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TIFU by mistakenly going into the women's bathroom at a new gym (I'm a guy)

I had just signed up for a gym membership, and finished a solid workout that left me tired out of my mind. After wiping down the treadmill, I felt that I was still sweating a lot, so I decided to stop by the restroom to get a quick splash of water for my face.

Unfortunately my mind felt so drained from the workout that I forgot to check the gender restroom and I walked into the women's restroom. I thought it was empty so I didn't register the early warning signs that would have minimalized the damage that would come later.

A quick layout of the restroom: The sinks are within the sight of the entrance going in, however the changing area is only within sight of the exit. Anyone in the changing area would have only seen my back when walking in, and my front when walking out.

After washing my face I faced the exit preparing to leave when I saw one of those gym influencer girls changing, bra and panties out. I was stunned, my fuckup quickly dawning on me. Even worse, I had a deer in the headlights look when our eyes met. She yelled in a screeching voice: "WHAT THE FUCK, GET THE FUCK OUT of HERE!" I didn't even respond to defend myself, I knew I messed up and just wanted to get myself out of the situation, so I quickly walked out to leave praying that no one heard the commotion and pretend that everything was normal.

Unfortunately, her yells attracted everyone's attention in the vicinity to the direction of the restrooms, and I had to bear the walk of shame with my head down, eyes on the floor, refusing to meet eye contact. I probably won't be going back and currently looking to cancel my membership that I just signed up for.

TL:DR Didn't check the gender bathroom before going in, got yelled at and attracted everyone's attention. Had to do the walk of shame out.

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