Don't normally need to vent like this, however
Went swimming after work. I work hard with my brain, but my body is kind of still so at the end of the day I have a lot of excess physical energy to burn. It means I can focus.
The pool normally has lanes but due to a training session for a club it only had open water (except where the club was swimming)
Fine. But, there were two woman - huge women - swimming to and from very slowly alongside one another with just enough between them to get in the way of everyone. At one point I swam between them - no other way to do lengths and they sort of 'tchhed.'
At another point they decided it was best to swim diagonally (I kid you not.) I and I am sure many others did not get a decent work out, but because it was open water and not lanes the pool guards refused to have a word.
At several points they stopped at the side for five minute intervals. They took up almost all the space and stopped anyone touching in.
After I was in the shower, and I overheard two girls talking about 'how amazing' they had been and 'how many calories they must have burnt.' They decided to go for a burger because 'we really earned it tonight.'
I should have said something but was too filled with revulsion and wanted to get out of there quick.
Disclaimer: I don't mind fat girls exercising, in fact I applaud it and there are several regulars at the pool who I have seen getting faster and thinner since I have been there. I do mind idiots who get in the way of real swimmers and act like they've earned a burger when really they are lucky to have burned a carrot.
Went swimming after work. I work hard with my brain, but my body is kind of still so at the end of the day I have a lot of excess physical energy to burn. It means I can focus.
The pool normally has lanes but due to a training session for a club it only had open water (except where the club was swimming)
Fine. But, there were two woman - huge women - swimming to and from very slowly alongside one another with just enough between them to get in the way of everyone. At one point I swam between them - no other way to do lengths and they sort of 'tchhed.'
At another point they decided it was best to swim diagonally (I kid you not.) I and I am sure many others did not get a decent work out, but because it was open water and not lanes the pool guards refused to have a word.
At several points they stopped at the side for five minute intervals. They took up almost all the space and stopped anyone touching in.
After I was in the shower, and I overheard two girls talking about 'how amazing' they had been and 'how many calories they must have burnt.' They decided to go for a burger because 'we really earned it tonight.'
I should have said something but was too filled with revulsion and wanted to get out of there quick.
Disclaimer: I don't mind fat girls exercising, in fact I applaud it and there are several regulars at the pool who I have seen getting faster and thinner since I have been there. I do mind idiots who get in the way of real swimmers and act like they've earned a burger when really they are lucky to have burned a carrot.