Bare shoulders?? Shocking!!!! (Page 2)

Having never stepped in a gym before November I think i could possibly be the one they are refering to be*uncomfortable*  however I'm not - in fact what you wear in a gym doesn't matter. If I'm doing a longer cycle I do look around and sometimes have a laugh to myself with what people are doing/wearing  (notice not at them just to myself!) such as:

1. The trio who goes in every day big, medium and skinnny - sounds harsh but they look really silly together and just chat and not do a lot - the bigger one wears skin tight top and bottom with proper budlges, the smaller ones wear really baggy clothes.

I think no tanks is a little extreme for a gym, especially one with a pool ... but it is simply an economic decision for the gym management. They are probably just tying to tap into what they see as ?an underserved market. Disposable income is probably proportional to % body-fat in this country, unfortunately.  And I also think that newbs perceive this potential flesh-intimidation factor way to?o? much on the front end ... once they start, they'd probably find it to be a non-issue .... but the gym's gotta get them in the door in the first place? ?because.... the real way for a gym to make money is sign up a lot of January resolutioners, with big plans and big contracts,?? who then don't end up using the facillity for more than a a few dozen times during the rest of the year? ... that's just how it works?...?
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If you're talking the US the relationship is more likely opposite of what you think.  Obesity is a bigger problem amongst the poor than the rich.  Though there certainly isn't any shortage of fat cells on the top end.

Personally those rules that restrict the ability of women to be scantily clad should be revised immediately.  In fact, they should be illegal.

I think such a dress code is a little silly, and as was said earlier is an extension of the "we don't keep score because it makes people feel bad" attitude.  Trying to restrict person A's clothing so person B won't feel bad by comparison?  Grow up.  Or suck it up buttercup.

I like my gym.  I've had relatively few experience like the many horror stories here about how other members behave and how the people who run the gym behave and various rules.

My gym is huge and aims at the high-end market. It has various "Centers" (aquatics, fitness, free weight, tennis, basketball pavilion, pilates, spinning, yoga, squash, group fitness, etc.   Each of them have slightly different rules that are appropriate, but "athletic attire", shoes not sandals, and shirts pretty much cover the basics.  Swimsuits for the pools, no cut-offs.  No perspiration soaked clothes in the Bistro or Cafe.  Bicycle clothing or other tight fitting clothing on the spin bikes.  Non marking shoes on the courts.


If you're particularly loud in one of the weight areas, you'll get asked to keep it down.  None of the yelling and grunting stuff.

There is a "women's fitness center" for those women who for whatever reason don't want to work out alongside men. 

Pretty much everything stays civil and genteel without going overboard into pretentious.  Nobody seems to wear too extreme clothing; perhaps they got spoken to one time they did or perhaps they got the message by looking around. 

You'll see plenty of women running on the treadmills in sports bras or tank tops.  No objections.  Same in some of the more active group fitness classes or wherever such clothing is appropriate.

Once I saw a guy get told to put his shirt back on when running on a treadmill.  I was running nearby and when he took off his shirt, people were staring at him like he suddently grew antenna.  Not acceptable.