I Asked An Etiquette Expert, A Strength Trainer, And A Therapist About The New Rules Of Gym Crushes

Woman in gym

I look like a pork pie with the pastry off (pink, mottled, unappealingly glistening) when I work out, meaning the idea of a “gym crush” has always felt pointless to me. The abundance of mirrors in my local Puregym makes necessary fantasies of reciprocation impossible.

I do, though, see the appeal. Some use the nameless hottie from spin class as workout motivation; almost half of us think it’d be great to find the love of our lives in the gym, though only a paltry 6% of couples actually met by the squat rack.