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There I was, minding my business, jumping rope in the park last week. I hadn’t jumped rope since I was a kid and thought it would be a great workout alternative. When I stopped to take a breath, I felt something on my face and when I went to touch my cheek, I felt it — I’d been stung immediately by a bee who assumed I was ready to do it harm. How did my fun workout go so left?! How did I end the day with a swollen face after going out with the purest intentions to be active? It was quite embarrassing — and painful.

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But alas, these are things you just shake off and realize can happen when you attempt to exercise. That doesn’t mean you stop. Inspired by my workout fail, I looked online to see what other embarrassing workout moments people had to share on the Internet and decided to bring them to you so you won’t let the little farts, the small missteps and other less than great aspects of working out hold you back.

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Bloody and Bruised Box Jumps

If you thought you struggled with box jumps, a gymgoer said they slipped while jumping and scraped their shins bad, even with pants on instead of shorts. “Lifted them up and blood everywhere,” they said. But this individual was a trooper. Bloody and scraped shins or not, they finished their set of jumps.

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A Sticky Finish

A woman taking part in a marathon race told Shape that while reaching for a water she hoped to dump over her head to deal with the heat, it ended up being a cup of a blue sports drink. It went on to stain her clothing and ruin her music player. “I had to finish the race sticky, music-less, and slightly blue-tinged.”

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Fresh out of the gym shower after a workout in her fitness facility, one gymgoer accidentally locked her keys inside her locker where all of her clothes were stored. She “stood in between the women and mens locker room for a good 20 minutes while trying to conceal myself with a hand towel to flag down the first person I saw for help.”