Everyone’s witnessed the hilarious attempts of newcomers at the gym. But New Year’s novices are an exceptional bunch. You have the users and abusers who simply don’t know what they’re doing on the machines; they end up backwards or upside down, awkwardly straddling seats and sticking their cheeks where other cheeks belong. Then you have the Johnny-Try-Hards who are just as clueless, but far too ambitious; they end up hurting themselves or grunting out half-assed sets, turning pushups into floor humps. And then you have people who are just plain unlucky; they’re the ones you need to watch out for. They’ll trip over their feet and fly off treadmills, or get caught up in a jump rope and throw their dumbbell into the masses.
Now, before you fall into an all-out rage against the rookies flooding your gym, take a second and remember you were a newcomer once yourself. It may have been a long time ago, but try and give them the respect and guidance they desperately need. To put you in the giving spirit; and to give you a taste of what you’re in for; here are 14 of the funniest fitness Vines of the year.
1. Dancing Queen
Two things should never be combined: dancing and moving treadmill belts. Unless you’re OK Go, odds are your face will be hitting the ground before you can take a second step.
There’s a reason there are so many treadmill fails in this compilation: they’re hysterical. As to why so many people fall on them, or fail to see that they’re on? No clue.
