Observations from the women's locker room

I went to the gym this weekend and sauntered into the women's dressing room. Hold on, I'll explain.

It felt naughty enough that I had to re-read the temporary signs twice to make sure I wasn't just sleepy eyed and imagining it, but sure enough, the signs pointed the men to the women's dressing room.

(Evidently, a construction crew placing new tile in the women's locker room made the switch possible.)

So here are a few observations for most of you who won't be privileged enough to make the forbidden journey to the other side.

1) Girls have larger lockers than the boys do.

2) There are WAY more bathroom stalls in the girls bathroom than there are in the boys.

3) There is a little "don't look at me, I'm changing" privacy booth that the boys don't have.

4) Towels. There are three times the towels in the girls room. What gives?

5) Sauna. The girls was smaller than the boys. Girls must not do steam sauna's or maybe the boys need a bigger room so that they don't have to sit close to another man wrapped in nothing but a towel.

The most fascinating surprise about the women's locker room was the advertisements on the walls. In the men's locker the ads ask the reader about financial security and if they have a retirement plan and what would happen if their insurance ran out and who is going to look out for your family after you are gone. All stability and security related life issues.

The women's room? The ads surprised me. They were ads asking women if they wanted their kids to have the best summer ever, or if they were feeding their families healthy or if they thought their kids were getting the best education. All issues appealing to a female's desire to be a good caretaker. Interesting.

The health club will go back to normal locker room gender assignments next week so if you are really dying to see what the other sex sees as they get their game on to go work out, time is running out.