re done up and looking good?