Oh that's disgusting! You reminded me of one of the instructors at my old gym who was always way too close to the girls when showing them how to squat. Yuck.
My gym today is kind of "posh" and therefore there are lots of in-shape people, but I'm so glad when I see new people who don't let it intimidate them.
I just don't understand why it would bother other people to see someone who isn't in shape! Especially when we're all there trying to work on ourselves. I'm just going to really try to be encouraging to everybody I meet there to counter this kind of attitute.