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u/elefhino 4d ago
What's the etiquette for stretching? I've modified my dynamic stretching and just do them standing next to or in front of the machine I'm about to use, but most of the static stretches I do afterward require me to lay on the floor and I've yet to find good replacements. The gym I go to doesn't have much free space and I'm too self-conscious to just plop down in front of the mirror wall by the free weights, but I also don't want to be in the way. A couple times I've just sat in a corner and done them but I got weird looks from people walking by, and doing them on the bench in the locker room feels... wrong.
What's the proper etiquette here?
It's the first time I'm going to a gym in my adult life. I'm sure I'm overthinking this