All out in a cologne cloud
There’s been a guy at my studio recently who wears SO much cologne. As soon as he hops on the tread next to me, it’s such an obnoxiously strong smell that it’s all I can think about. He also doesn’t often come into class until we’re already halfway through the warm up, so it’s too late to switch stations without being very obvious (if there’s even an open one remaining). During all outs, I tend to get a bit nauseous already if I’m really pushing myself, but it’s soooo much worse when I’m breathing in a cloud of his cologne. I’m not ordinarily sensitive to smells, but it’s so bad that another member 2 stations away even commented something about it to me saying she couldn’t breathe until he left.
I don’t know how to handle it — should I say something to him? Should I complain to the coach/SA? Should I just hope he doesn’t stick around? I don’t want him to feel embarrassed at OTF with his peers reporting him for how he smells, but it’s really excessive. Am I being a Karen??