Exercising in a group setting, or even just next to someone, is a great way to motivate yourself to push harder than you normally would. But if you especially love taking classes, going on group runs, or hopping onto a cardio machine next to someone else because of the rivalry factor (we know you saw all those other open machines), you could be a smidge too competitive for your own good. We rounded up 10 telltale signs that you might be going just a bit overboard with "friendly competition":
1. After a treadmill sesh, your neck is sorer than your legs from craning it so many times to see the speed of the person on the machine next to you.
2. When the gym attendant tells you to have a great workout, you think, "Challenge accepted."
3. You fall asleep thinking about how to out-burpee everyone else in your CrossFit class.
4. When running with a group of people, you would rather nearly pass out while pretending you can totally keep up than admit you need to slow down.
5. If an instructor suggests an advanced move, you do it. If she doesn't, you ask for it.
6. You had a hard time relaxing during savasana because you had fallen out of your half moon pose earlier in the yoga class and the person next to you had nailed it.
7. When discussing your runs with others, you often use the "round-down rule." For example, you round down your 9:07 mile—to "basically an 8:45 pace." Details, shmetails.
8. You have a designated bike at the front of your cycling class so you can see the instructor—and so that the rest of the class has a clear view of your skills. If that bike's not open, there's really no point in going.
9. You Zumba like the Mirror Ball Trophy is at stake.
10. When your friends bring up how sore they are from working out, you can't help but mention that you don't remember what it's like to not be sore.
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17 Signs You're Obsessed With CrossFit
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7 Mistakes You Might be Making in Indoor Cycling Class
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