On those days, please, please, please don’t stand next to me at the gym.
During hip hop class–we’re doing Closer by Neo–I kept messing up. I smelled some powerful body odor, and I kept thinking: Girl, you stink.
It’s great to get funky, but someone was getting really funky, if you know what I mean.
I don’t claim to be a picture of body odor perfection, sometimes my stuff stinks. And I forget to put on deodorant all the time. So often, that I keep some in my purse. And if there’s none in my purse, I dab soap from the ladies’ room under my arms. With this trick, I can usually pass the sniff test until I get home. My DH will let me know if a problem develops
But some people–especially at the gym–just totally smell. I think it’s mainly because they’re not washing their workout clothes. I see it all the time. Girls will show up to class in the same outfit they had on the day before. I don’t care how cute that shirt is if it’s growing it’s own legs and learning how to walk.
According to WebMD, sweat itself doesn’t smell. But the bacteria that live and breed in our sweat produce that tangy, musty odor. Yes, sweat is natural and normal. It’s just that it stinks. Here are tips for controlling BO while exercising:
True, in some societies, body odor is acceptable. But in New Jersey, it’s not. And don’t even get me started on women who wear maxi pads but don’t change them often enough. My nose is sensitive, and I know when that’s going on. Mix that stank with body odor, and it’s enough to make me start dancing around without any music.
Today, at the gym, I was finally able to ignore whoever-it-was with the wacky smell. I’m not brave enough to say anything about it even if I knew exactly who it was.
Do you notice people smelling like BO? Do you do anything about it besides holding your nose?
