Women Only Gyms

skittles8710 · 24-01-2015 05:08PM #1

Seem to be more prevalent in recent years. Are they really necessary? What is the appeal?

Nozebleed · 24-01-2015 05:11PM

skittles8710 wrote: »

Seem to be more prevalent in recent years. Are they really necessary? What is the appeal?

Is it legal?

caustic 1 · 24-01-2015 05:11PM

When you bend over in your lycra there won't be the obligatory Sweet baby Jesus sighs. Or is that just for me. :pac:

DeadHand · 24-01-2015 05:12PM

So that women can choose to spend their leisure time exclusively with members of their own gender.

Like men only golf courses.

Of course, men only golf courses are the devil and women only gyms are perfectly alright.

skittles8710 · 24-01-2015 05:13PM

caustic 1 wrote: »

When you bend over in your lycra there won't be the obligatory Sweet baby Jesus sighs. Or is that just for me. :pac:

From you or at you ?

caustic 1 · 24-01-2015 05:14PM

skittles8710 wrote: »

From you or at you ?

Both.:D

skittles8710 · 24-01-2015 05:14PM

DeadHand wrote: »

So that women can choose to spend their leisure time exclusively with members of their own gender.

Like men only golf course.

Of course, men only golf courses are the devil and women only gyms are perfectly alright.

This.
So sexist, the fellas should be up in arms burning their jocks!

Gummy Panda · 24-01-2015 05:14PM

Its because panda was sniffing the benches after them

Dat dere groin sweat

24-01-2015 05:14PM

Aren't they gone completely? The likes of curves and those kind of gyms? I thought they were all done away with.

Mr_Muffin · 24-01-2015 05:14PM

To prevent perverts like me from following them into the locker room and asking do they need a hand changing.

Talib Fiasco · 24-01-2015 05:16PM

They're there so that I won't be distracted from making all kindz of gainz by yoga pants squats.

skittles8710 · 24-01-2015 05:17PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Aren't they gone completely? The likes of curves and those kind of gyms? I thought they were all done away with.

Nope, alot of gyms have unisex sections and women only sections. No men only however.

Stheno · 24-01-2015 05:17PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Aren't they gone completely? The likes of curves and those kind of gyms? I thought they were all done away with.

I thought the same haven't seen one in ages

24-01-2015 05:18PM

skittles8710 wrote: »

Nope, alot of gyms have unisex sections and women only sections. No men only however.

Which gyms?

suicide_circus · 24-01-2015 05:19PM

Whats a gime?

Stheno · 24-01-2015 05:19PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Which gyms?

Total fitness used to before they closed. Energie dont

hfallada · 24-01-2015 05:20PM

I wonder how women only gyms work? Like in my gym, all they aware to do is threadmills and about 5 mins of the exercise bike. I would hate to see the wait for the threadmills in those gyms

24-01-2015 05:21PM

Stheno wrote: »

Total fitness used to before they closed. Energie dont

I'm in Ben Dunne and Crossfit and they don't either.

I used to be in Crunch and they had no women only section.

suicide_circus · 24-01-2015 05:23PM

I don't see an issue with it. People should be free to associate with whomever they choose in a private members club capacity. If there is public money involved then that's different.

Hidalgo · 24-01-2015 05:26PM

suicide_circus wrote: »

Whats a gime?

Oh, a gime

Fat Christy · 24-01-2015 05:28PM

Pfft, I go to the gym to creep. Female only gyms are minus craic.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 24-01-2015 05:32PM

DeadHand wrote: »

So that women can choose to spend their leisure time exclusively with members of their own gender.

Like men only golf course.

Of course, men only golf courses are the devil and women only gyms are perfectly alright.

In the likes of Portmarnock men can only become full members but women can still pay green fees (at a reduced rate for family of a member) and play as well as using the clubhouse facilities.

One eyed Jack · 24-01-2015 05:32PM

skittles8710 wrote: »

Nope, alot of gyms have unisex sections and women only sections. No men only however.

Ehh, I can tell you for a fact that men-only gyms are quite a lucrative business the last couple of years, I would know because my brother owns and operates a few of 'em!

There's still plenty of women only gyms around too, but I've never heard of any man wanting to join one, and there's my mate that runs a chain of zumba studios who tells me the vast majority of his clients are women.

Y'know what I've never seen though? Men joining the likes of weight watchers, slimming world, etc. I'm sure a few do, I've just never heard of 'em.

I don't think there's any discrimination involved in separate gender gyms, they just serve different markets is all - some women prefer to exercise with other women, some men prefer to exercise with other men, and then the unisex gyms are for anyone.

Me I'm quite happy to never set foot inside one, wouldn't be my thing at all.

anncoates · 24-01-2015 05:33PM

DeadHand wrote: »

So that women can choose to spend their leisure time exclusively with members of their own gender.

Like men only golf course.

Of course, men only golf courses are the devil and women only gyms are perfectly alright.

It was all the women showing up at golf courses to ogle men playing golf in leotards that caused it.

Perhaps.

Gbear · 24-01-2015 05:33PM

I really don't get why people are arsed about this sort of thing.
If you want a women-only gym, go for it. Male-only fried chicken restaurant? More power to you.

The problem really arises when people want to have their cake and eat it. It's fine to discriminate against people who aren't you but as soon as someone discriminates against you or someone you care about, all of a sudden your problem becomes society's problem.

Most people never stop being giant babies who're happy to run roughshod over the rights of others that they expect to have themselves.

moc moc a moc · 24-01-2015 05:37PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm in Ben Dunne

Doesn't he find that uncomfortable?

Stheno · 24-01-2015 05:40PM

One eyed Jack wrote: »

Y'know what I've never seen though? Men joining the likes of weight watchers, slimming world, etc. I'm sure a few do, I've just never heard of 'em.

ll.

There are men only weightwatchers groups

Gummy Panda · 24-01-2015 05:42PM

Westwood has ladies only gym

steddyeddy · 24-01-2015 05:44PM

A bit backwards in this day and age. Similar to women only marathons.

Berserker · 24-01-2015 05:46PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Aren't they gone completely? The likes of curves and those kind of gyms? I thought they were all done away with.

My local gym in north Kildare has a ladies only section.

24-01-2015 05:46PM

steddyeddy wrote: »

A bit backwards in this day and age. Similar to women only marathons.

There'a a women's mini marathon and also a men's mini marathon (10km races), I don't know of any women's only actual marathons?

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