agustina prigoshin

I’ve never been a fan of the people who take their phones to the gym. I always found it silly, unnecessary and a distraction to their workout.

I once had a boss who always had her phone on her and it drove me crazy when I would call her with a question and she was at the gym. She would talk to me between pants with her trainer talking in the background. I always wanted to tell her to put the phone down, work out and then get back to me.

Now, as a small business owner myself, I feel like such a hypocrite when I waltz into the gym with my phone in hand. The way I see it is that as a new and budding entrepreneur, I just can’t afford to miss a phone call or an email. I put my phone on silent and stare at the little LED light waiting to see if it lights up; I don’t want to disturb anyone’s workout, but I don’t want to miss a message either. Despite my chance of mind towards phone-toting gym goers, I’m embarrassed to have it with me.

On that note, I’m off to the gym… with my phone.