Gyms Banning Fit People!

[PanzerJaeger]

Fat acceptance?

I'd rather say this is about creating a place where self-conscious fat guys can try to lose weight...

I support things like this only on a case by case basis, not by principle. This one sounds like a good idea, even thiugh I can't open the article for some reason.

iPad posting still gives me trouble:

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2012/...eight-patrons/

Edit: Beat me to it, Lemur...

[HoreTore]

iPad posting still gives me trouble:

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2012/...eight-patrons/

Edit: Beat me to it, Lemur...

Well, there's a gym here that caters to bodybuilders, and I'm quite okay with that...

[PanzerJaeger]

Well, there's a gym here that caters to bodybuilders, and I'm quite okay with that...

What about a gym catering to people with blonde hair?

[HoreTore]

What about a gym catering to people with blonde hair?

Now you're venturing into bizarroland, and you know it

As I said, I'm not a fan of riding principles in these cases, it must be judged on a case by case basis. If this gym means that more overweight people start excercising, then I see it as a good thing.

[PanzerJaeger]

Now you're venturing into bizarroland, and you know it

I know. I'm trying to pry a backroom debate out of what probably should have been a frontroom topic.

and you will have the absurd situation that you may eventually be banned from your GYM for using it.

Hah! Consider it a graduation of sorts.

[Montmorency]

Hmm? It's standard procedure for authoritarian governements not to intervene with how private companies are run...?

No, the gym.

It's a hamster wheel.

The environment encourages vanity and complacency. This creates stagnation. Those few who rise above are thus -

and you will have the absurd situation that you may eventually be banned from your GYM for using it.

- removed by their own success.

The membership fees keep flowing in.

It's brilliant. I like it.