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Gym changing room etiquette

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MrsJigsaw · 26/07/2026 13:22

Joined a gym a couple of months ago. I'm amazed at how many people just leave the locker door wide open after they've finished using it. Also how many people leave hair stuck to the shower cubicle walls.
Maybe it's just my gym, or does this happen at your gym too?
AIBU to find both these things irritating?!

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BoredZelda · 26/07/2026 13:57

MrsJigsaw · 26/07/2026 13:50

Oh dear, thought this was a safe place to have a lighthearted moan!
Hope you have a lovely day

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MrsJigsaw · 26/07/2026 13:57

BIWI · 26/07/2026 13:53

At my gym it's obvious which lockers are free, as there are no padlocks on them.

Yes, @MrsJigsaw, it really irritates me too. Along with people who leave their used towels on the floor or benches.

Obviously a lighthearted moan, but we are allowed to have them!

Yes, my gym is the same. You can tell which are in use as they have a padlock on them so no need to leave open to show they are empty!

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OwlCalledSage · 26/07/2026 13:56

I don’t have an issue with open lockers - airs them, allows you to spot free ones.

I think my gym
members are quite mannerly as they don’t leave used towels. The only thing I hate is the odd woman who uses spray deodorant. Yuck.

BauhausOfEliott · 26/07/2026 13:55

I don’t see why the locker doors thing is a problem?

Regarding hair stuck to shower walls, most people probably don’t even notice they’ve left one hair behind before they get out of the shower, and it’s pretty much part and parcel of using shared facilities really.

MasterBeth · 26/07/2026 13:53

GreenSedan · 26/07/2026 13:51

Hair and nappies in the shower is grim. Don't mind locker doors open at all!

Nappies? Who mentioned nappies??!

BIWI · 26/07/2026 13:53

At my gym it's obvious which lockers are free, as there are no padlocks on them.

Yes, @MrsJigsaw, it really irritates me too. Along with people who leave their used towels on the floor or benches.

Obviously a lighthearted moan, but we are allowed to have them!

arethereanyleftatall · 26/07/2026 13:52

i don’t use lockers, but wouldn’t that be the right thing to do, so that people can see they’re empty? Why would you close it?

GreenSedan · 26/07/2026 13:51

Hair and nappies in the shower is grim. Don't mind locker doors open at all!

ScoliMum55 · 26/07/2026 13:50

I leave the locker door open so that people know it is free. Better that than checking every single (closed) door to eventually find an unlocked one..! Why is it such an issue to you?

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MrsJigsaw · 26/07/2026 13:50

MasterBeth · 26/07/2026 13:26

OMG! They leave the locker doors open? That is the worst that is happening in your life right now? You must be devastated.

Oh dear, thought this was a safe place to have a lighthearted moan!
Hope you have a lovely day

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MasterBeth · 26/07/2026 13:26

OMG! They leave the locker doors open? That is the worst that is happening in your life right now? You must be devastated.