Sure it’s hard, but I love boxing class at the gym. We do circuit training, it’s not just hitting the pads for a bit then having a relax. No, we go hard on the pads, then do squats or lunges or bunny hops or sit ups, push ups, etc, then go hard on the pads again. Boy do we sweat though!
Sweating is usually a good thing when you’re working out, but when you’re using the gym’s boxing gloves that countless other people have used and you’re sharing them with your boxing partner, sweat is not such a good thing. When I put my hands into boxing gloves, I expect them to be clean, cold, dry, and if I’m really lucky, smelling like daisies. Instead, when I put my hands in those boxing gloves, I get wet, warm, sticky fabric clinging to my hands. When I take my hands out, they stink. It smells like someone has put the sweat from a hundred people’s butt cracks into one innocent little boxing glove and then left it out in the sun to ferment for a couple of weeks. Now that stench is clinging to my hands. I don’t really want to wipe it on my pants because then it will be on my pants. I wonder how often the gym washes the gloves. Ewww….. I think it’s time to buy my own. Sure, they may still get smelly and hot and sticky, but at least that way, I’ll know it’s only my sweat, and I can wash them as soon as I get home.
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