Gym Guide

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Slate tackles the age-old issue of what to do when you run into someone you know at the gym with this handy flowchart. Important variables include "Are you sweaty?" and "Are you naked?" and "Is your [spin] instructor a terrifying woman who weighs 90 pounds?" [Slate]