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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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Mideoyeo 12
People never learn....the treadmill is a dangerous place!
Jovecove 13
Hilarious mental image
browneyedgirl52 13
YDI just because someone texts you doesn't mean you have to respond. Lucky you were on the treadmill and not in a car. You could be dead.
egc573 40
49-I would bet good money that OP's texted while driving too, considering her reasoning. Also, I don't see what being "confident" has to do with texting on a treadmill; confidence shouldn't (ever) trump common sense. Is being confident going to change the fact that you'll fall and hurt yourself? And OP, no one will ever text you if there's a serious situation, so there is no excuse for texting while working out. Plus, I think the only reason your boyfriend was texting you so much is because you were responding. Most people who don't get a reply within ten minutes can usually take the hint that you're busy. Next time, leave it in the locker.
bfsd42 20
57, while I would like to agree with you that nobody would text you something very serious, there have been plenty of fml's which would prove otherwise.
egc573 40
61-I suppose so. I remember one FML where the text was, "I got your best friend pregnant." I like to think that people in general wouldn't text this sort of thing. But, when you assume... So, edit: ALMOST no one will ever text you when there's a legitimate emergency. It still doesn't justify trying to text while working out, though.
irishpotatoes 5
I almost lost my big toe on a treadmill. It got sucked up into it
Sredit 11
Did you do a barrel roll? That usually offsets the embarrassment in my experiences. Who can laugh at a badass barrel-roller?
Cairo_Sanchez 8
If its good enough for star fox it's good enough for me!
Punksister19 10
Probably the best way to describe a barrel roll ever.
zinoxity 23
Never divert your complete attention while on a treadmill. It'll almost always end badly.
OnlyAvailableID 28
I've seen too many falls on treadmills. All of them bloody hilarious. And bloody in general.
PrincessPesa 20
Treadmills are absolutely excellent for beating the shit out of human beings. I love to youtube videos of people acting like idiots on them and getting a brutal comeuppance, usually accompanied by a friend laughing hysterically at said idiots. Schadenfreude, what can I say?
Shmatterhorn 38
Or anywhere else (like walking).
Sunkistlover718 21
Just think about how many random strangers you must have made smile. You probably made their days. I applaud you, OP.
Punksister19 10
Here here.
lexos 16
You should leave your phone in a locker when you are working out. Not use it on a treadmill
tygerarmy 35
I never have my phone on me at the gym. It's time dedicated to work on myself. You don't need to text people or check social media 24/7
Enslaved 38
I carry my iPhone on me when I work out so that I can listen to my Pandora. Music makes exercising more motivating when your play list is upbeat. (:
Kidkaplan 19
"Crash and burn"
OhhKristin 11
I must be super talented. I text while on the treadmill all the time and that has never happened to me. I'm sorry, OP.
Gunnie 24
You've got some skills! :P
doglover100 29
I've played games and used a keyboard while on the treadmill.
_krystallynn_ 11
i cant stand that. my boyfriend is obsessive too. he never stops texting me, and if i dont answer he calls me a million times and leaves voicemails. then he texts my sister or friends. its really irritating. i feel bad for you op.
Pleonasm 36
Well maybe for her it was a one time thing, or not as intense as for you, because I think it's you I feel sorry for. Sounds like you have 0 breathing space
vencku 13
I agree, your story is an FML in itself. That guy of yours seems to have some issues. Tell him to back off a bit. Of course you might like the attention, so it isn't a problem. Or he might have a good reason to be so controlling. Who knows.
perdix 31
#9, who could blame him? Just look at you! If I were him, I'd be scared, too. There are a lot of creepers out there.
SunAndMoon427 12
That's probably because you're 15...guys that age will be like that, especially if its a first relationship for him.
skoob1 12
I know what you mean, guurrllll. My girlfriend is just like that! If I don't answer her calls, or if I respond with, "yo, bitch", she gets angry... Sometimes she can be so weird...
_krystallynn_ 11
i like getting compliments now and then, and I'm happy he doesn't just ignore me, but its too much sometimes haha. and its not his first relationship either. but hey, at least i didn't faceplant on a treadmill dealing with him though.
brackaman 18
Run forrest ru.... Oh crap. Seriously tho if I were there if probably have laughed at you when I found out why you fell
oj101 33
Oh OP, don't go tripping all over the place just for your boyfreind.