How to approach a girl at the gym?
I'm having some trouble giving my friend advice, he's in his mid 20s. There's a cute girl at the gym, but he doesn't know how to approach her without scaring her away. I actually know of her, she's very book smart, but not street smart. She has high expectations for a potential boyfriend and has never had a boyfriend in her 3 years of university. He's no longer in university, he's working full-time now, so it's difficult to meet her elsewhere.
Please note that he's very shy and I'm not in the same city as him, so I can't be his wing man and unfortunately, there's no other wing man he can trust, so he's on his own.
The advice I gave him so far is to continue to go to the gym and make eye contact with her each time so that she recognizes his face. Then, when she's familiar enough with him and he finally gains the courrage, he can go up to her and say: "Hey, I see you here a lot, you must be in good shape" and then go from there.
Any other tips?