Today, while at the gym, my boyfriend wouldn't stop texting me. I was confident enough to text while on the treadmill. Bad idea: I hit myself on the bar and tripped in front of everyone. FML
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Today, I was doing my usual routine at the gym which consists of working out on the treadmills right in front of my ex boyfriend to make him feel bad. Whilst doing this, I tried to be cool and do that thing where as the treadmill slows down you turn around and just walk off the end. I fell. FML
Today, I was running on the treadmill at my local gym when I saw a girl I like a lot. I called out to her to say hi. As she was coming over, I accidentally stepped on the belt with one foot, crashed down on the treadmill, and continued to slide down in front of her, emerging with a gashed knee and arm. FML
Today, while on the treadmill, my iPod fell and shot out underneath my feet. I got off to get it, and when I tried to get back on, I slipped and fell on my face on the moving track. The whole gym watched me get beat up by a treadmill and clapped when I finally got back on. FML
Today, I was at the gym trying to work up the courage to ask a girl out. She was on the treadmill, and I thought it would be cute to wave hello. Instead, she looked horrified and sped up, then slipped and fell off the treadmill. She thought I was mocking her, and now everyone at the gym hates me. FML
Today, I was at the gym when I noticed a girl I like working out on the elliptical. I went to go say hi, but chickened out and went to run on the treadmill in front of her instead. I was so nervous that I tripped and the machine threw me headfirst into her machine. FML
Today, I was at the gym and I tripped on the treadmill. Not only did I fall off the machine, I also managed to knock over two other people's water bottles and send them flying across the room. FML
Today, while running on the treadmill at the gym, the girl next to me slipped and went flying back against the wall. Indecisive whether to get off and help her or to just keep going, I lost my focus and footing and flew back next to her. FML
Today, I went to the gym for the first time in months. As I was on the treadmill, I accidentally hit the emergency stop button. In my attempt to play it cool, I tried to pretend it was intentional and yelled, "I've reached my fitness goal for the day!" FML
Today, while running on the treadmill at the gym, I tried to wipe some sweat off my brow before it could make its way down into my eye. I ended up poking myself in the eye so hard that I yelped, stumbled and was thrown off the still-moving treadmill while trying to regain my balance. FML
Today, while doing aerobics in my room, I started doing really powerful Knee Highs. My cell phone fell out of my pocket while doing one knee high. As I looked down, I kneed myself in the face. I spent the next couple hours in the emergency room while the doctor told everyone my story. FML
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Sredit 11
Did you do a barrel roll? That usually offsets the embarrassment in my experiences. Who can laugh at a badass barrel-roller?
Mideoyeo 12
People never learn....the treadmill is a dangerous place!
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Comments (80)
Relenaz 9
Sorry but YDI. Text multitasking is a dangerous trend on the rise. People need to learn (unfortunately the hard way) not to do it anymore. Very glad you weren't driving at least!
Punksister19 10
Hahahaha
Eivana 37
I can't imagine what possessed you to try that. People fall on treadmills while actually doing what they are SUPPOSED to do on them.
jelly713 19
I don't pity you at all. It's common sense to work out without being on your phone or there is really no point in exercising at all if you stop to text every minute. Sometimes you just need to have some time to yourself instead of texting your boyfriend all day, everyday. It can't hurt to put your phone down for 15 minutes to jog on a treadmill.
FMLGriff 8
Now here is a novel concept.... put the phone away!
Xotoolyxo 16
I don't get why people try to text and work out...go take a walk then you obviously don't need a treadmill
Nergalszarsur 3
Well... never lose your concentration? Happens to the best, so no worries.
KiddNYC1O 22
Jackass. No, really, maybe Jeff and Knoxville might like you.
hurley12 30
I always just turn it down to walking speed when I text.
cartedor 18
Any chance there was cctv filming that?